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Snakehead is a predatory fish from the family of snake-headed, squad okuneobraznyh. In the middle of the XX century, its habitat was far East. Later fry this exotic fish were brought to the territory of Uzbekistan, oddly enough, not from the natural habitat, and from the Moscow zoo. There they quickly multiplied and ended up in the Syr Darya basin, and thence in all the rivers of Uzbeckistan, rivers of South Kazakhstan and Tajikistan.
Snakehead is a very fast growing, to two years up to one kilogram of weight. and individuals are able to reproduce. It has a very tasty meat, practically free of bones, which with proper cooking absolutely has no smell or taste of fish. Good snakehead and frying and hamburgers and just stewed with vegetables.
Preparations for fishing for snakehead

Collecting gear for hunting snakehead is necessary first of all to take care of their strength, because the thickness of the line and size of hooks it is not particularly embarrassing. Usually use the simplest monofilament fishing line with a diameter of 0,6-0,8 mm, and for leashes 0.4-0.5 mm, the hooks should also be very durable and sharp. The body of the fish is covered with slime, so to confidently hold the prey in your hands, bring your fishing a pair of construction gloves with plastic pimples.
Some ways of catching a snakehead

Same catch snakehead in a variety of ways: bottom fishing, float gear fishing with distant pelting, the Lebyazhie, karmacy or seines. For fishing, as in closed basins and in the rivers, choosing heavily overgrown by aquatic vegetation places, sometimes in shallow water, right next to the coast. On a hook baited with small fish or cut from it a piece (preferably a tail or head), shrimp, bunch of worms. The cast do in the “window” among algae or on the border vegetation and clean water. It is desirable that the nozzle does not lay on the bottom, and swam in the water column.

The snakehead bite has a very distinctive, smooth. He takes the bit into its mouth and begins to swallow, especially so hooking is not worth it. It is advisable to wait some time to let go of a bit line, so as not to create resistance, feeling that the fish will spit the nozzle and then make a sharp cutting. The sky snakehead very hard and require such cutting. Then you should be prepared for the fierce resistance of the fish.

Often snakehead popping up out of the water, making candle, sudden jerks in different directions, trying to escape, buries itself in the grass. Here and makes a thick, strong fishing line, which allows you to pull it out, especially not unceremoniously. The release of fish from hooks needs as accurately as possible using zevnik and platypus.

Caught a snakehead should be kept at a cook or in this cage, in which they will be able to float to the surface of the water, because without access to air fish quickly fell asleep. Transporting fish without water, wrapped in wet cloth sack or bag and put in a cool place. In this form it will remain alive until the day. No doubt that brought home a live snakehead that will impress your family and children an unforgettable experience. Good luck with your fishing!