Feeder for beginners

Many people know and use the usual spinning bottom gear (in the common people, a throwaway). It consists of spinning rod, reel, fishing line, feeder and hook. With its help, you can deliver the bait with equipment at a decent distance from the shore (depending on the strength of the swing and the length of the rod). It has long been known that nothing lasts forever and has the principle of modernization. The usual snacks were replaced by a new tackle called “feeder”. Many immediately retrained for it. What is a feeder for beginners?

The principle of its operation is the same. Throw the equipped feeder with a hook as far as possible from the shore, set the bite alarm correctly and wait. At will, a recast is carried out several times in order to find and catch your trophy as quickly as possible.

As it turned out, the feeder rod has many advantages and disadvantages:

there are several interchangeable tips (they are also a bite indicator), thanks to which you can adapt to fishing conditions (under any wind and current). They can also be changed depending on the weight of the equipped equipment, and they are also able to give the tackle maximum sensitivity, which will allow you to see the most delicate bite of the fish. For example, a bite signaling device (bell, wand) must also be attached to spinning rigs, which is not accurate enough;
thanks to such tips, the feeder rod is longer than a conventional spinning rod, and therefore has a longer cast;
when using all kinds of signaling devices, when hooking, entanglement and loss of prey occurs, and sometimes a break;
differ from bottom gear (cast a few pieces and wait) in that when using a feeder, it is possible to change fishing tactics, adjusting to the activity of the fish;
a fisherman with a feeder requires much less space than a spinner. So, as we already understood, “Feeder” is a modernized spinning equipment, which has the difference in the form of a rod with a sensitive tip, which is used as a bite signaling device, and is also equipped with a feeder feeder to attract fish. What is needed when equipping feeders?

Rod

The main difference between this rod and the spinning rod is that it has more small rings that let the line through, they are fixed on small holders. The kit comes with interchangeable tips (their softness is varied), they are intended for delivering bait of various weight categories and are a bite signaling device.

Feeder rods can be divided into three classes: light (light-light), medium (medium-medium), heavy (heavy-heavy). Also, in a separate class, you can add ultra-light ones, which are also called pickers, as well as super-heavy ones, which are designed for fishing at a long distance with weighty feeders.

As a rule, sellers help to choose a budget option for a rod, middle class. It is the most versatile, it can easily be adapted to most fishing conditions. Also, when choosing a rod, you need to pay attention to the test. It will be directly proportional to the class. For example, light will be with dough up to 40 grams, medium from 40 to 80, heavy more than 80 grams.

In order to avoid trouble while fishing, it is best not to exceed the upper limit of the test (equip 10 g less), since the maximum weight is generally overestimated by the manufacturer.

The base of the feeder consists of 3 or 4 parts, with a total length of 2 to 4,5 meters. To make the bite the most noticeable, the tip is painted in bright colors. The length of the rod is selected depending on the place of fishing and the casting distance. If you are not going to cast to 100 meters, it will be enough to use a feeder, the length of which is from three to four meters.

Fishing line

Main line. In order to equip the feeder, you can use both mono and any braided line. When fishing at short distances, a monofilament is more suitable, its qualities include a slight extensibility, as well as smoothing out jerks of the fish. When hooking and visibility of a bite, no negative qualities stand out.

When catching small fish up to a kilogram, it is best to use line diameters from 0,16 to 0,2 millimeters, when catching more than a kilogram, for example, bream, from 0,2 to 0,25 millimeters. If you are going to a pond where it is possible to catch trophy carp on a feeder on a pond (more than 3 kg), it is better not to use it. Indeed, when biting such specimens, a vertically placed rod is bent into a ring.

If casting is carried out over a long distance, it is best to use a braided fishing line with a diameter of 0,1 to 0,16 millimeters. Moreover, the braid should be with zero stretch in order to transmit the bite momentum to the top well.

Why is it best to use thin line on the feeder

it will be better and better casting
in any current there will be less resistance, the equipment will be less carried downstream, and the bite will be clearer.
sensitive and fine equipment, simple, pleasant to carry out fishing.

Coil

For the feeder, a coil of one type is used – inertialess. The most important thing is that it be of high quality and reliable, since fishing involves a fast pace. Of course, you can use any spinning reel, but it is best to purchase one designed for match fishing. Their kit includes spare shallow bobbins, and the gear ratio is increased. The spool of such a reel will help prevent thin line from falling through between the wound turns.

It will not be superfluous at all if the coil has a baitrunner system. This is such a system that is able to instantly switch the friction brake from the operating mode to the minimum one, with which the fishing line can be freely etched and vice versa. In the future, it will help to avoid trouble when biting a test trophy. Indeed, at such a moment, the rod can fall from the stands and drag into the water.

Feeding trough

The feeder feeder has one task, to deliver the prepared bait to the fishing sector, to allow it to fully open up, to attract fish and keep it at a given point. They can be square, round, oval, with or without additional weight.

There are several types of feeders for feeder rods:

starting feed;
long throw;
Still water;
feeding on the course.

