Main points
- Bread is used for fishing bait, and dried and finely ground bread is best.
- For fishing, balls are made from bread and put on a hook.
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Bread is a truly indispensable thing when fishing. With its help, you can lure and catch fish. The main thing is to learn how to use this product correctly.
How to use bread when fishing?
Bread should be used as bait. It is best to dry it for this purpose, reports the Fish Protection Patrol.
Important! Bread for bait should be finely chopped.
You also need to choose the right type of bread. Most often, white bread crumbs are used for bait. After all, this is a universal option.
Biscuit crumb (scraps from various cakes and biscuits) is much less common. It is more sticky than regular crumb. It is almost impossible to buy rye bread crumb,
– the patrol notes.
Note that fish like this bread the most:
- aromatic (i.e., with spices and herbs);
- non-ferrous.
Interesting! Fish love crackers made from rich bread the most. That is, sweet bread.
You can also catch fish with bread. To do this, you need to make balls of soft bread and water. Then they are put on a step and this is how fishing takes place, reports fisherclub.
For more effective fishing with this bait, it is necessary to deliver it to the middle layers of the water. To do this, the fisherman needs to correctly unload the tackle, placing the weights on the fishing line in a certain order. By the way, fishing with a sliding rig with an olive sinker brings good results,
– the message says.
What else do you need to know about fishing now?
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It is quite difficult to catch fish in January. Especially considering the current weather. The thing is that during this period the fish go deep under the ice and it is almost impossible to lure them out. They concentrate in places where there is more oxygen.
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At the same time, it is worth recalling that since December 1, 2025, crayfish fishing has been prohibited in Ukraine. This is done to preserve their population during the periods of mating, egg-laying, and first molting.