Guide

Fishing methods

Spinning, float, bottom, feeder or surf: which method suits your target fish? Short and step by step.

Spinning: how to get startedWhen spinning, you cast an artificial lure and actively retrieve it. You stay mobile and look for perch, zander and pike.

Float fishing: how to get startedIn float fishing, your bait hangs under a float at the right depth. When the float goes under, a fish has bitten.

Legering: how to get startedIn legering, a lead holds your bait on the bottom. It suits eel, carp, bream and tench.

Feeder fishing: how to get startedIn feeder fishing, you cast your bait and feed out together in a feeder. The fine quivertip shows you the bite.

Beachcasting: how to get startedIn beachcasting, you cast heavy leads with worm baits a long way out from the beach. The main targets are cod and flatfish.

Learning to fish: your first stepsThe best way to learn to fish is to keep it simple: German fishing licence (Fischereischein), an all-round rod, a quiet water and patience. Here is your roadmap.

Fly fishing: how to get startedIn fly fishing, the weight of the line carries the light fly to the fish. Classic targets are trout, grayling and chub.

Dropshot: how to get startedOn a dropshot rig, the lure hangs above the weight. You let it quiver on the spot for a long time, ideal for perch and zander.

Texas rig: how to get startedOn a Texas rig, a sliding weight sits right in front of the soft lure and the hook point is buried in the plastic. That lets you fish snag-free through weed.

Deadbait rigs: how to get startedWith a deadbait under a float or on a leger rig, you target pike and zander. You do not use live bait fish.

Jigging soft lures: how to get startedWhen jigging, your shad hops across the bottom on a jig head. Most bites come on the drop, especially from zander and perch.

Pirking: how to get startedWhen pirking, you lower a heavy metal lure from a boat to the bottom and work it up and down. The charter boat takes you to the fish.

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