The key to successful winter fishing is not only experience and high-quality equipment, but also the right winter bait. It should attract fish, but not saturate them, have a scent, but not too strong. Ideally, winter fishing bait is also suitable for different fishing conditions - in a reservoir with or without a current. We tell you how to choose the right winter bait and how to use it correctly, and present a rating of the best ready-made mixtures.

How to choose winter bait

To ensure a rich catch, before buying a mixture, you must follow simple but effective advice from professional fishermen. The best winter bait for roach should be dark in color and have a sweetish smell, such as vanilla. Groundbait with the aroma of coffee or nuts is also suitable. For fishing in small reservoirs, where there are many small representatives of this family, a finely ground mixture should be used. To catch large specimens, it is recommended to add corn or wheat to the mixtures. Crucian carp and bream are considered the most unpretentious species in terms of nutrition. Therefore, to catch them, you can use mixtures with different smells. The exception is mixtures with the aroma of seafood. If we talk about color, then the best winter bait for bream and crucian carp are considered to be compositions of light shades. At depth, they are much easier to notice. The best winter bait for perch, rotan and even pike are mixtures with the addition of ingredients of animal origin and a corresponding smell. This can be the aroma of bloodworms, dung worms, and the like. Fishermen often note the effectiveness of fishing with the use of bait with the aroma of cereals. As for color, it is better to choose dark-colored bait for perch. The best bait for bream Dry bream bait of light brown color with dark inclusions is characterized by a high content of components of animal origin. The mixture is finely ground, thanks to which it produces a large cloud of turbidity that attracts bream. Sweet aroma with notes of caramel and fresh cookies works great for this type of fish. The smell of the bait is not sharp, but it spreads well in the water column, attracting and holding bream at the fishing point.

Winter bait: tips for use

It is not enough to choose the right bait mixture - it is important to use it correctly. Here are some tips on how to do this:

-If you are going to fish in a pond with a current, then you should feed the fish from a hole above. The mixture should be well moistened so that the current carries it away more slowly.

-It is also necessary to decide on the method of baiting fish in winter. You can roll balls and lower them into the water, pour the moistened mixture directly into the hole, or use a self-dumping feeder. It is a cone-shaped container with small holes, which is filled with bait and immersed in the bottom of the reservoir. Such a device helps to lower the mixture to the required depth and feed the fish at the level where it is standing. - Fresh crushed bloodworms and gammarus will help to increase the attractiveness of ready-made winter bait.