In winter, predator hunters use different tactics and strategies. Some run all over the pond with a spoon, hoping to catch a perch, while others methodically and purposefully look for white fish with a jig, fishing for all sorts of interesting places in the reservoir. Still others prefer night hunting for bream. Many anglers use live bait. Each of the strategies noted has its pros and cons. Today we will talk about the nuances of bet fishing.
You can go fishing if the ice shell is at least four centimeters thick. Only such ice can easily withstand the fisherman and his full equipment. Stepping onto thinner ice can lead to unexpected swimming.
During the first ice, the predator is characterized by active feeding and an excellent reaction to live bait. The thicker the ice, the less active the pike. In the dead of winter, the predator feeds once every couple of days. In this case, meals take place in the morning (before dawn and up to a maximum of 11:00) and evening (from 16:00 until dark) hours.
Information: an exhibition of ten bets takes 30-40 minutes.
Often the first bites make themselves felt before dawn. In this case, bites are invisible, they are determined by the click-shot from the triggered spring.
Choosing a place to bet
A good location is an 80% guarantee of an enviable catch.
Pike is an ambush predator. Therefore, you should focus on areas with snags, bushes, reeds and other aquatic vegetation, depth changes, and edges.
If there are no visible places with vegetation sticking out above the water, you have to start fishing by measuring the depths. To search for changes in depth, holes, and submerged snags, it is best to use an echo sounder or depth gauge. The main rule here is this: it is better to spend extra time looking for interesting places than to place bets at random.
Fishing for pike on a balance beam on frozen peat bogs
How to catch perch and pike with live bait
Catching pike in the lake - rules for successful fishing
How and how to quickly raise money in sports?
If you have a favorite sport, then you can try betting on it. I just hope it's not curling. If this is not the case, then I would recommend something like tennis. Various strategies fit well under it. There is a lot of tennis now, there are tournaments every day, from serious to amateur. Plus, there is no draw here - your task is already simplified.
As much as you enjoy following Bayern, Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester City, try to pay attention to the lower football (and not only football) leagues. The fact is that bookmakers often make mistakes when forming a line for such leagues, since it is almost impossible to figure out what is happening there in the third Vietnamese Football League. And you might be able to find something! The bookmaker simply does not have time for this.
Try not to get emotional. If you often freak out for no reason or no reason, you will go bankrupt faster than raise money.
Betting
The widest possible placement of bets is encouraged - about 35 m between tackles.
Tip: set the extreme position from yourself at a distance of 200 m. This trick allows you to cover the maximum possible area.
Location of live bait relative to the bottom
The height at which live bait rises from the bottom is an equally important factor that determines fishing success.
The lion's share of fishermen determine the optimal location of live bait above the bottom as follows: place the sinker on the bed of the reservoir, make four or five turns of the reel and fix the flag. Often this method fails from the start. A legitimate question arises - why? It's all about the peculiarities of the location of the predator's eyes. The pike sees best around itself and above itself. Therefore, it is more correct to raise live bait above the bottom by one to one and a half meters.
Sports betting with minimal risk
It would be more correct to call strategies not win-win, but minimal-risk. In betting, there is always a chance of losing - even when the favorite, who heads the standings, plays with an outsider who constantly misses a lot.
Strategic algorithms are:
- gaming - imply “traps” of highly probable outcomes with good odds;
- financial - determine the optimal bet amount to minimize losses and increase the bank:
- mathematical - based on statistical data and mathematical calculations.
All strategies are the result of observations and the identification of certain patterns or “windows of opportunity.” By actively engaging in betting, you can develop your own strategy in any sports discipline.
The good thing about sports is that even frequent surprises and sensations make it possible to predict outcomes with a high percentage of success.
Gaming strategies work together with financial ones. Some catch highly probable outcomes, others allow you to manage the bank correctly, achieving results during a long game.
Gaming Strategies
Let's look at the most well-known action algorithms that can bring profit in a game with bookmakers.
Forks
This is a search for two (or more) value odds for different outcomes. Sure bets go beyond just one bookmaker, requiring a lot of money to get a tangible result. The profit here is very small - no more than a few percent, and often even less. But if betting on two opposite outcomes always gives a profit, then this approach makes sense.
Arbing is called a “reinforced concrete” method, which does not require analysis of sporting events, knowledge of teams or discipline from the bettor. All you need to do is use automatic search scanners and grab advantageous odds. But there are specifics here that make it difficult to generate income.