Feeding trough designed for starter feeding

It differs from others in the size and dimension of the cells. Her cormacs are decent and open, the mesh is large. The bait from such a feeder should be quickly washed out, it is used when it is impossible to throw the bait with your hands.

When such a feeder hits the bottom, it is necessary to carry out a sharp cutting. It will clear up quickly and be ready for the next cast. They must be done several times, from 5 to 10.

Feeder for fishing in still water (pre-feeding)

As a rule, this is exactly the same as the previous one, only smaller. The main element here is the cells, the bait should be gradually washed out and keep the fish in a given sector. What form it will be does not matter.

Feeding trough for feeding on the current

The most important thing here is the form. The mesh is small, and the sterns are flat, the bottom is weighted. Can be used as fully closed cell and half closed. Its purpose is to keep bait in a given area.

Long distance feeder

It looks like a badminton shuttlecock. To one part of the kormak (front shipment) is attached a load in the form of a ball, followed by a round feeder. When casting, it behaves exactly the same as a shuttlecock. Thanks to this, it can be thrown 25, 30% further, in contrast to the usual one, which has a similar weight.

Hooks

Hooks for the feeder are selected depending on what kind of fish you are tuned to. Still, for the most part, feeder fishing is considered sports, and accordingly, hooks, in more than 80% of cases, need to be tied small (up to size 5). Of course, if you prefer bream, large carp or carp, then the hook must match, respectively, its size must be more than size 6.

Leave

When making a leash for a feeder, the fishing line must be of the highest quality, thin, durable and invisible in the water. Savings are not valued here. In the event that a monofilament is used, it should be comparable to the color of the bottom of the reservoir where you are going to fish. Of course, one of the best leashes is fluorocarbon. It is not cheap, but to save money there are small reels, only 20 to 50 m long. Such a leash will be almost invisible and durable. As a result of fishing, you can adjust the leash in length and thickness. It will not be superfluous to make a rubber feeder insert between the main line and the leash. This will allow you to use the thinnest line, as well as give cushioning when jerking fish.

Feeder bite alarms

There are 3 types: sound, visual and combined. The principle of their work: pendulum, light (firefly), nod, sound (bell, bell, rattle), electronic.

pendulum

Its assembly is made of a plastic tube, on one side of which there is a metal loop (installation order, on the nearest ring to the handle), on the other side a small barrel with an already large loop, which is fastened with a clasp, directly to the fishing line. Due to the gravity, the barrel sags, and when biting, it rises or falls. Such bite alarms should have slots so that, during night fishing, you can insert a light one (a capsule with a chemical element and rubber cambric) into it.

Nod

It is directly the tip of the feeder itself, which bends when the line is pulled. During the bite, he will either bend or straighten, and twitching is no exception.

Sound

It can be a bell, a bell, or a rattle, which are attached directly to the very tip of the feeder or fishing line, using an elastic band, or a clip clip.

Electronic

This is a whole system that can give not only sound notifications of the bite signal, but also to the phone or, for example, a walkie-talkie, pager. In this case, the fishing line is fixed between the contacts of the signaling device, at the moment of changing the tension, an audible notification occurs.

Rod stand

If you do not want inconvenience while fishing with a feeder rod, then it is best to purchase or make yourself a stand for it. It is a necessary part of fixing the rod in the desired position. Thanks to her, the bite is controlled, convenient, simple and easy.

The simplest stand can be an ordinary sliding slingshot for fishing rods, as well as a wooden slingshot lying on the shore. But this is not the best option. After all, they are only suitable for short spinning rods.

In stores, you can buy butt holders that are installed in the ground, as well as all kinds of racks (rod-pods) for one or more spinning rods. If desired, they can be equipped with electronic bite alarms. Due to the fact that there are several points of support (three or four), they enjoy good stability, and the height adjusts to the fishing conditions.

Feeder bait preparation

Every angler knows that the right bait and bait is the key to successful fishing and the ability to return home with good trophies. Feeder bait is no exception to this. Its tasks include luring fish, its interest and retention, for a long amount of time, in the required fishing spot.

As an option, you can take cake, steamed compound feed, all kinds of porridge (millet, peas, semolina, oatmeal, and so on) as a basis, or the easiest way is to buy a ready-made mixture in a store. You can also add some bait to the composition of the bait, which is supposed to be used for fishing (bloodworm, chopped worms, maggot and much more).

Preparation of bait for fish is an individual science of any fisherman. Everyone uses some kind of hidden, personal secrets of recipes that have been verified by fishing experience.

When making bait for a feeder, it is necessary to take into account several factors of the reservoirs in which it will be used. It may also be useful, an encyclopedia of feeder fishing. It is necessary to take into account:

The strength of the current. Depending on what it is (strong or weak), it is necessary to choose the right viscosity, as well as weight. To make the bait heavier, weighting components can be added to its consistency (for example, porridge, a little clay). Viscosity depends on the amount of water in the bait, the more liquid, the better it molds.
Color and structure of the bottom. The bright colors of the bait are able to scare away the fish and make them cautious. Usually the bait should be in three shades: light, for sandy ponds, dark, with a silty bottom and medium (dirty gray), with a combined bottom. Also, the natural color of the bait will not be superfluous.
Proposed parking areas. As you know, the fish is constantly moving, not standing in one place and at the same depth. Therefore, in order to attract it to the bottom, it is necessary that the bait begins to disintegrate, somewhere in the middle of the water, leaving behind a plume. This can be achieved either by slightly saturating the mixture with air, or by adding light additives, or by not soaking the composition.
Preferences of the fish being hunted. Depending on whether large or small fish are being caught, there is a need to use appropriately sized pieces of bait. For example, for roach, these particles should be well ground, and for carp or bream, they should be large (for example, it can be peas or corn).

