Do-it-yourself bottom gear: types of bottom gear, manufacturing and installation

Novice anglers assume that with the help of bottom gear you can catch only those fish that lead a bottom lifestyle. Actually it is not.

Fishing rods for bottom fishing can have a variety of design solutions. Some designs are generally used without a rod, and the well-known “gum” is also a bottom tackle.

Bottom tackle with a rod

The most common tackle, called a “snack”, is the progenitor of the well-known feeder and other gear, such as spinning.

An ordinary zakidushka can consist of any kind of rod, as well as a reel on which up to 100 meters of fishing line can be wound. At the end of the fishing line, a sinker and several leashes with hooks are attached. If a segment of the rod is provided with a thin, sensitive tip, then the result will be a feeder rod that can respond to the slightest touch of the fish.

Modern feeder rods are equipped with several tips of different hardness, which allows the use of sinkers of various weights. The presence of such tops allows you to fish both in the current and in still water.

Bottom tackle without rod

There are several designs that do not have rods. Instead of a rod, a reel of such a design is used, which allows you to store and transport tackle, and also allows you to fix it on the shore of a reservoir. Such tackle as “elastic band” is quite widely used by anglers for bottom fishing. It received its name due to the fact that its design provides for a rubber shock absorber. It allows you to retrieve the caught fish without pulling the tackle out of the water.

Despite the simplicity of the design, the catchability of the “gum” is at the highest level. In second place in terms of catchability, you can put the “ring” bottom tackle. Unfortunately, it can only be used if a boat is available. Quite an interesting tackle, with the following principle of operation. At the bottom of the reservoir, in a promising place, a feeder with food is lowered on a thick fishing line. She will be at the bottom until the end of fishing. After that, a thinner fishing line with leashes and nozzles falls to the bottom. In this case, a ring of a certain weight is used. It carries the fishing line with hooks closer to the feeder and keeps them in one place. This is especially true in the presence of a current, when the baited hooks under the influence of the current can move from the feeder to an indefinite distance.

This method of fishing has one drawback. Tackle does not allow you to quickly change the point of fishing. You need to either know the nature of the reservoir and the bottom topography well, or you may just be lucky.

Installation of a snack

To have a snack, you need to stock up on the following details:

• fishing line of the required thickness;
• lead sinker;
• leashes and hooks;
• bite signaling device (bell).

Instead of a rod, wooden sticks, pointed at one end, are suitable. This will allow you to drive them on the shore, thereby ensuring a reliable fastening of the gear. Reliable fastening is necessary in conditions when it is expected to catch a trophy specimen of pike or catfish. Therefore, the fishing line is selected according to the principle “the thicker the better.” Usually a line diameter of 0,4-0,5 mm is sufficient, as is its length of 50 meters. Further, it is hardly possible to throw a “snack” with your hands.

The shape and weight of the sinker are selected depending on the nature of the reservoir. If there is a current, then the sinker is chosen heavier, if there is no current, then it is easier. But the weight of the sinker should be enough so that the “snack” can be thrown as far as possible. If the bottom is hard, then a sinker of any shape will go, and if it is muddy, then it is better to use a flat-shaped sinker.

As a rule, more than 4 leashes with hooks are not installed on the “snack” so that there are no extra hooks. The ideal option is no more than 2 leashes. The size of the hooks depends on the type of fish and its size. If the “snack” is set on a catfish, then the hooks are of the appropriate size.

Installation of “gum”

This gear includes the following components:

• monofilament fishing line with a diameter of 0,3-0,5 mm and a length of up to 100 m;
• gum “Hungarian” (round), up to 10 m long;
• braided fishing line, 0,2 mm thick and up to 20 m long;
• bite signaling device (any design).

As a rule, the tackle is fixed on a reel of a certain shape, which is cut out of plywood, 6 mm thick. The shape of the reel should provide for fastening gear on the shore.

As a sinker, you can use an ordinary brick or part of it. This will save money. At the same time, it should be borne in mind that a load weighing 1 kg is quite enough. The load with a rubber shock absorber is connected using a piece of rope, 1-1,5 meters long. A rope is needed to cast tackle from the shore. If there is a watercraft, then the cargo can be brought to any distance. In this case, the load can be fixed directly to the elastic band.

Next, the main fishing line is attached to the elastic. Stepping back from the rubber shock absorber from 1 to 2 meters, form 5-6 loops, at a distance of 30-50 cm from one another. These loops will later need to be attached to the leashes with hooks. Usually, fastening is carried out according to the loop-to-loop principle, although there are other options. For example, you can use fasteners (carbines). As practice shows, the presence of unnecessary elements can scare away the fish.

The length of the shock absorber may depend on the physical capabilities of the angler. The farther from the coast you can throw the tackle, the longer the piece of gum you need to install on the tackle. It is necessary to take into account the factor that the gum increases in size from 3 to 5 times.

How to make a donut with a feeder?

To increase the chances of catching fish, a feeder is added to the bottom equipment. Moreover, the feeder at this time acts as a sinker, which is very convenient. The classic installation with a feeder looks like this:

1. When using a feeder, you should carefully and prudently consider the process of choosing a rod. In the process of fishing, several loads act on the rod: the weight of the bait, the weight of the feeder with food and the fish caught.
2. A fishing line with a thickness of 0,3-0,4 mm is used, which is located on a powerful reel that can accommodate up to 150 m of fishing line.
3. As a rule, preference is given to coils of well-known and reliable manufacturers.
4. The feeder is selected depending on the nature of the bottom of the reservoir.

