Tilapia is a kind of fish that many anglers like very much, because it has a strong bite, good feel, less spines and tender flesh. Recently, the temperature has risen, and tilapia has become active, and anglers need to pay attention to these 7 aspects if they want to catch large tilapia.
1. Characteristics of tilapia
1. Strong adaptability. Tilapia is able to adapt to different water quality environments, including highly salinity waters. They survive in both seawater and freshwater.
2. Strong reproductive ability. Tilapia have a short breeding cycle, reproducing every 30-50 days, which allows them to rapidly increase their numbers in the natural environment.
3. Miscellaneous eating habits. Tilapia is a predominantly plant-based omnivorous fish that eats organic detritus, commercial feed, phytoplankton, zooplankton, and small amounts of benthic animals in ponds.
4. Rapid growth. Especially in the juvenile stage, tilapia grow very fast, which is related to their larger food intake.
5. Temperature sensitive. Tilapia grow in temperatures ranging from 16°C to 38°C, but the most suitable temperature is 22°C to 35°C.
6. Nutritious. Tilapia is a fish with high protein, multi-nutrition, and good taste. Its meat is tender, less prickly, and delicious, making it suitable for a variety of cooking methods. This fish is rich in amino acids, trace elements, and essential fatty acids, which are beneficial for health. In particular, crispy tilapia is loved for its non-muddy smell and crispy and elastic taste.
Summary: Tilapia is a kind of fish with strong adaptability and reproductive ability, which is an omnivorous fish, widely distributed in the southern part of the mainland, and likes the waters with slightly higher temperatures, with fresh and tender meat and rich nutritional value, which is deeply liked by anglers.
2. Distribution of tilapia
1. Mainly distributed in the south
Due to the suitable climatic conditions, the distribution of tilapia aquaculture market in the mainland is mainly in the south, among which Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and other provinces are important breeding bases. With the development of farming technology and the growth of market demand, the cultivation area of tilapia is expanding to the whole country.
2. Mainly active in the middle and lower classes
Tilapia usually prefer to be active in the middle and lower layers of the water body. Tilapia's body is flattened on its sides, making it suitable for swimming quickly in the water, and its dorsal fin is well developed to help maintain balance and power in the middle and lower layers of the water. Tilapia tend to feed near the bottom of the water, which makes them more active in pelagic waters.
Summary: Tilapia is mainly distributed in the southern part of the continent, it is a pelagic fish, the higher the temperature, the better the opening, so it is better to fish tilapia in the southern region. At the same time, when fishing, try to fish the bottom or 10-30 cm from the bottom.
3. How to choose a tilapia fishing rod
1. Hardness required
Fishing rods with moderate hardness should be considered when choosing a rod because tilapia have a hard mouth and require a rod of a certain hardness to provide enough reaction speed and strength to be able to react quickly when tilapia bites.
2. The size should not be too long
The size of the rod is usually between 3 and 3.9 meters, which is suitable for most tilapia fishing scenes. Excessively long rods (more than 4.5 meters) are usually not necessary, as tilapia do not congregate in large numbers at greater depths like crucian carp or carp.
Summary: The mouth of tilapia is hard, and the strength of the fish should be sufficient when stinging the fish, which requires a relatively hard rod, usually 6-8H, and the soft rod is not strong enough to break through the mouth of the fish, and it is easy to get off the hook;
Fourth, how to fish tilapia line group
1. The fish condition is easy to use the large line group, and the fish condition is generally used with the small line group
If you can catch more than 20 kg of tilapia in an hour, it is recommended to use the main line of 2.5-3.0, and if you catch tilapia under 10 kg in an hour, you can use the main line of 1.2-1.5.
2. Fish size
For 1 to 2 kg of tilapia, you can use the main line of 1.5-2.0, and for 3 kg to 5 catties of tilapia, you need to use the main line of 2.5-3.0.
3. Use a short strand line for active fish and a long strand for slower fish
If the fish are active, the length of the strand can be set to 50 cm in half, and if the fish is slow, the length of the strand can be set to 70 cm in half.