In any bait, you can use the addition of natural (odorous oils) or artificial flavoring. The most important thing is not to overdo it with them, since too strong a smell may not attract, but on the contrary, scare away the fish.

In fact, fishing on the feeder is very exciting and dynamic, it is more like sport fishing than ordinary fishing.

The most important thing is the choice of the place of fishing. Sometimes you have to go around almost the entire body of water to find it. It should be clean from snags, thickets and all kinds of obstacles that will create inconvenience and discomfort when casting, hooking and fighting. It will be important to determine how strong the current and the color scheme of the bottom.

After you have decided on the place, you need to knead the bait mixture. For this, it is always better to use water from the reservoir where fishing takes place (it will not betray frightening aromas). Water is added little by little so that the consistency of the mixture is thoroughly mixed, non-viscous and not crumbly. Next, you need to give time, approximately 20-30 minutes, for swelling and impregnation with water.

We take tackle, attach a swivel to it, then a sinker equal in weight to the feeder with bait, we carry out several trial requests. Thanks to this, the approximate depth, current, bottom topography and the presence of all kinds of interference when fishing are determined. To cast in the same place, there is a clip on the reel to clamp the fishing line. You can use it or a marker.

We remove the sinker, attach a feeder (running equipment) to the swivel, fill it with bait mixture and make several casts into the fishing sector. This is done in order to lure the fish.

Initially, it is necessary to fulfill all the installation rules with high quality. All rings should be even, look at each other. The feeder is pulled to the top so that the length of the fishing line is no more than 1 meter. At the same time, the bail of the reel is open so that the fishing line can easily jump off the spool.

Casting technique

The feeder is taken in the working hand, near the coil. Depending on whether you are right handed or left handed. The index finger should press the line to the rod. The other hand lies at the end of the handle.

We move the rod back, while the reel is in the up position. the feeder hangs down, slightly bending the top. Trying to feel its weight. Visually check if there are any overlaps of the fishing line at the top.

We are looking for a landmark, a fishing place. Next, a cast is made, without sudden movements. Slowly and smoothly, while one hand moves towards the chest, and the other (which is near the reel) straightens, the index finger releases the fishing line, we observe the flight of the feeder. We wait a few seconds for it to sink to the bottom, we wind the fishing line to a stretch.

There are two ways to install a feeder rod using a stand – vertically and horizontally.

As a rule, vertical installation is more suitable for rivers and reservoirs where there is a current. Once the rig is abandoned, the feeder is placed vertically on the stand so that it has a low position. At the same time, a significant part of the fishing line will hide under water and the wind will affect it minimally.

The coil should be wound so that the tip is slightly bent.

When installed horizontally, the feeder should be placed in a position parallel to the water. The line must be reeled in such a way that the tip of the rod is bent decently in the direction of the water.

It is important to remember that if you use several feeders for fishing, you should not experiment (one way, another way), the installation is the same.

Jogging

When fishing is done with a feeder, the hook should be in the form of a quick, but it is important that it is not a sudden movement. With a vertical arrangement of tackle, it is necessary to cut diagonally up and to the side. With a horizontal arrangement, arcuate up and towards the coast.

If fishing is carried out with a cast of more than 25 m and a mono-line is used, it is necessary to detect it. This is done as follows, the hooking occurs, the coil is scrolled two or three times and the hooking is carried out again.

playing

With a well-established tackle and a strong fishing line, there will be no problems with fighting, little things. When a test trophy comes across and at the same time the feeder is delicately equipped, it is necessary to pull out according to the “pumping out” method. Playing occurs by pulling the fish towards you with the help of a rod, while the reel does not work. When the tip of the rod descends to the water, it is necessary to rewind the line. In this case, the reel is not overloaded, and all work takes place on a weakened fishing line. When repeating such movements, the fish gradually gets tired and is brought to the shore.

Important to remember! When playing, in no case should the rod be raised vertically. This will cause the tip to break. It happens not only with beginners, but even with experienced fishermen. It is advisable to use an angle of no more than 80° relative to the horizontal surface.

Tips from experienced anglers

For those who decide to switch to feeder fishing, you need to know the following:

make the right choice of rod, in accordance with the reservoir;
it is necessary to use the tactics of active fishing, it is necessary to recast the bait, with an interval of no more than 10 minutes;
before fishing, it is necessary to choose and prepare correctly, bait and bait, depending on the place of fishing;
it is best to equip tackle with one hook, using several can lead to constant entanglement;
it should be remembered that this is not a spinning bottom tackle, it is more delicate and requires a gentle approach.

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