Useful Fishing Tips

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

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The well-known proverb is very suitable for fishing since ancient times: “Live and learn”. Because fish in our reservoirs is becoming less and less, and, accordingly, the methods of catching it are improving, becoming more and more complex and sophisticated. And any, it would seem, a trifle, can contribute to a successful fishing.

Jig with a ball

By the end of summer, in most water bodies, an active pre-autumn zeal of predators begins - perch, pike, trout, zander, asp, and sometimes chub. You can successfully catch them on a simple design jig (see Fig. 1). It is necessary to solder a ball with a diameter of 4-8 millimeters from any bearing to the hook No. 4-8. It is very important that the ball does not rust. It needs to be painted red, white, black, and wiped dry after each fishing trip. A flexible rod with a length of about 1.5 meters, a line with a diameter of 0.25-0.3 millimeters. A worm attachment, or even better pieces of small fish.

Comfortable canna

From galvanized iron, you can make a convenient canna for storing live bait while fishing (see Fig. 2). The canna should be closed with a lid with holes for changing the water when immersed in water. Zhivtsov can also be kept in a regular bucket. Only it must be wrapped in a fine net, otherwise roach, dace and some other fish will jump out of it.

Detachable without cord

When releasing the hook of a float rod or a spinner caught on an object at the bottom of the reservoir, anglers use a special cut-off. A mandatory accessory for the cut is a cord on which it sinks to the bottom. If the hook is caught, but there is no cut, an ordinary lead plate will help out, from which the sinkers are made. It is necessary to drill a hole in the plate with the tip of a knife, then pass the line from a fishing rod, folded in half, into it (see Fig. 3). Holding the formed loop with the left hand, the plate is lowered along the fishing line to the bottom. With your right hand, you need to pull the rod several times. The hook will be removed. Together with the hook, the plate rises from the bottom. A nut, wrench or other object with a hole or ring can be used as a release. In this case, the rod must have a sufficient supply of line.

Splicing line

Splicing lines of the same diameter is usually straightforward. But when you have to splice fishing lines of different diameters, problems arise. To get rid of them, I advise you to use this method … Two lines are laid on top of one another with an overlap of 7-10 centimeters. One end is twisted around both lines twice to obtain a figure-eight knot (see fig.4a). The end is tightened tightly. Then the same is done with the other end. The knots are pulled together, and the excess ends are cut off.

If you need permanent (non-removable) leads on the main line, you can tie them like this. The main line is bent from left up to right down in small rings, then the right ring is brought down under the left one with gaps. The leash is passed through the rings, under each line in turn, and, holding it, tighten the knot (see Fig. 4b).

Wire rod

The main function of a wired rod is fishing on the stream, in rapids and in places where it is difficult to cast an ordinary tackle. In a wire rod, the main role is played by a sinker that moves freely from one limiter to another. The first is located at the point where the leash is attached, and the second is 50-100 centimeters from it towards the float.

The purpose of a wire rod is to provide long casting. The lead ball sinker has a through hole for free line passage. Such a sinker ensures the retention of the leash and the hook with a nozzle at a given point (at the place of bait, near grass thickets, in a pit where fish can stand). When casting, the tackle, under the action of a movable sinker, takes up the stop of the lower limiter (near the hook), while the float is in a semi-vertical state.

When the fish bites, the fishing line with a hook and a nozzle moves freely to the upper stop, and under the influence of movement, the float goes into the water. Such a tackle reduces the caution of the fish, and the nozzle is in constant motion and the turbidity raised from the bottom attracts the fish. The nozzle can be freely thrown 25 meters with the wire.

Necessary little things

The best float can be made of apple or pear wood: it is heavy, durable, and also does not absorb moisture well. It is advisable to paint the float, alternating white with some other, clearly visible. Such a rather weighty float can be thrown without a sinker and even against the wind. It works especially effectively when fishing with a reel.

Often you have to fish in clear water and in bright sun. In such conditions, for successful fishing it is necessary to use lures with a dull color or with a matte surface. The repelling shine of the bait can be easily and quickly extinguished by holding it over a piece of burning birch bark.

Alexander Nosov