Fishing a light jig in the shallow snags and edges.

This is my favorite method of fishing. Graceful, but powerful tackle.Light weights weighing 6-12 grams. Jig lure ( silicone or foam fish). A relatively short and accurate throw to the sideline or snag. Animation with a full understanding of what is happening with your bait. The feeling of each branch of a submerged Bush or tree through which now passes the bait. Here it is already fall down from the tree....The free fall in the interval... And a powerful punch, shake all your gear! So bite the driftwood pike.

For fishing light jigs in the snags and on the edge for a long time I used a fishing-rod St. Croix Avid with the test to 21 grams. Light and very powerful. Able to exert serious pressure on the fish weight fish from the flooded trees. Then there was a time when I simply did not have the power this rod to cope with the large pike, which still managed to get my gear into the wilds of the underwater forest. Today my main rod for fishing in such conditions the rod TeamDubna length of 8 feet, with the weight distribution on the cargo 10-38 grams, fast system. This rod has a very informative tip, so you can confidently catch with weights below the test range. But power in the butt part of the form is more than enough to literally uproot the pike up to 8 pounds of underwater debri. The coil I use dimension 4000 product line Shimano. The cord is also not shy. Usually put either a spool with Allvega bullet Breyd with a diameter of 0.18 mm, or the Japanese cord Yamatoyo PE SHORE JIGGING #2.0 to 2.5 high resistance to abrasives.
Weights try to use a little elongated for easier passage through the branches of submerged bushes and trees.

These weights are for swivel mounting of lures now produce almost all the firms engaged in lead for fishing (Jig, Leader of Tula, etc.).
When fishing on the edge, you can use usual ball, because there is unlikely hooks.
The weight of the sinker is chosen for each specific location, thus to provide a pause of 1-3 seconds between the active cycle of the transaction and touch bait bottom. The bite in most cases, in the phase of free fall bait on the bottom in the pause.
When fishing in snags, the installation of the bait is strictly uncoupled. Either silicone+offset hook, or a foam fish close to the body double.

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When fishing in the free from thorns edge you can use lures with exposed hooks...

The boat with the fisherman when fishing in snags must take a position when the reflux of 20-30 meters you can sh without changing the point several Karasek.
During the harvest of edge distance from the boat to the edge should be 15 -20 metres below obkidyvat side was a sector of 120 degrees ( from the upstream to the downstream). The sinker is still easy, and the bait is often voluminous, and this set is not over-ranged.
In the event of a biting fish in the snags the fish need to exercise maximum power. Your task is to translate the battle into the middle horizon of the water, lifting the trophy as high as possible to save it from snags. That is why the shift to a more powerful rod. Only boat, you can slightly loosen the friction brake coil, to make it easier to fend off the jerks fish in front of the net. If we assume the weakness of the clutch after hooking large pike will not give you a chance, instantly sanarov into the nearest snag.

My good friend, Andrew Pitertsev 4 years ago was my favorite Barmino. And of course, uncle Jack ( my friend and mentor) sent it for pike in the snags))). What came out of it, look at the story Studio AnglersZoom

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But at the same time listen carefully to the arguments of Andrew on the rigging, putting boats, the nuances of animation and power of the fish trophies... I'm sure you will be useful knowledge ;-).