Ultralight fishing with micro lures. Or how to go small to catch big!

Do you remember how we started the story of ultralight fishing with micro gummies Mustad Aji Worm? Let's go back a little while!

“In the 90s, there was a famous commercial like this for a computer company. Well, only with psst, pssst, Chiki-Chiki, without Bachi-Bachi, Hila-Hila, Fla-Fla, Pilo-Pilo, Plu-Plu. What are these? The new Mustad gum. Oh my, but you didn't know a lot. Let me tell you. Do you remember the one with Uncle Nicu? Pepsi, bro!”

What is ultralight fishing? with micro lures, but Mustad Aji Worm?

If you don't remember ultralight fishing with Mustad Aji Worm gummies, or Nea Nicu, or the commercial, it's not a problem. It means you haven't followed all the articles on AndyArif.ro or you simply forgot. Or you're too young or this is your first time on this blog. No problem, I'll leave you with the beginning here. And let's take it from Adam, because this ultralight fishing style and the Mustad Aji Worm lures deserve the attention of any predator angler. Seriously, no marketing gimmicks.

A friend, a big consumer of blog articles, once told me that I should give a few details to beginners who stumble across the blog pages. Job done.

Ultralight fishing is a sport fishing technique for predators that involves the use of ultralight equipment, rods with a casting power between 0.5 and 9 g, small reels (1000-2000), thin lines with diameters between 0.08 and 0.16 mm and small lures (0.5-5 g). Whether it is wobblers, oscillating, rotating, cicadas, and in this case gummies, all these micro lures target predatory fish that feed on small creatures. These creatures live in streams, rivers, canals, streams, ponds, ponds, lakes, seas and oceans, constituting a food base for all fish, regardless of their size. In addition, experimenting with this ultralight fishing style offers major sensations and amplifies the pleasure of fishing due to the sensitivity of the equipment. I'm not saying that all the lures you need for a fishing trip fit in one pocket.

 

How I discovered ultralight fishing with micro lures

Returning to ultralight fishing with micro lures, we move the telephoto lens to the 2000s, long before the appearance of the Mustad Aji Worm micro gummies. My first sessions of this kind were on Lake Snagov, where perch and bream were my first partners in unraveling the mysteries of spinning fishing. Of course with ultralight equipment, small gummies and hand made micro wobblers, at that time. And monofilament. Fishing for chub and pike-perch followed in the waters around Bucharest, then the rivers and mountain lakes in search of trout and grayling. All on ultralight fishing equipment with micro lures. Not necessarily because I didn't have other equipment, bigger lures or the dream of some big catches (you know the saying "big bait, big fish"), but this style was much more exciting and I caught more fish. Anytime, anywhere. Oh, and I wouldn't trade a game of fishing for big perch with ultralight equipment for anything in the world.

Competitions and ultralight fishing for speed perch

Years passed and I entered the competitions LRS and international, where ultralight fishing with micro lures was a decisive advantage. The strategy of using micro lures, thin lines up to 0.08 mm and undersized equipment made the difference in many competitions, managing to score consistently on perch, clean and even larger species, pike and zander. Over time I have collected hundreds of micro lures, maybe even thousands, from 1 cm rubbers and wobblers, to micro cicadas, spinners, oscillating, pilkers, even mini rattlings. Animated by ultralight rods and monofilament lines (I fish 99% on ultralight with monofilament) micro lures have always been lethal weapons when predatory fish were apathetic. Especially the big ones. I continued to fish undersized, both in lures and equipment, both in competitions and in pleasure fishing, with more than notable results on both sides. In over 25 years of ultralight fishing with micro lures, I can say that I have tried all the micro lures available in our stores. And not only that. But, yes, until Mustad Aji Worm, at first there were perch and commas, or twisters as I called them. Then followed all the possible and impossible rubbers from all the established brands. I think I could make a small museum of the history of perch fishing rubbers, if I opened all my kits.

Boss on perch, ultralight fishing with micro lures Mustad Aji Worm

Our boss is the perch and associate professor in ultralight fishing with micro lures, Cristi Anghelina, said at first sight that the lures from the Mustad Aji Worm series Bachi-Bachi, Chiki-Chiki, Hila-Hila, Fla-Fla, Pilo-Pilo, Plu-Plu they are exactly what you need for perch, even though the Japanese from Mustad designed them for rock fishing style sea fishing. Seen and enjoyed, the rubbers Mustard Aji Worm available in sizes of 4.3-5 cm, 7 colors, premium packaging in a blister made of cardboard and recycled plastic, eco-friendly, 12+1 and 15+1 pieces in an envelope, bonus a finesse jig. Finesse Mustad jigs made especially for Aji Worm gummies, can also be purchased separately, 5 pieces in a bag, in weights of 0.8/1.0/1.5/2.0/2.5/3.0 grams, on hooks size #6. So far everything is perfect. Let's go on trust? That's what we did, because as the saying goes, who doesn't have Anghelina should buy it.

And yet, what is ultralight perch fishing like with the Mustad Aji Worm?

