Fishing for a spring: fishing technique, making a spring with your own hands

To increase the chance of catching fish, you can use spring loaded, which can be purchased at the store or made independently. Unfortunately, this is not a sport fishing method. A more advanced method of fishing with a spring is the feeder tackle, which is more efficient, more technologically advanced and more sensitive. For those who start their fishing experience with a spring, you can study a brief guide to its manufacture and fishing technique in this article below.

Tackle construction and do-it-yourself manufacturing

In the image you can see a classic rig with a spring and one additional element. The load of the spring is in close proximity, at a distance of 5 cm from it. This is done for the following reasons: more food is placed in the feeder, and it does not fall into the muddy bottom, which makes it more visible to fish.

Pay attention to feeders that have a wider distance between the turns, which will allow the fish to penetrate the feed more easily.

Gear assembly process

1. You can make a spring yourself, but you can also buy it in a store, as it is not expensive. Several leashes with hooks are attached to the feeder. As leashes, it is better to use braided fishing line, as it is more elastic than monofilament.
2. Hooks are best chosen depending on the size of the mouth of the fish, then it will be easier to swallow them.
3. A branch is made from the main fishing line for attaching the feeder. The leash for the feeder must support the weight of the feeder during casting.
4. The feeder is attached using a swivel and a clasp. A swivel is needed so that the line does not twist.
5. A sinker is attached at a distance of 5 cm from the feeder. It is better to use the shape of an olive with a longitudinal hole. Rubber stoppers can be installed along the edges of the sinker.
6. The “spring” tool is ready for use. A loop is made at the edge of the snap, which will help attach it to the main fishing line using the loop-in-loop method.

Bait for spring fishing

This feeder requires a more viscous bait consistency, like plasticine. You can use the following components:

• crumb of bread
• chopped worms
• wheat, barley or pearl barley
• purchased bait like PRO Sport
• mole land.

The consistency of the bait plays a very important role, as the spring holds all types of bait. If the bait does not have a certain viscosity, then it will fly out of the feeder during the cast.

As a rule, experienced anglers have a recipe for such baits, and for a novice angler, one of the quick and affordable recipes can be recommended:

Homemade groundbait

• pearl barley – 1 tbsp
• wheat groats – 1st
• boiling water – 1st
• knead and leave for 20 minutes
• after readiness, 1 st sunflower cake is added.

Used baits and nozzles

They can be divided into the following categories:

1. Vegetable. Canned green peas or steamed peas or steamed or canned corn, or wheat can be used as such nozzles.
2. Animals. Worms, maggots, bloodworms, larvae of various insects are suitable for this.

Attachments and baits are selected depending on what the fish prefers at the moment. It is better if you prepare for fishing and stock up on several types of lures.

• For catching grass carp, a good bait would be the king beetle or its larvae, as well as the larvae of the cockchafer.
• The tench’s favorite bait is the dung worm.
• It is difficult to pick up bait for crucian carp if fishing is carried out in an unfamiliar reservoir.
• Carp may prefer canned or steamed corn.

Spring fishing technique

Such a feeder as a spring can be used with any kind of rods. In this case, some features of the use of this type of feeder should be taken into account.

Firstly, the spring is part of the equipment of this tackle and is intended for bottom fishing, and, regardless of what type of fish is supposed to be caught. It can be used both in current and in stagnant water, while the fishing technique remains unknown. The main role is played by bait, tightly stuffed into a spring and slowly dissolving in water, attracting fish with its smell, creating a food spot in the area of ​​​​the feeder, partially sprayed into the water column. Thus, the fish are attracted to the feeding place, where their favorite baits are on the hooks.

Secondly, the spring is used for catching peaceful fish, such as carp, crucian carp, etc. As a rule, several bottom rods are cast to cover more area and increase the chance of catching fish. Tackle should be installed at some distance from each other, so that when fighting the tackle could not overlap.

Given the fact that the feed is washed out of the feeder quite quickly, it is quite often necessary to check the rods if bites are not observed. When using such equipment, the fish can self-hook, since the feeder has a certain weight, in addition, there is a load not far from it. Therefore, the chance of catching fish increases. Bites are transmitted to the rod tip, so it is desirable that the rod tip is not hard. Guaranteed, a feeder rod is suitable for this. Such rods are equipped with tips of different stiffness, therefore, it is not difficult to choose exactly the tip that is most suitable for given fishing conditions. For crucian, for example, you can put a softer tip, since the probability of catching large carp is not high, but when catching such a strong fish as carp, you can take a harder tip, since carp have more strength than crucian, and individuals can peck more.

When using a spring, most bites are effective. If the tip of the rod gave a bite signal, then the fish is most likely already on the hook and all that remains is to slowly retrieve the fish. As a rule, in such rigs, leashes of a small diameter are used and if they are not played correctly, they can break, this is especially true when fishing for carp. Based on this, you should always have a special landing net with you so as not to risk the integrity of the gear.

Equipment, such as a spring, is used by both experienced amateur anglers and beginners. This equipment captivates with its simplicity and efficiency, as well as accessibility. It is inexpensive in the store, although you can make it yourself, as it is not difficult. This requires a little wire and patience. Many anglers make most of the accessories for fishing with their own hands. This is no less interesting than the process of fishing itself. Most avid fishermen prepare bait themselves, without leaving the stove for hours, putting their soul into this process. As a rule, this pays off with an excellent bite, and, as a result, an excellent catch.

In conclusion, it should be noted that many rigs are not sports, including a spring, if artificial elements are used as bait or not used at all, counting on the self-cutting of the fish. When mounting equipment, you should always keep this in mind.

If, nevertheless, non-sport methods of fishing take place, then you should not catch too much, but only as much as you can eat at a time.