Disadvantages of forks:
- You need to have time to bet on both outcomes. If you hesitate, one arm of the “fork” may disappear. If an already placed bet loses, this is a big loss.
- Resistance from bookmakers who lower the maximums, negating the possibility of winning. Profit can be made by betting considerable amounts in a certain proportion. If you do not comply with all the requirements of the fork, you will fail. An insufficient bet size excludes the implementation of this strategy.
Advantages of forks:
- the opportunity to win no matter the outcome;
- the existence of scanner programs that quickly find the desired combination of coefficients;
- a large number of bookmakers, which increases the likelihood of finding arb odds.
Arbing is a virtually win-win sports betting strategy with minimal risk. But it is not always possible to implement it.
You can calculate the fork yourself. To do this, you need to determine the probability of outcomes using odds. If their sum is less than 100%, you have a fork. The difference in interest will be your potential profit. The surebing calculator will help you make quick calculations. For example, the odds of totals in different offices are TB(3.5) 1.9, TM(3.5) 2.2. Or approximately 52.6% + 45.4% = 98%. 100% - 98% = 2%. The calculator also showed a fork, giving a ratio for obtaining a guaranteed profit.
Goal in the first half
This is a popular strategy that produces excellent results. Its advantage is the ability to catch high odds with a really high probability of betting success. You need to place live bets, choosing TB or ITB in the first half. The highest odds occur at the end of the first half; individual totals are especially profitable. To play successfully, you need to track Live statistics or watch the match.
As the game progresses, you can see how long the team has the ball, how it attacks and shoots on goal. If she is well motivated and highly rated by the bookmaker, her chances are good. Such a club, with sufficient activity in the first half, scores very often. After watching the games, you will be able to predict goals in the first half of the match yourself, looking for worthwhile odds (from 1.5 to 4).
“Goal in the first half” works well - goals are often scored throughout the first half. You can predict them by even conducting a small analysis (by looking at the standings and evaluating the odds that indicate the likelihood of outcomes). In combination with the financial one, this technique alone can provide stable growth for the bank.
Corridors
They are described in detail in the article Lineouts in sports betting . Corridors (tunnels) are spaces of overlapping results.
For example, totals over/under goals scored. Let's take a basketball match, where the TO is 161.5 and the TO is 170.5. The interval from 162 to 171 is a corridor. The essence of the strategy is to cover two outcomes, between which there is a corridor. The result can be a win for both at once if they fall into this tunnel. This will happen with 167 goals scored. This will bring double profit. If the result is outside the corridor, then only one bet will win, thereby reducing losses.
With a long-term game with good match analysis, the strategic algorithm can give significant increases to the bank. It can also be used when betting on handicaps or a combination of victory and handicap.
Mandatory goal
A very popular betting strategy with minimal risk, which gives an increase in bankroll over the course. You should select competitions with a clear favorite (often playing away from home), who is highly motivated. A bet on a leader's goal, which should occur when the weak team has already scored, often wins. The most likely option is when the favorite has never scored. The second option is a 1:1 draw. In both cases, the leader's potential is great; his goal can be called mandatory.
This technique gives a large percentage of winning bets. To implement it, you must, at a minimum, familiarize yourself with the standings and bookmaker odds (W1/W2). They will talk about the probability of victory, which bookmakers determine with enviable accuracy. The “mandatory goal” is caught during the game. Profitable odds occur towards the end of the match. For insurance, you can take not the individual total of the favorite, but the general one. Then the chances of winning increase.
Betting on outsiders
This is a very simple technique. Choose P or PX outsiders, and also that they will score a goal. These options can bring big winnings due to the often observed underestimation of underdogs. Large odds cover losses, requiring a smaller percentage of winning bets.
In order to increase your bankroll, you need to correctly select teams and matches, conducting in-depth analysis. You can identify an outsider with good potential based on a number of criteria: statistics, motivation, team composition and assessment of his opponent. This technique is an option for those who already have some experience or are ready to work hard to win.
There are a lot of so-called win-win sports betting strategies online. In order to choose the most suitable one, try to understand them by testing them “on paper” or with real bets with small amounts. Don't expect magical results from any new option. All algorithms and game systems require the work of a bettor. This is especially true for long-distance betting.
Betting is a process that largely depends on the individual. Technologies, methods, programs, services - all these are auxiliary things that do not work without sufficient effort on the part of the bettor. There is no objectively better algorithm. Look for yours, check and test. Perhaps you will come up with something unique that will increase your bankroll with enviable consistency.
