Habits and sea fishing techniques of the blunt-nosed yellow-capped flounder

Pseudopluyonestes, a fish family, flounder, genus Flounder, also known as the high-eyed flounder. Liaodong Peninsula, Shandong Peninsula, Yellow Sea, Bohai Sea and Southern Liaoning Coastal areas are commonly known as "small mouth", "drum eyes" and so on. The fish is elongated, flattened on the sides and asymmetrical. The snout is blunt, and the teeth are fine and sharp on the eyeless side. The eyes are prominently raised on the right side of the fish body (commonly known as "drum eyes" are derived from this). The body color of the ocular side is mostly yellowish brown or black brown, the eyeless side is white, the body is small and tightly scaled, and the bulging part between the eyes is scaleless. The caudal fin is broad and powerful, and the rest is a clump fin.

The lateral line bends slightly closer to the head above the pectoral fin and curves smoothly. It is mainly produced in temperate and near-cold areas, and is distributed in China's coastal areas, and the northern coastal density is large. Its fish is white and tender and has a delicious taste. Seafood dishes such as "squirrel small mouth fish", "home stewed drum eyes", "dry roast small mouth" in Dalian and Shandong coastal areas are all cooked with this fish, and most of them are one of the "big pieces" during seafood food banquets.

In addition, the "sashimi" made of large blunt-snouted yellow flounder peeled and sliced into thin slices, its flesh color is transparent white with green, shape, taste, taste is excellent, no less than the Japanese cuisine specializing in "sashimi" turbot fish.

First, the habits of the blunt-nosed yellow-capped flounder

The blunt-nosed yellow flounder is a warm-temperate bottom deep-water migratory fish that moves between shallow inshore or offshore deep waters as the seasons change. Usually inhabiting water depths above 30 meters, it migrates to shallow coastal areas to spawn in the early spring (March-April) season and swims back to deep waters to overwinter in winter, feeding on crustaceans, shellfish and polychaetes. At 2 years of sexual maturity, females are more than males. The maximum individual length of dalian coastal catch can reach 40 cm, and under normal circumstances, the length of individual catches is between 25 and 30 cm.

The blunt-nosed flounder is a benthic fish that feeds in muddy, sandy bottom areas of the seafloor, or within areas bordered by both partially flattened rocky reefs and partially bordered. Anglers in the Dalian area call this undersea landform "Hua ta Jiang" (the so-called "Xinjiang" refers to the collective name of the underwater rocks and reefs in dalian).

In addition to active foraging, in general, most of them are "lurking" in the mud and sand, and their concealment methods are unique and "cunning" (the author was once part of the "collision with the sea" family when I was young, and witnessed the underwater form, foraging and even hidden way of a variety of marine fish when "taking goods" in the diving sea). When it is necessary to "lurk", first quickly shake the side fin, then swim in a straight line away from the bottom of the bow body to "belt" up and get up under the surrounding sediment, and then suddenly brake, and at the same time retreat backwards to gently drop the bottom. At this time, due to the inertial action, the sediment that is "carried" must cover its back and tail thinly, revealing only two vigilant eyes to look up at everything around it "with static braking".

Its foraging methods mostly use the "lightning style" of "surprise attack". In addition, after the blunt-kissed yellow lid flounder is hooked, there is also a special "habit" that is, the body is first reversed and swung back vigorously to form a front blocking water flow, through the change of the water flow next to the body, and increase the resistance of the angler to retract the line or the tensile strength of the hook brain line. When this trick does not work, the fish will take the "trick" of swimming forward rapidly in the direction of fishing line recovery, so that the angler suddenly feels that the resistance is reduced or there is no resistance when recovering the fishing line, and then thinks that when the fish is running and relaxing the fishing line, it uses a sudden "head shake" method to forcibly decouple.

Therefore, the blunt-nosed yellow flounder is known to have the "inferiority" of the body after the middle hook, the back swing down and the "heel line", and the angler should be fully prepared when fishing for this fish.

