Zander Percidea
Stizostedion lucioperca.
Species info: Large pointed snout, prominent backward pointing
teeth. Dorsal fin set well back near tail above anal fin. A fierce
predator, which prefers to hunt its prey in open water. The younger
fish hunt in shoals, but as they grow larger become solitary.
It prefers slow or very sluggish, murky water. We find him mostly
on the main Danube branches, at the river intersections.
Tackle, Bait, Techniques
Rod and Reels
Spinning with 8 – 10 ft rods, 10ft to 12ft with other methods.
Reels with fixed spool
Line b.s.
7lb to 12lb. Useful to use both mono- or (mostly) braided lines.
Hooks
No. 4 to No.7 trebles
2-2/0 singles
Specimen maximum weight
Up to 20 lbs
Bait
Live and dead-baits, small spoons
spinners and plugs.
Techniques
Ledgered and free lined live or dead-baits, float fished live-bait
wobbled dead-baits (Drachkovitch method), plugging and spinning,
drop shot method (classic or jig dropper).