Financial Strategies
Flat
One of the most frequently used techniques, which can be called a win-win. Her goal is to increase the bank, at least while maintaining it. The basics of flat trading are caution and methodicality. For the amount of one bet, a certain percentage of the initial bankroll is selected (from 1% to 5%). Further, each bet is equal to this amount.
Flat betting can be:
- statistical - the most reliable option, in which it is difficult to lose the bank (always bet 1%);
- academic - the bet size depends on the assessment of the event and the probability of the outcome (from 1% to 3%);
- aggressive - suitable only for experienced bettors who know how to competently evaluate matches (5%);
- chaotic - inherent in inexperienced or risky players who bet without a strict plan, including choosing long-term bets (5%, it cannot be classified as a win-win).
Statistical and academic flat limits the bettor, preventing him from winning back large sums. This insures against rapid significant losses of money. But the strategy requires a large bankroll, and the speed at which it increases can be called a snail’s pace. The motto of Flat betting is the quieter you drive, the further you will go.
Fixed percentage from the bank
It differs from flat in that the percentage is calculated before each bet from the balance of the bankroll. For example, if you take 5%, then the size of the subsequent bet will be calculated based on the size of the bank, which changes.
Let's look at an example.
Bankroll $1000. Fixed percentage - 5%.
We place bets and calculate the size of the pot:
- 50$ x 1.7 – win +35$ (1000$+35$=1035$);
- 51.75$ x 1.8 – winnings +41.4$ (1035$+41.4$=1076.4$);
- $53.82 x 1.95 — loss -$53.82 ($1076.4-$53.82=$1022.58);
- $51.12 x 1.5 – win +$25.56 ($1022.58+$25.56=$1048.14);
- 52.4$ x 1.75 – win +39.3$ (1048.14$++39.3$=1087.44$)
This approach is recommended for beginners because of its simplicity and maximum insurance against bankroll loss. A fixed percentage does not allow for a sharp decrease.
Fixed profit
The main criterion here is the size of the profit. The rest is adjusted to it. For example, let's take $25, which we want to win after any bet. We find a suitable outcome and calculate how much we need to bet to get the specified amount. So, with odds of 1.77 you will need $32.5 ($25 / 0.77 = $32.5).
The advantage of “fixed profit” is the ability to reduce risks at high odds. That is, outcomes are more likely to require more money, while outcomes are less likely to require less. This technique performs better than flat during a long game. But due to the need to calculate the bet size each time, it is rarely used. It deserves the attention of beginners.
Martingale
Another name is Dogon. A popular strategy for playing roulette, which can be used in betting. Martingale has a rational grain, which is based on mathematics. But it is also not without its drawbacks. The principle of the algorithm: each subsequent bet amount is doubled if the previous one is lost. This allows you to return what you lost and gain profit. But for success you need to take odds of 2 or more, otherwise there will be no restoration of the bank.
Let's look at an example.
We place bets of $5:
- $5 – loss;
- $10 – loss;
- $20 – loss;
- $40 – winnings ($40 x 2 = $80).
80$ - 75$ = 5$. As a result of this series, we have $5 profit.
The advantage of catching up is the opportunity to return lost money, receiving a small plus. Theoretically, this is a win-win sports betting strategy that can provide a stable increase in your bankroll.
But Martingale has critical disadvantages:
- you need to have a solid bank for long losing streaks;
- It is far from always possible to implement it due to bookmakers who quickly notice signs of catching up, so they reduce the limits.
Given the disadvantages of Martingale, it is better not to use it. Firstly, you can quickly squander all your money without ever catching up. Secondly, the bookmaker will limit the maximum bet, which, again, will lead to losses.
In addition to catching up, there are other strategies with an increase in the denomination of subsequent bets: Danish, “Kelly criterion”, “D'Alembert”.
Math Strategies
Such strategies use knowledge of mathematics to make a profit over a distance. One striking example is the experiment of three mathematicians from Australia, Brazil and Japan, who studied statistics and developed criteria for selecting matches. The bet size was fixed - $50. A special program found suitable competitions. For five months they played according to their own method, making a profit of 8.5%.
Scientists have posted information about the bet in the public domain. The example shows that mathematical calculations can bring profit without the participation of a bettor.