Second, the fishing method of blunt-nosed yellow-capped flounder

In view of the habits of blunt-snouted yellow-capped flounder, in addition to the traditional bottom longline method, the implementation of offshore fishing in addition to the traditional bottom longline method, the current use of two methods, namely shore (rock, cliff, embankment, dam) side throwing fishing and offshore boat fishing.

1) Shore toss fishing

A. Fishing spot selection

Shore fishing for blunt-snouted yellow flounder should be placed on top of headland reefs in the Headlands or on both sides of the front of the embankment (although some people use the beach toss fishing method, but these anglers are mostly older or have limited mobility, and this method is less effective and catchy, so it will not be repeated here).

Because the outer side of the headland reef in the Headland Is mostly the junction of the sediment texture and the underwater reef, and most of them are the breeding zone of marine small animals, such as small fish, small shrimp, small crabs, etc., and provide good external conditions for the foraging of blunt-snouted yellow-covered flounder, this underwater terrain has become the preferred fishing point for blunt-snouted yellow-covered flounder.

B. Fishing tackle

Choose a long throw rod of more than 30 gauges, the length of the rod is 3.9-4.5 meters, and it is equipped with a medium-sized spinning winding wheel (it is better to match the professional long throw wheel. ）。 Main line 5 - 6, the length of the line more than 100 meters can be, the weight of the lead drop should be about 100 grams, the fishing hook can choose the No. 12 or No. 13 crooked mouth sharp hook produced by Gamma Kaz, the branch line is about 3.5 - 4, and the secondary line is 4.5 and 55 cm long.

C. Fishing bait

Shore throwing blunt-nosed yellow lid flounder, in order to facilitate long-distance throwing and prevent the bait from falling off, generally use sand silkworms as bait, of which the bright color of the cut section of rock insects (meat maggots) and the red sand silkworm (commonly known as "red maggots" in Dalian area) mined in the sand on the shore is better, and other green sand silkworms, clam meat, etc. can also be used, but the effect is slightly inferior.

D. Specific fishing method

After the fishing group is thrown out to the selected sea area, the line is released to the fishing group to implement the seabed, the main line is recovered and the fishing line is tightened, and the fishing rod is inserted obliquely (or mounted on the sea fishing rod support) in the crevice of the rock reef, at a 45-degree angle, 2-3 rods can also be set up at the same time, and the layout is thrown far, medium and near to improve the probability of fishing. Anglers can then sit on the flat side of the reef and wait for the fish to be hooked. Because the blunt-nosed yellow-covered flounder mostly uses the "surprise attack" method when foraging, it is reflected in the fishing rod that the rod is slightly suddenly shaken and then bent sharply and shakes violently, which is caused by the rapid wandering and desperate escape after the blunt-kissed yellow-covered flounder is hooked.

At this time, the best time to start the rod, you should immediately lift the rod back, the fish hook is deeply rooted in the fish mouth, and then quickly shake the wire wheel handle to close the line. When fishing this fish, fishing friends must not stop closing or releasing the line because of the "tricks" and "misleading" of the fish as mentioned above, on the contrary, as long as in the process of closing the line, the fishing rod is constantly pressed down and then raised, the "trick" of the fish will not be broken. In addition, after the parabolic line, if the fishing team leader in the water does not respond for a while, the fishing line can be slightly recovered a few meters, and in the process of looping the line, the under-heavy force of the lead drop is used to continuously hit the seabed through which it passes, stirring up the "mixed water" to attract the attention of the blunt-snouted yellow-covered flounder and lure it into the bait.

2) Offshore boat fishing

Fishing spots for blunt-snouted yellow flounder should focus on the edge of the headlands on the islands, where large reefs extend into the sea, and these areas are also "mixed" between sandy areas and underwater reefs. If fishing is carried out in the sedimenty undersea raft area where sea treasures are cultivated, the raft head area, the sinking raft area and the underwater "sandbag" edge area of the fixed floating raft should be selected.

