Подводная охота на щуку

Pike is a predatory fish. And the predator in recent years, more and more actively interested in underwater fishing. This is not surprising. Pike migrates very rarely and then in large bodies of water, mostly she leads a sedentary lifestyle. The most common reason for migration is the spawning, and later pike returned to their favorite places. Pike very often is stationary, and regardless of whether it is in the ambush or not, on the bottom or thicker, which is a huge plus for spearfishing. Because in the stationary target hunter is easier to aim in it, which greatly increases the likelihood that the shot will be accurate.

Some of the hunter to facilitate the search for prey using sonar. Complexity spearfishing for pike adds the cautious behavior of this predator. If you create the slightest noise or make one wrong move the fish quickly swims away, and so abruptly that not always it is possible to notice in what direction.

Where to find pike

Look for pike is best in places where there are fallen trees into the water where the bottom is covered with silt and heavily overgrown with vegetation, e.g. reeds. Before you start spearfishing for pike, you need to determine the approximate depth of the place where he was spotted by fish and distance from shore.

In their favorite places the thickets of pike can be found near the surface and at the bottom. It depends, mainly, of a hungry pike or full. In the case of hunger, the pike rises closer to the surface, in places with dense thickets and there looking for food. After eating, pike falls closer to the bottom. Although sometimes a large voracity of the pike takes its course and the fish, even after eating, continues to hunt at the surface. Because of this, there are cases when a hunter is aiming at a single pike, lying near the bottom, while not noticing a lot of fish swimming in the water column. After eating, pike becomes passive, a little worse moves and reacts to external stimuli, therefore, can become easy prey for an underwater hunter.

The best time for spearfishing for pike is early in the morning, when only start to appear the first rays of the sun. You must wait until the pike will satisfy your hunger and lowered the signal for that is that the pike stops to peck at the lure. Once that happens, you can begin the hunt.

Spearfishing for pike – a great way to diversify the usual fishing and because of its entertainment and unpredictability attracts more new fans.