4. Use 3-5 hook spacing
The hook distance of tilapia fishing is generally 3-5 hook distances, and the longer the subline, the larger the hook distance.
Summary: Tilapia has great strength, strength, and sharp teeth, generally speaking, it should be matched with a larger line set, if you are worried that the nylon thread is easy to break, you can use PE thread as the thread, but you need to pay attention to the knotted situation.
5. How to choose a tilapia hook
1. Choose a hook without barbs
It is recommended to use a barbless hook with a long tip, a thick barb, and a wide door to quickly pierce into the fish's mouth.
2. The hook handle should not be too short
The Iseni hook is not suitable for tilapia fishing because of its short handle, which makes it easy to break the line. It is recommended to choose a hook with a long handle, such as the New Kanto, Sleeve Hook, or White Fox Long Hook Handle Hook, for ease of handling and to reduce damage to the line.
3. Large tilapia with 10-11 tilapia cuff hooks
Choose the right number of hooks according to the size of the target tilapia. For example, 1 to 2 kg of tilapia can be used with a No. 8 or No. 9 tilapia sleeve hook and No. 1 new Kanto hook, while tilapia over 2 kg is suitable for No. 10 or 11 tilapia sleeve hooks or No. 1 or No. 2 new Kanto hooks.
Summary: Tilapia is fierce by nature, and it is very strong after starting the rod, so in the choice of hook, it is best to be larger, sharper, and no barbs, so that it can quickly pierce into the mouth of the fish and prevent the fish from running;
Sixth, how to choose tilapia float fishing
1. Float with a slightly larger amount of lead
It is recommended that the amount of lead eaten by the float should be between 1.5 grams and 2.2 grams. For novices, it is not recommended to choose a float with too little lead, because it will increase the difficulty of choosing a mouth, which may lead to too many running fish.
2. Float with an elongated jujube kernel type
Compared with the jujube kernel float, the slender drift body is more stable in wild fishing waters, and can better conduct eating signals. The float of the short leg and short tail is characterized by fast turnover, good stability, and few false mouths, which is suitable for bottom fishing and float fishing, especially for bottom fishing slippery mouth fish.
Summary: Tilapia eats heavy mouths and is generally black drifting, so you can choose to eat a float with heavier lead, and the bait can also sink quickly. If the fish condition is very good, you can choose a short-legged and short-tailed float, so that the turn over is fast, the false mouth is less, and basically it will not be empty.
7. How to choose tilapia bait for fishing
1. Choose fishy bait. Fishy baits often have a strong fishy or shrimpy smell that can attract the attention of tilapia. When choosing fishy bait, consider using fishmeal, shrimp meal, earthworm meal, etc. as the main ingredients, which are rich in animal protein and have a strong allure for tilapia.
2. Frozen bait. Frozen bait is a common bait for tilapia fishing, and its advantage is that the recipe can be adjusted as needed to attract large tilapia and not easy to attract small fish. For example, saury or chicken liver can be mixed with specialized tilapia bait to create a frozen bait that atomizes slowly and does not attract small fish easily.
3. Corn. When using corn as bait, it should be noted that its natural aroma may attract small fish, so the amount of corn should be controlled when using it to avoid overstocking.
4. Shrimp. Since tilapia is bold and greedy, shrimp is a good choice as bait, especially in wild fishing environments, where moving shrimp can effectively attract tilapia's attention.
In addition, the feeding habits of tilapia should also be taken into account when choosing a bait. Large tilapia prefers fruity food, so when preparing the bait, you can add some fruity additives in moderation to improve the attractiveness of the bait. At the same time, in order to avoid attracting too many small fish, you should choose bait that atomizes slowly, and use the method of fishing or fishing away lead in the fishing method to reduce the interference of small fish.
Summary: Tilapia is an omnivorous fish, biased towards fishy bait, we can use fishy commercial bait when fishing, adding a little shrimp powder for better effect. Movable bait is attractive to tilapia and can be caught with live shrimp hooks. If you have a lot of small fish, you can use corn to catch them to make sure you catch big fish.
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