Sometimes live bait is more effective in fishing. You can learn to put live bait on a simple hook and tricks to make your bait look attractive to game fish. The type of hook and fishing technique used will vary depending on the bait used and the type of fish caught. But in principle everything is the same. With a little practice and ingenuity, it's easy to get live bait on your hook.
Step
Part 1 of 2: Capturing and Saving Live Feed
Step 1. Check the live bait regulation of your fishing spot
Fishing grounds in your area may have regulations regarding the use of live bait in fishing. If so, make sure you comply with the rules.
Step 2. Choose the live bait you want
The right bait will depend on the fishing location, the type of fish you are hunting, and the availability of live bait. If your garden is attacked by locusts, don't look for worms for bait. One paddle, two or three islands passed. The animals that are suitable for live bait are:
- Fathead Minnow
- goldfish
- loach
- earthworms
- caterpillar
- moth
- grasshopper
- small shrimp
- salamander or small frog
Step 3. Keep the bait alive while it is stored
Create a suitable habitat for your live bait. Make sure the habitat has enough moisture, air circulation and food to keep your bait alive until it's time to fish. Don't keep your bait too long. Loose soil is enough to keep earthworms.
Step 4. Set the bait just before throwing the hook
The point of using live bait is to keep the bait alive as long as possible, so that the movement of the bait attracts the attention of the game. If you set the bait too quickly, the bait will be dead when you throw it into the water. Install live bait when other preparations are complete.
Part 2 of 2: Installing Live Feed
Step 1. Take live bait with care
Live bait in the form of fish, especially minnow fish is more difficult to install. Take the bait with one hand and the hook in the other. Make sure you hold the bait fish well.
Step 2. Hook the hook from behind the bait's dorsal fin
The hook is attached through the back of the lure's dorsal fin in one smooth motion. Then, immediately throw the hook into the water carefully so that the bait doesn't die.
The hook can also be attached through the lips and jaws of the fish and can live longer. Bait placed through the dorsal fin tends to tire quickly and then die. Lures placed on the lips and jaws can live longer, but the lure movement in the water will be awkward. Bait can also be placed through the nose, but the hook will be weak and the hook will come off easily
Step 3. Feed prawns, salamanders or frogs attached by tail or head
For shrimp, hook the hook on the tail near the body so that the hook is strong and doesn't come off easily. If the hook is placed over the head, the hook will be stronger, but the bait will die faster.
Salamander and frog baits are attached to the torso near one of the hind legs. Here, the hook will be difficult to release even if the bait struggles strongly
Step 4. Worm and caterpillar baits are installed like folding
Hook the hook to one end of the bait, then stab the bait again in the body. Do it at least three times so that the hook is strong and the bait does not come off.
Step 5. Hold the bait well when throwing the hook
Make sure the bait doesn't come off before entering the water. Hold the bait, then carefully throw it where you want to fish. Do it quickly, but also gently.
Step 6. Use a split-shot pendulum
To keep the bait live at the desired depth and control, anglers typically use a split-shot pendulum to weight the hook.
Grasshopper bait or other types of insects are more suitable to be left floating on the surface of the water, depending on the type of fish you are hunting. If you want the bait to float, remove your lead pendulum
Step 7. Take care not to over-tighten the thread
Do not pull the hook too hard. The purpose of the live bait technique is to keep the bait alive as long as possible before being thrown into the water. Happy fishing!
If it fails to install, discard the dead bait and try again. Learn the reasons for the previous failure and try to bait it properly
Tips
- If the bait is dead before catching the fish, try throwing the hook somewhere else. Also make sure the water that fills the bait container is at the same temperature as the water you are fishing in.
- The types of hooks commonly used are slip-sink, slip-shot, and slip-floater. The most effective slip-sinker but difficult to use; the slip-shot is most commonly used by anglers; and the slip-floater is easy to use, but hard to catch fish.
- If you're using minnows as bait, tie a hook to the string and use a split-shot pendulum to add weight. Put the hook on the back of the bait and let the bait swim in the water.
- If you are using crickets as bait, use an egg pendulum. Tie on a swivel and hook to make a slip rig. Attach the hook to the cricket's thorax. When fishing, use a cast and reel technique near the surface of the water in the morning.
- If you are using worms as bait, use a swivel to attach a pyramidal pendulum under the hook so that it falls to the bottom of the water. Attach the bait by piercing the tip of the worm to the base of the hook. Then stab his body repeatedly like folding.
Warning
Do not overdo the pendulum or other attachments to the hook. The game fish must think it is chasing its prey; Anything that undermines that assumption will reduce the success rate of fishing.