Popular types of feeders

The “spring” feeder is very popular. It is used for catching peaceful fish and shows good efficiency. The advantages of such a design include:

• this feeder is relatively cheap;
• it has acceptable efficiency;
• it can be easily made at home;
• it is suitable for fishing both on the river and on the lake;
• With it, you can catch any peaceful fish.

Makushatnik

This is a very simple and affordable bottom tackle, the effectiveness of which has been proven over the years. They named it so because sunflower cake (makuha) is used as feed. Very often, such equipment is used for carp fishing.

It will be possible to buy a crown in a specialized store, but you can buy ready-made briquettes for a crown. However, this is the main component of the equipment, and how to adapt the briquette depends on the imagination of the angler himself. Sometimes anglers don’t really fantasize and resort to elementary fastening of a cake briquette with an elastic band.

The second component of the equipment is the sinker. It can also be fixed in the simplest way. The weight and shape of the sinker is selected for a specific body of water. And the third component is leashes with hooks that simply hide in the top of the head, without any bait. Sometimes they just use foam balls to keep the hooks in suspension.

Nipple

The nipple is one of the varieties of bottom rigs. The principle of its action is based on the fact that the crucian or carp, as it were, sucks in the alleged food objects. Structurally, the nipple is made in the form of a feeder, in which the bait is tightly packed, and hooks with or without bait are masked into the bait. The crucian carp, having found a food object, begin to slowly suck in the contents of the feeder. As a result, he sucks hooks along with food. When he discovers foreign bodies, he tries to get rid of them, but it’s too late.

The simplest nipple design consists of a lid from a plastic (5 liter) bottle and a wire threaded parallel to the surface of the lid, to which the main fishing line and a leash with hooks are attached. By the way, there can be several leashes (up to 6 pieces). The leashes must be very short so that they cannot twist with each other.

Do-it-yourself “Banjo” tackle

It is often used by anglers when fishing in stagnant water. This tackle is nothing more than an average derivative of a feeder and a pacifier.

It is easy to make such equipment yourself:

1. You need to take a lid from a 5 liter plastic container.
2. Holes are made on the sides of the lid, after which a hollow tube is inserted.
3. The load is attached to the bottom of the lid in any way possible.

Mounting gear

The main fishing line is passed through a small tube, at the end of which a leash with hooks is attached. If the classic nipple does not belong to the sports equipment, then the nipple made using this technology turns into a sports equipment.

Donka for night fishing with a light signaling device

Making a bottom tackle with a bite indicator light is another step that increases the comfort of fishing. For this you need to have:

1. Plastic container for yogurt.
2. Two coin cell batteries.
3. Switch.
4. Tilt sensor.
5. One LED and one chip.

Manufacturing technology

• A hole with a diameter of 6 cm is drilled in the lid of the container. A screw is inserted into the hole and a paper clip is attached from the outside.
• Up to 50 meters of fishing line of the corresponding diameter is wound on the body of the container. A carabiner with a swivel is attached to its end.
• After that, a bite indicator is made and attached to the LED.

Tilt Sensor Manufacturing

The main element of the bite signaling device is considered to be a tilt sensor, which is manufactured as follows?

1. A metal tube is taken, with a diameter of 8 mm and a length of 15 mm.
2. A side part is cut out of sheet aluminum.
3. The second sidewall is made of insulating material (plastic or textolite).
4. A small screw is screwed into the center of the second sidewall, to which the foil is soldered.
5. After that, proceed to the assembly of the sensor. A sidewall made of insulating material is attached to the tube with glue.
6. The cavity of the tube is filled with small metal balls or pieces of copper wire.
7. At the next stage, the first sidewall is attached to the tube.
8. The holder for two batteries must be cut out of brass. All elements are isolated with cambric.
9. In conclusion, a board with a microcircuit and an LED is glued, after which it is installed on the cover.

Shore installation

After arriving at the reservoir, you should cut off a small peg and drive it into the ground. Using a paper clip, the indicator is attached to the peg. At the top of the peg, a crevice is formed through which the fishing line is passed. When biting, the peg will bend, and the sensor will work.

Do-it-yourself donka with a self-cutting device

When constructing such devices, you should always remember that such devices do not belong to sports types of fishing. And yet, they allow you to increase the chances of catching fish. In order for the tackle to turn out to be self-cutting, it is enough to install a piece of elastic instead of a leash, which will serve as the mechanism capable of ensuring self-cutting of the fish. At the same time, the gum must be strong enough, otherwise, when a large specimen is bitten, it will not be able to withstand it.

The regular nipple mentioned in this article also leads to self-hooking fish. This is facilitated by the mass of the feeder. The greater its weight, the greater the effect of self-cutting.

Universal bottom tackle

Bottom tackle, such as a feeder, is practically a universal tackle. Experienced anglers catch carp, carp, bream, pike perch, roach, silver bream, perch, etc. on such tackle.

You can catch such fish only with a powerful, reliable spinning rod. And it is better to use a feeder rod, because it is designed for such fishing conditions.

As a rule, in the arsenal of an experienced angler there are several types of feeders designed for certain fishing conditions.

The use of certain gear is dictated by the behavior of a particular type of fish. Therefore, it is very important to choose tackle for catching a specific fish, for example, carp, crucian carp, bream, etc.