The second case is the scientific work of a Swedish mathematician who managed to obtain a 27% increase in the bank in a couple of months. He examined long-term trends in expectations. Having discovered certain patterns, the professor used his knowledge to play with bookmakers. The result was the aforementioned win.
These are examples of win-win betting strategies. They were the result of the work of scientists, about which you can learn more by contacting the search engine.
Fishing depth
In the dead of winter, in small bodies of water that are heavily overgrown in summer, algae actively rot, die and fall to the bottom. For this reason, carbon dioxide is concentrated at the bottom, driving away the fish. Possible solutions in this situation:
1. Raising the rig with live bait higher, right up to the ice.
2. Use of equipment without a sinker or with a minimum load. The baitfish will move to the place with the highest concentration of oxygen.
The second option for solving the problem has a big disadvantage: the live bait will look for cover, which can result in tangling the equipment.
Strategies for “live” football
First, I’ll show you a few “in-match” strategies in football, since this is the most popular sport for many bettors.
Don't forget that there are no win-win tactics! Therefore, there is always a risk of losing all the money. Be careful and be sure to follow money management.
“Bet on the losing favorite”
The favorite team may not start the game very well and, for example, concede a goal in the 1st half and never recover before the break. If even before the start of the match the odds for the favorite to win were in the region of “1.2” - “1.3”, now (when the favorite loses during the match) the odds will increase to “1.8” - “2”! Or maybe even higher.
Your task is to predict whether the favorite will actually win the match and be able to score goals against the opponent. To do this, it is important to watch the progress of the match, look at the match statistics.
“Goal at the end of the match”
For some reason, many are afraid to use this strategy, since it involves betting on fairly large odds.
What should you do during the match?
- Watch a football match live.
- If you see that both clubs are playing actively, there are many scoring chances, dangerous attacks, shots on target, then the match is suitable for you.
- Wait for 75-80 minutes - this is already the 2nd half.
- Make a live bet that there will be at least 1 more goal in the match. In other words, bet on “total over”.
Of course, betting at the end of the match is always associated with risk , since the players are tired, they do not want to go forward, etc. However, such a risk is rewarded with pretty good odds.
“Corner team that wins back”
The following strategy for sports in “LIVE” is ideal for playing in those bookmakers that provide the opportunity to bet on statistics.
“During the match” bets on “total corners” can be made, for example, in the Russian bookmaker Marathon. True, you will not find this line in all matches.
What do you need to do with this strategy?
- Take a duel between teams of equal strength.
- Wait for one of them to take the lead, scoring a goal.
- Now you can bet on “total over” on corners or take “individual total over” of the team that is losing.
I have long noticed that when a team needs to win back, it attacks more and, accordingly, earns a lot of corner kicks.
Live bets “in the course of the match” on the same football can be made on almost all tournaments that take place around the world. The main thing is to choose a bookmaker who will present a good sports line. By the way, all these strategies in LIVE can be used in betting in Russian football: in “RPL”, “FNL” and even lower divisions.
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Choosing live bait for betting
Pike, according to popular belief, is an omnivorous predator. Its diet includes sick, wounded, passive fish. Therefore, the predator is called the orderly of reservoirs.
Although pike are omnivorous, they are usually in no hurry to grab unfamiliar potential prey. Therefore, as live bait, you should choose the fish that is most abundant in the reservoir.
Taking into account the preferences of pike, we will assign places to universal live baits:
I. Roach. Even in peat bog canals where roaches are not found, pike often prefer this particular fish.
II. Crucian carp. This is perhaps the most durable live bait.
III. Grass perch.
IV. Rudd, silver bream, white bream.
Many experienced fishermen say that the notorious gudgeon does not work or shows minimal results. It is better to refuse chub as live bait in advance, since this is a rare fish in our country.
Fishing for pike on a balance beam on frozen peat bogs
How to catch perch and pike with live bait
Catching pike in the lake - rules for successful fishing
Strategies for “live” hockey
Hockey is also offered in the “Live” section in many bookmakers. During the match, you can bet not only on the NHL and KHL, but also on the national championships of other countries. Or just to the World Championships.
“Betting on a draw in Live”
One of the effective strategies in hockey in the “LIVE” mode involves betting on a draw in each period. What you will have to do for this:
- Choose a match between teams that are either equal in strength (or there is a not too clear favorite).
- Make a bet that there will be a draw in the 1st period. The coefficient often exceeds “3”.
- If the 1st period ends with a victory for one of the teams, bet on a draw in the 2nd period, then in the 3rd.