B. Matching of fishing tackle

You should choose a special rod for boat fishing of about 50, the length of the rod is about 1.8-2.1 meters, and it is best to be equipped with a boat fishing transverse reel (it can also be replaced by a spinning winding wheel). Main line No. 6, Branch Line No. 5, the hook is consistent with the throwing fishing requirements. Lead drops should be matched at around 150-250 grams depending on the depth or flow of water.

Fresh small sea shrimp, shrimp meat, rock worms and clam meat are the mainstays, and shrimp are the best bait.

After opening the wheel and lowering the fishing set to the bottom of the selected fishing spot, return the wheel to tighten the line and lay the rod flat on the boat fishing rod frame, or use the hand-held rod to keep the rod body parallel to the sea surface. Boat fishing blunt-nosed yellow lid flounder mostly uses the positioning fishing method, drift fishing can also be used, but in the breeding raft area must not use the drift fishing method, because the raft bottom has multiple cables, it is easy to lose the hook.

During the fishing process, it is necessary to use static braking, such as no fish being hooked for a long time, and the way to fall on the seabed and form a small area of sediment "fog area" can be used to attract the attention of the yellow lid flounder. (In Japanese fishing, the lead pendant with hollowing out in the middle is mostly used, and when it hits the sediment on the seabed, it imitates the state of the clam in the mud in the sediment to attract the attention and forage of the fish)

The reaction and strain of the fish in the boat fishing blunt-snouted yellow lid flounder is: the rod is slightly shaken first - the fish has approached the bait and is tentatively pecking or peeping around the bait, at this time the rod should be lifted in the hand - the rod body suddenly bends down and shakes violently - the fish has swallowed the bait and fled rapidly. At this time, it is the best time to raise the rod, and the rod will hit the fish.

The "cunning" habit after the middle hook mentioned above is more prominent when fishing in the boat, and the line release line is vertical when fishing, when the blunt-kissed yellow-covered flounder is reversed, the resistance generated by the front obstruction of the water flow is greater, such as the blunt-kissed yellow-covered flounder following the line, and the feeling in the hands of the angler is lighter when the line is closed, so when the boat catches the yellow-covered flounder, it should also take the way of constantly raising the fishing rod to fish into the boat.

3. Blunt-snouted yellow-capped flounder fishing season and others

1) The best time to fish for blunt-snouted yellow flounder is around the Qingming to Dragon Boat Festival or around the late autumn to light snow every year, of which the late autumn to light snow is the best.

2) Tidal mastery of fishing for blunt-snouted yellow flounder: shore fishing should choose a large tide time, that is, the first to fifth day of the first month (or sixteen to twenty); boat fishing should choose a small tide time, that is, the first six to twelve (or twenty-one to twenty-seven) of the month. The specific flow direction should be at the "steady flow" or when the tide is halfway and when the "change of current" starts, which is the best time of the day for fishing.

3) The use of bait should be fresh and fresh, and the effect of pickled products (salting, wine stains) is poor. When choosing shrimp bait, pay attention to maintaining the freshness of shrimp bait, and prepare more ice cubes to keep it fresh, so as to avoid rotting and deteriorating fresh shrimp and affecting the hook rate.

4) Fishing in winter, whether it is shore fishing or boat fishing, should pay attention to cold protection and warmth. Shore fishing should wear non-slip rock fishing boots and pay attention to anti-slip. Northwestern winds are less than 4, southwestern winds are less than 5 and the sun is shining, and temperatures are better than zero to five degrees or more.

The above is the main fishing method in the Yellow and Bohai Sea areas of Dalian, due to regional differences and other factors, fishing methods in various places are bound to be different, and this humble article is written in order to throw bricks and jade, and for the reference of all anglers.