From the first day I put them to work in ultralight fishing I felt like Louis de Funès in the famous movie He saw us, he knew us. Well, let's not forget that confidence is the best lure. Judging by the quality of the materials, shapes, available colors and action, I was sure that the Mustad Aji Worm rubbers would have their place even in an oversaturated market of soft lure manufacturers. And I caught from the first launches, with all the Aji Worm models Bachi-Bachi, Chiki-Chiki, Hila-Hila, Fla-Fla, Pilo-Pilo, Plu-Plu, colors and weights of finesse jigs various. Accidentally or not, among the hundreds of perch caught, pikes also fell. So what's small, goes underwater and is eaten by perch and pikes? Exactly, the little Mustad Aji Worm.

Mustad Aji Worm goes to trout… I swear by their freckles

Ultralight fishing with micro lures for trout is one of the styles that I liked the most in this beautiful game on the waters. I always regret that I could not go as often as I would have liked to the mountain rivers and lakes, but the call pikes and theater kept me stuck for many years to the detriment of fishing freckledI've been recovering lately, but being faithful to the rotary and oscillating It took me a long time to try it on gummy worms. Mustad Aji Worm was the reason why I said one day… wow, but don't these work on trout too? And they did. I caught them. The minimalist presentation and subtle action made the difference, not needing strong vibrations, but something similar to trout food sources that move naturally with the current. And I didn't even hang the finesse jigs among the rocks, thanks to their shape, because hey, it's not for nothing that the Japanese invented them for rock fishing. The fact is that in fresh or salt water, all rocks are the same. And the fish behave the same when you give them small gummy worms.

And the grayling? Riders On The Worm, Mustad Aji Worm

Somewhere far away in Sweden, I have a little paradise, speaking of small things, three lakes where you can catch grayling with ultralight fishing with micro lures. If I think of a quiet place where I am happiest, that is where my thoughts fly. And my body, every year. Of course, one day… after I had caught enough grayling and trout on jigs Typhoon (another guilty pleasure), I said to myself again, man, don't these work for grayling too? Not that they did... the poor grayling had never seen gum like that in their lives and didn't know how to eat them, nor did I know how to react, to sting them for their features. We reached a common denominator, we would let them suck on the gum as much as they wanted until they ran away with the line, then we would sting them. We got along great. We'll play again this year, I promise. Riders On the Worm, Mustad Aji Worm, across the lake they squirm, pink shadows twist and turns, killer on the lake.

Back to stone roots

Sooner or later we all end up fishing in salt water. There comes a time when lying on the beach in the sun is no longer enough and the call of fishing cannot be quenched even with the coldest beers. Also for a few years now, even though I get seasick, I have started taking my fishing rods on all my vacations. travel and soak my lures in a literal ocean of water.

Small lures can bring big surprises, even from the shore, not only from the boat, see the story in Punta Cana, then the one in ThailandIt wasn't ultralight fishing, although in the Dominican Republic the key to success was an oscillating rod. Typhoon Berti, and in Krabi Mustad Aji Mezashi Jig CastingOkay, so what does this have to do with ultralight fishing and Mustad Aji Worm micro gummies?

Well, it does, because in several shore fishing parties (trials) in rocky areas I saw other fishermen catching a bunch of exotic baboons with micro gummies. I didn't have them with me either. But don't do the same, take them into account for your vacations in Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Spain, Portugal or anywhere where the water tastes salty and there are some fish just a cast away. Photo above, Spain, Costa Brava, vacation with family, 15 free minutes on some rocks, launched Mustad Aji Worm (I had it with me for the first time), launched, waited, jigged, the attack didn't surprise me, but I caught it. It will come. I promise.

Earth covers 28% of the planet, Mustad covers the rest

If you've been eyeing Mustad Aji Worm gummies Bachi-Bachi, Chiki-Chiki, Hila-Hila, Fla-Fla, Pilo-Pilo, Plu-Plu you can find them in Arrow International physical stores from all over the country and online at partner stores. If you want to see with your own eyes the entire range of Mustad products along with 80 other established fishing brands, then you will have to take a stroll through the newest store Arrow International Fishing on Vitan Street 271, Sector 3, Bucharest (opposite Auchan Vitan).

What will you find there?

• 500 square meters of fishing paradise with all the products imported by Arrow International in one place
• Thousands of products from over 80 international brands and other importers from Romania
• Testing areas, including Dâmbovița which is one cast away (perch are caught there, on the test rods)
• A team of professionals who can guide you in choosing ultralight equipment much better than I could.

Did you know that Mustad gums

No, enough about the gums. But if we're still in the category, you knew I'd have to tell you something about Mustad. At first it was the hook.

𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗱 has been producing fishing hooks since 1832 in a factory near Gjøvik, Norway.

In 1877 Mathias Topp designed and made "The Hook Maker" - the machine where the wire is inserted on one side and the hooks come out on the other. The plans for this car have been kept secret until today.

𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗱 has produced over 60,000 models of hooks, the most used in sport and industrial fishing.

Today, 1 in 4 fishing hooks is made by Mustache.

In the year 1950, the 50% in fishing hook production was made by Mustache.

The company 𝗠musta𝗿d is present in more than 160 countries.

In many corners of the world, the word Mustad is used to define the fishing hook.

The hooks produced by 𝗠musta𝗿d covers all sports fishing disciplines as well as industrial and traditional fishing.

𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗱 is the only company in the world that controls the entire process of making a fishing hook, from the production of the wire to the sharpening process.