Fishing Twichingu is a wobbler that imitates the movements of a wounded fish with the help of spinning jerks. Twitching fishing is most commonly used in pike fishing, but perch is also a common catch.
Wobbler considered the most difficult bait to manage. Therefore, it is not easy for beginners to master twitching fishing. Twitching is a creative process based on having the characteristics of a specific wobbler model and using them in certain situations.
Each fisherman creates his own animation scheme, style, etc. during fishing. It all comes with experience and practice. However, there is a certain foundation of twitching technique, on which a specific twitching style will be developed.
It is this knowledge base that will be discussed in this article, primarily intended for beginners who have just started twitching.
I want to say right away that my approach to the technique of wobbler fishing will be described here, and this is not an axiom. As I mentioned earlier, twitch fishing is a creative approach and process.
The basis of Twitching
As trite as it may seem, the basic and standard run looks like this:
- Casting
- With the help of a reel or spinning pull, we sink the wobbler to the working depth
- We give the line some slack
- We make 2 jerks with the tip of the fishing rod
- We pause
- Another jerk
- And so on
No other manipulations are required. In the future, with practice, you will change this lead according to your style and the wobblers you use. This trick allows you to provoke an active predator to attack your wobbler.
However, it should be remembered that each wobbler has its own "game". Some wobblers need weak jerks, other wobblers need strong jerks. Therefore, if the wobbler is new and unknown to you, before starting fishing, check how it works near the shore to find the right strength of jerking.
I would also suggest reading my article on the most popular wobblers for pike fishing. It contains a lot of useful information.
I would also suggest reading the article how to choose a wobbler for pike.
Twitching - Pay Attention!
Twitching is done on a loose line
Only if this rule is followed, the wobbler is able to show its casting power, side turns, quivering movements during the pause, etc.
After the jerk, be sure to return the rod tip to its original position and gather the loose line (but not to the point of tension!). If you make jerks on a tight line, then the wobbler simply will not work properly.
The jerk force depends on the wobbler model
For some models of wobblers, the manufacturer provides aggressive leads, therefore the strength of the blows must be higher, if you do not push the aggressive wobbler hard enough, it will not show all its work that the manufacturer intended for it. The same applies to passive wobblers that require weaker jerks.
A pause between jerks
Animation is an integral part of twitching fishing. There are times when monotonous movements produce positive results. However, the wobbler is a tricky bait and has its own trump card, which is triggered precisely during the pause.
Slow change of the wobbler's position in the water, rising (floating wobblers), immersion (sinking wobblers) - this is simply necessary to use. These are elements designed to stir up a passive predator and provoke baiting.
In conclusion
The above recommendations are the main components that are used in the main wobbler runs. However, I want to add that changing the technique of passing allows you to achieve a better result. It has been observed that the non-standard conduction periodically outperforms the monotonic conduction.
At first, twitching fishing will seem like a difficult task for a beginner fisherman, and the desire to catch a pike will make him try to adjust the wobbler game to the "golden" standard. But again, there are no such "golden" standards. Therefore, in fishing, it is necessary to experiment and not to stand in one place after cycling to one "golden" lead.
