Fishing with live fish or "live" is very common in many areas, especially in sea fishing. In addition, it is the type of bait preferred by fishermen given its effectiveness when seeking to catch larger prey.
For sport fishermen the having a live and really fresh bait is already, in itself, synonymous with good fishing. Live bait helps to capture a wide variety of specimens, especially larger ones such as tuna. Likewise, the variety of live bait that we can use diversifies the activity and allows it to vary, the type of fishing and its success.
How to Fish with Live Fish: Types
There are many types of live bait, let's review some of the most useful and common for live fishing.
Fish
Are the great for some big catches and more so when they can move and are especially fragrant, such as sardines, herring, mackerel and even eels. It is recommended to press them by the lips at the time of use, this so that they have the mobility we need.
It is recommended that they stay alive for a while, so being careful when going through the hook is extremely necessary. The prey that we can catch using live fish range from tuna, sea bream, sea bass to snapper, grouper or cobia.
Seafood
Other favorites for fishing, this because they are easy to catch and much easier to use to attract good pieces. Its striking colors and the possibility of making hooks or ties through the shell, help them to move and attract those prey that we seek so much,
Seafood
Other excellent resource for live fishing. Whether it's clams or mussels. For fishing species such as sea bream, fishing with shellfish is very effective and attractive. When the shellfish are very meaty, hooking them to the hook is easy.
Squid, cuttlefish and octopus
These are other fabulous live baits to use to vary the type of fishing and capture prey such as bass, croaker or blue fish. Their hooking is made simple in one of the fins of the head or by one end of the tentacle, all trying to keep them as mobile as possible.
Equipment for live fish fishing
Live fishing requires good quality and specialized equipment. The rods, for example, must be flexible, quite long, at least 4 meters and preferably made of carbon fiber.
On the other hand, it is recommended that the reel can store a large amount of line, this to help with the freedom of movement of the bait. The rigs for its assembly are something to take care of and it is always sought to use an eyelet between 5 and 7, a slip hook and multifilament thread.
Live fishing areas
One of the recommendations that we can give with live fishing is seek to do it from a boat, not because it is not possible from the beach or rock, but because the movement of the boat itself will help to give the bait greater credibility and make the most of its catching power.