High odds for a draw result allow you to play not according to the “Dogon” financial strategy, but, for example, “Flat”.
Again, on betting forums, people believe that this is one of the best live betting strategies in hockey.
"TM" after a goal
A profitable tactic can work after the teams have scored the first goal. Here's how the circuit works:
- You are looking for a match in which you are not expecting many goals. For example, the average “total” is 4.5-5.5 goals.
- You are waiting for the first goal to be scored in the match. It is advisable that this be done in the 1st period.
- The average “total” is increasing, and now you can bet on “total less” with odds of “1.7” - “1.9”.
My similar stories: Strategy “The first or second team will not lose”
The nuances of fishing with bets
When the pike is active there are no problems - all the flags flash. But what to do if the predator does not want to be active? You can do the following:
1. Wait and hope for luck.
2. Challenge yourself to find active, feeding fish.
It happens that the rate lasts all day without a bite, and in the evening twilight it flares up and brings a pike, and often a trophy one. When waiting for the pike to start feeding, there is a chance of missing an active pike 50-100 m to the side. As you can see, there is no clear answer as to which tactic is better. What should I do? You can watch your neighboring fishermen. If they are distributed throughout the entire reservoir and are, as they say, deaf, it is better to stay in your place and wait until victory. Alternative: leave seven bets stationary, and go with three to search for a predator.
If your neighbors are doing well, you can:
• move the live bait, lifting the rig up and down;
• change the depth of some bets;
• experiment with types of live bait;
• change place.
In any case, you shouldn’t leave your place right away. This is the last resort. In winter the days are short. And developing new places takes a lot of time.
How to equip girders for pike
You can buy a zherlitsa equipped, naked, but some people know how to make them with their own hands. Naturally, if the girder is equipped by the manufacturer, then to use it you will only need live bait, but if you want to make the equipment yourself, then you will need:
1. Main line. I use fishing line with a diameter of 0.4 mm. I reel in 10-15 m. The length of the fishing line depends on the depth and place of fishing. It's better to reel in reserve.
2. Olive weight. Weight is about 4-6 grams, depending on the fishing depth. When fishing in shallows, you can fish with a weight weighing 1 gram or without it at all - it’s been tested, there are bites.
3. Stopper. It’s better to have a black color so that other fish don’t want to taste the mounting details.
4. Material for leashes.
5. Hooks. Doubles, tees, different sizes, depending on the size of the bait and the fish that will be hunted.
6. Zherlitsy. They come in different shapes, colors, sizes, but they have the same operating principle.
First, a fishing line is wound onto which the olive is threaded, followed by a stopper.
Afterwards, a loop is made, for which the leash will be fixed. Some people tie hooks to the main line.
As a material, you can use purchased leashes made of titanium, metal, or a simple fishing line, or better yet, fluorocarbon, which is not visible in the water. From my own experience I can say that the most bites have always been on fluorocarbon.
You can do a twist, or you can do a double twist. In order not to lose the hooks from the leash, if they are not soldered, then you can use a cambric. Not a single hook has been missed with him yet.
You can connect the main fishing line with the leash using a carabiner or using the loop-to-loop method.
Rearrangement of bets
According to generally accepted opinion, the pike is a loner, controlling its territory and not allowing other individuals into its possession. And having caught one pike, it is necessary to change the hole, since most likely there is no predator nearby. At the same time, one must understand that the rightful owner of its possessions is a large individual - from three kilos. Therefore, having caught such a fish, you don’t have to wait any longer in the bite zone. It would be better to move the bet. If you catch a specimen up to two kilos, you can risk waiting for the next bite, since fish of this weight category (and below) are characterized by “schooling”. There is a chance of getting from one hole to four predators.
Betting fishing is an extremely exciting and popular type of fishing in our country. But this is the easiest way to catch pike. Small bodies of water completely covered with flags are very depressing.
Important features of river fishing
When hunting for river perch, I also carefully monitor the overall bite pattern. It happens, rarely, but striped fish of good size fly in accurately - this is already interesting, and I begin to actively develop the perch theme, which is most often more reliable than pike. First of all, I will focus on finding holes where the perches are denser, here they are more aggressive, the bites are more confident, and the catch is collected quickly. It is important that a good perch bite rarely lasts long, it occurs at different times of the day, and you can easily miss it if you are also distracted by the girders. Although it varies.
