Winter Fishing Tricks

2024 Author: Sebastian Paterson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:47

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Earthworms for winter fishing can be prepared in the fall and then stored for a long time. To do this, soil is poured into a spacious wooden box, peat, humus are added and periodically moistened with water. The box is placed in a cool place, ideally in a subfloor or basement. It is very useful to feed the worms by putting drunk tea, boiled potatoes, or soaked white bread in the ground.

The worms will live in the box all winter, but you must constantly monitor them, otherwise they will all creep out. To prevent this from happening, a metal visor is erected along the edges of the entire perimeter of the box (Fig. 1, pos. 3). And so that it does not rust, use galvanized iron, brass, aluminum. For greater reliability, the ends of the visor are folded down at a right angle.

You can store worms for winter fishing in another way. For this purpose, take a liter glass jar, which is filled with humus (I use rotted chicken manure). The neck of the can is closed with a nylon lid. A can of worms is stored between window frames or in a not too cold basement. During the winter, snow is poured into the jar four to five times to moisten the contents. The nozzle stays perfectly throughout the winter.

A convenient stand for a winter fishing rod can be easily made by yourself. To do this, an isosceles triangle with dimensions of 3x3x4.5 cm is cut out of dense foam (Fig. 2, pos. A). Closer to the top, a through hole with a diameter of 3-5 mm is made, into which the whip of the fishing rod is inserted.

At the base of the triangle, two holes with a diameter of 1.5 mm and a depth of 12 mm are made at an angle of 45 degrees. Two legs made of aluminum or galvanized wire with a diameter of 2 mm and a length of 100 mm are inserted into them. Having assembled the stand, it is put on the whip of the winter fishing rod and installed over the hole (Fig. 2, pos. B). If there is water on the ice near the hole, then a wire leg is placed under the rod handle (Fig. 2, pos. C).

In winter fishing at a depth (10-12 meters or more), tackle, consisting of a main line with a diameter of 0.2-0.25 mm, 2-3 hooks on it and a large jig at the end, often brings success. The distance between the hooks and the jig is 30-50 mm. The hooks are attached to the main line in two ways.

1. Hard. Then the fishing line is passed through the eye of the hook twice, then the resulting loop is wound 2-3 times to the forend of the hook and again passed through the eye of the hook or through the last loop on the forend of the hook and tightened. The attachment point is lubricated with waterproof glue.

2. On a short - up to 3 cm - leash attached to the main line. To do this, make a single loop from the leash (taken with a margin for the convenience of tying a hook) and the main line, placing the loop at the place of tying the leash. The lower end of the leash and the main line are threaded together and at the same time 2-3 times through the loop and tighten, the lower end is cut off, and a hook is attached to the upper end in the usual way, which should hang perpendicular to the main line (Fig. 3).

The jig can be tied with the knot shown in Figure 4. It is self-tightening, fits compactly on the forend of the hook and is easy to knit. You do not need to hold the jig in your hand after passing the fishing line through the hole in it. After pulling the line through the hole in the jig, the end of the line folds in half - a loop is formed. Then a large turn is made, into which the free end of the line is passed twice. The loop is put on the hook of the jig, and the knot is tightened on the forend.

The proposed device (Fig. 5) can be used instead of a landing net and a hook, in addition, it can be used as a yawner. It is made from any spring with a wire diameter of 3-4 mm. One turn is left from the spring, the rest of it is straightened and two ends are left with a length of 120 mm each. They are riveted and drilled in the center through a hole with a diameter of 2.5 mm. The grippers are made of 1.5 mm thick sheet steel. The grips are pivotally connected to each other and to the spring with rivets.

During the thaw, ice on water bodies acquires a mirror surface, on which it is difficult and dangerous to walk. For the convenience of walking on such ice, it is enough to make spikes-claws, simple in design (Fig. 6), which are put on the shoes and fastened to them with the help of fastening belts. For thorns-claws, scraps of sheet steel with a thickness of 1-1.5 mm are used and any suitable belt, including a waist belt.

Very quickly you can make a spinner from tin or lead (fig. 7). To do this, molten tin is poured into a box (cardboard can be used) with a layer of 1-1.5 mm. The plate obtained after cooling is cut into strips 70-80 mm long and 15-25 mm wide. However, the sizes can be any. Finishing is done with a file and a knife. For the fishing line and hook, holes with a diameter of 2-3 mm are drilled in the spoon. With the help of pliers, the spoon is given the desired shape (bend). The peculiarity of such a spoon is that its bend can be changed by lightly pressing the fingers. Changing the bend allows you to adjust the immersion depth of the lure when driving, which is very important when fishing in shallow overgrown places.

Memory knots:

when going on a fishing trip, be sure to take a thermos with hot coffee or tea, and even better - with vegetable, meat or chicken broth, which will help to restore your strength. Alcohol may be to someone's taste, but it is unlikely to protect against frost

in winter, people who constantly wear glasses have a problem: glasses of glasses fog up. This will not happen if, before fishing, grease them with a mild soapy solution, dry them and then wipe them with a clean cloth

ice on the guides can damage even the strongest line. But if the rings are lubricated with glycerin, then they will not ice up even in severe frosts