Know the Snakehead Before Lure Fishing

Snakehead is a ferocious carnivorous fish. For Lure fans, snakehead also known as Raigyo , is one of the main target fish of lure fishing. The scorpion of snakehead is called the Raigyo scorpion, the reel is called the Raigyo reel, and the bait is called the frog. Due to its fierce, strong and lively fishing grounds with water plants, reeds, dead branches and other heavy obstacles, the skills and equipment of the fishermen are extremely challenging and attract more and more Lure fans.

Snakehead habit

Snakehead belongs to wild fish and has its existence in many rivers, lakes, reservoirs and streams in the south and north of China. In some parts of the south, there are also specialized artificial stockings, but they are all separate ponds. If a fish pond breaks into a few snakehead, the fish on pond must suffer.

Snakehead is ferocious carnivorous fish. In the juvenile period. Plankton is the main source of food, while adult fish specializes in small fish, shrimp, insects and small frogs.

Snakehead is extremely strong, able to endure hypoxia and adapt to environmental abilities. It grows fast, with a maximum body length of 2 meters and a body weight of 100 kg. After the water has dried up, the snakehead can survive in the wet soil for two or three months, and once it has water, it can be revived.

Snakehead is middle and lower layers of fish, often hiding in stone cracks, in secluded places or in weeds, waiting for the opportunity to capture prey. In the summer, the sun is often exposed to the water, and in winter, it is submerged into the bottom of the mud or weeds.

Snakehead like to inhabit lakes, reservoirs, rivers, and ponds with lush vegetation and soft soil. They usually lurk in the bottom of the water. When they are fed or lack of oxygen in water, they go to the upper layer of the water. Snakehead have strong adaptability to poor water quality, water temperature and hypoxia. Snakehead respiratory organs have an auxiliary respiratory organ in addition to sputum. When there is oxygen deficiency in the water, the head can be extended to the surface of the water to directly breathe oxygen in the air.

Snakehead is good at jumping. When encountering fright and feeding, you can jump out of the air at a height of 0.5 to 1.0 meters.

The living water temperature of snakehead is 0-38 ° C, and the most suitable water temperature is 16-30 ° C. When the spring water temperature rises above 8 °C, Snakehead often move in the upper middle layer of the water. When the water temperature drops below 6 °C in autumn, they swim slowly, often lurking in the water depth.And when the water temperature is too low in winter, they are buried in the bottom of the water.

Snakehead is a carnivorous fish whose food varies with the size of the fish. The main thing for juveniles below 3 cm is the larvae of various mosquitoes. 3-8 cm small fish staple larvae, small fish, small shrimps and small crickets of aquatic insects. More than 20 cm of adult fish staple food is small wild fish, shrimp, frogs and other carnivores. When snakehead prey, they don't catch up, but hide in the vicinity of water plants or other hidden objects, pay close attention to the surrounding movements. And see the fish and frogs and other frogs passing by, they will quickly attack and eat the prey.

The speed of growth of snakehead depends on the quality of the growing environment and the amount of food in the bait. Under natural conditions, the Snakehead that grow for one year can reach 19-39 cm in length and weigh 100-750 g. The snakehead that grow for 2 years can reach 38-45 cm and weigh 600-1400 g. Under captive conditions, the first year can weigh up to 250 grams, and the second year can reach 0.5-1.0 kilograms.

The sexual maturity of Snakehead is 2 years, the individual is more than 30 cm long and weighs more than 0.5 kg. The snakehead with a body length of 50 cm holds 35,000 eggs, 40 cm for 20,000, and 30 cm for 10,000. Generally, the number of eggs per kilogram is 11,000 to 20,000.During the spawning breeding season, the southern part of China is from April to May, and the northern part is from May to July. The breeding water temperature of snakehead is 18-30 ° C, and the optimum temperature is 23-28 ° C. Natural spawning is carried out on the shores of lush waters. Before spawning, female and male Snakehead jointly take water plants or plant fragments to form a round fish nest. It is about 50 cm in diameter and floats on the surface of the water. After spawning, Snakehead lurk in the bottom of the nest and protect the eggs until the seedlings grow to 4-5 cm, leaving the fish nest and stopping the nurse.

Snakehead is lazy and have a small range of activities. They don't like to swim around. Snakehead lay eggs from May to August every year. Male and female Snakehead take turns to care. After hatching into young fish, parents will lead the game and forage, and never let their children act alone.

Another life habit of snakehead is to be quiet and courageous. If someone is walking or talking at the water's edge, the Snakehead will immediately sneak into the water.

Snakehead also has a life feature that does not like wind and waves but likes warm sunshine. They are not afraid of heat, and often float on the upper layer of the sun.

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