Often the pike itself prompts you to pay attention to it during perch fishing, biting off jigs, and even more often, bolds, which work even better on river perch than on lakes. Then the best thing to do is to place a few girders here, loaded with perch - it was for this that the pike most likely came to this section of the river.
In general, it can be difficult to calculate the effectiveness of a river rate on a specific day at a specific place. To some extent, fishing intuition probably helps here. Although it also malfunctions at times, and I don’t even see a bite on live bait. In any case, using different gear, the fisherman is not pinned to the wall by the need to fish only with girders, having freedom of maneuver - there are many opportunities on the river.
Among the features of river betting fishing, it is important to note several important points.
I almost never set bait for pike in an area where there is a high concentration of fishermen, the predator behaves very warily here, there are, as a rule, few bites, they are often cautious, the pike only knocks down or crushes the live bait.
Usually, all good river predators are caught in a current of decent strength and at depths of 3-4 m, and in coastal calms with a depth of up to 2 m there are not enough bites, and only a small pike is found.
Read: Finding winter crucian carp. Promising areas and equipment details
In river currents, even strong ones, I have already gotten used to fishing with bets. It is only important not to lose the bottom, because the equipment is carried away by a powerful stream. To do this, I use a fairly heavy weight (the weight is always different, depending on the strength of the current), it is sliding, “supported” by a stopper, located 30-40 cm from the hook. I use a medium-sized tee or double. I like the tee better - it catches pike better. During the current, I hook the baitfish only by the lips, piercing both hooks from bottom to top with one tee hook.
Traditionally, the best live bait on the river is considered to be small-sized local fish, primarily roach and bleak. Perch also works well, which is easier to catch. And the crucian carp works quite reliably. By the way, the largest pike (4.3 kg) that was caught this season was caught on crucian carp, although nearby there were girders loaded with roach and perch. So I cannot agree with the statement that, they say, crucian carp is an unimportant baitfish for river fishing.
Equipment
Fishing with flags in winter involves the use of special gear: reel, line, sinker, leash, double or triple hook.
The reel should wind and unwind well , since the fishing line will be long - from 10 m. The width of the fishing line is 0.3 mm. Instead of fishing line, you can use a nylon cord for greater strength, but it has an obvious disadvantage - ice will constantly freeze on it.
The sinker should be taken in the shape of an olive, weighing about 7 g. Place it on the fishing line before attaching the leash with a carabiner. The leash is chosen in different lengths depending on the fish that will be caught. Usually 20 cm is enough. The hook is attached to a carabiner.
Are you interested in catching pike perch in a vertical line? The article will tell you about the features of this method of catching fish.
In this article we will talk about fishing with devil.
Catching pike with flags in winter
The flags are placed in a line at a distance of 20–30 meters from each other. In mid-winter, when pike are more passive, the placement should be less wide. If the fishing spot is not along the shore, you can try some non-standard combinations. Many fishermen recommend placing flags in a checkerboard pattern.
One common mistake is setting the bet too low from the bottom. It is worth remembering that the pike's eyes are located at the top. That is, she can easily not notice everything that is under her and swim past.
On the last ice, pike are caught differently. In preparation for spawning , the fish begins to move and feed more actively, swimming into shallow water. Many anglers expect pike at a depth of 1-2 m. In fact, they are much higher, sometimes in places where they can barely get through.
For successful fishing, one competent setup is not enough. It is necessary to actively and correctly organize the reshuffle. To prevent live bait from dying and becoming useless, it must be carried in a container of water. It is never a good idea to keep the flag on for more than 2 hours.
When fishing for pike, it is important to choose the right bait. Choose it depending on weather conditions. In the dead of winter, perch and ruffe justify themselves, as they are part of the usual diet of pike, and in more favorable conditions, roach is suitable.
It is important that the live bait plays, otherwise it will not attract the attention of the predator. The optimal weight of live bait is 20 g. Place it on a tee No. 20.
Fishing with flags is considered one of the most productive types of fishing. But for it to become such, it is necessary to take into account many nuances, the knowledge of which comes only with experience.
Where to place the checkboxes
In most cases, the most promising places are located near the shore, where the depth is at least 1–3 meters, and the coastal drop is not very sharp. Reeds or cattails often grow there.
It is worth paying attention to snags and ditches , the difference in which can vary between half a meter and one and a half meters. Pike live in such places almost the entire winter season.
It is worth remembering that there are more fish at the beginning of the season, and less in the middle. You need to consider the time of season and be patient if necessary. The largest pike are caught towards the end of winter.
