For a professional fisherman, making fishing tackle with your own hands is an activity that brings the same pleasure as fishing. By creating new gear, feeders, baits and other devices, a fisherman can increase the fish catch several times. For making tackle at home, improvised means and tools are excellent.

Making fishing tackle is a fascinating activity.

If a fisherman makes fishing devices with his own hands, he must use the following materials and tools in his creativity:

Wood. From wood, a fisherman may need planks and bars. The wood is excellent for wobblers and poppers.
Metal plates. Petals for spinners can be made from this material.
Wire. Can be used as mounts and rings for baits.
Hammer.
Saw.
Sandpaper.
File.
Materials for covering tackle and other devices (varnish, paint).

To make a fishing device with your own hands, it is enough to have available tools and materials.

Helicopter tackle is a popular winter tackle.

The helicopter structure consists of the following elements:

Hard spinner.
Long leash.
Short leash with hooks.
Retaining ring.
Sliding sinker.
Main line.
Fixing cambric.
Reel, necessary for attaching all the gear.
Bite alarm.

Making fishing gear is very simple. Helicopter gear is made from tin. Thin tin cans are perfect.

The diameter of the pinwheel reaches five centimeters and it is attached to a leash, the length of which is one and a half meters, and the diameter is 0.22-0.25 millimeters.

Four short leashes of 15 centimeters each, 0.15-0.2 millimeters wide, are mounted to the long leash. Fastening can be done using a swivel. Place hooks on leashes. The leashes are attached at the same distance from each other.

The leashes are attached to the main line with a diameter of up to 0.45 millimeters with a locking ring. A flat weight weighing up to 80 grams is mounted on the fishing line.

Place a cambric up to four centimeters long and up to half a centimeter in diameter just above the load. The cambric fixes the fishing line on the whip, which notifies the fisherman about a bite.

Willow branches are placed under the whip, which can be collected on the river along the shore.
Before fishing with a helicopter, the fisherman must drill a hole in the direction of the current at an angle.

The hole is cleared of ice and fishing gear is installed:

a pre-bent pinwheel is passed into the hole. It is necessary to bend it so that it plays better in the water and has resistance to fast flow;
the bait is placed on the hooks, and the assembled tackle is lowered completely into the water;
after reaching the bottom load, the cambric should be pulled and secured at the end of the whip, which should be located at the hole;
the excess fishing line is wound on the reel. It should be next to the whip.

Having made a helicopter with his own hands, a fisherman will be able to fish constantly in winter and catch big fish.

To make a wobbler yourself, you should take wood from deciduous trees. The optimal length of oval wood is five centimeters.

We assemble the wobbler with our own hands:

A one and a half centimeter block should be cut from the wood.
Draw a wobbler fish on the resulting block.
Trim the excess wood along the contour with a knife.
Make a mark with a pencil in the front part of the future wobbler, and then cut out a cavity to create a blade. Cut the belly along the length of the bait. A fastener made of stainless wire will be inserted into this place.
Insert wire in the form of rings into the intended place and fill with epoxy glue.
Apply varnish to the finished wobbler. Once the varnish has dried, hang treble hooks on the workpiece.
Adjustment of the level of buoyancy must be done using lead weights, which are attached to the holes in the abdomen between the nasal and abdominal loops.
Sand the bait and re-varnish it with a waterproof effect.
Next, prepare a blade from aluminum cans, which should be glued into the wobbler.

By following the instructions for making a wobbler, you can get an excellent specimen, which will later be used to equip a fishing rod.

DIY mandula

How to assemble a mandula? You can make a mandula from polyurethane foam. The material is obtained from various rugs and women's slippers. Mandula is great for pike perch fishing.
For the mandula you will need multi-colored polyurethane foam, double or triple hooks, wire 0.5-0.7 mm wide, a cotton swab, red wool, pliers, pliers, wire cutters, an awl, highly water-resistant glue, and a knife.

Method for preparing mandula:

cut polyurethane foam into cubes;
stack the cubes on top of each other and coat the layers with glue;
burn the center of the structure with a hot awl;
the structure should be made cone-shaped using a knife. The awl should remain in the plates;
a cotton swab is mounted in one of the cones;
Take the pliers and make a loop at the end of the wire. The other end is attached to the hook;
the prepared cone is placed on the hook;
A fly is tied from red wool with glue. While the product is drying, a polyurethane foam plate is put on the second hook to make it more buoyant;
all structures must be assembled together by twisting wire.

It is possible to make a mandula from polyurethane foam. With such equipment it is excellent to catch a predator.

Such baits are also called spoons. To make a spinner, you will need a cross-shaped hammer with balls at the end, a wooden board with a recess in the middle, a rubberized steel shaft, a metal ball, a drill, a hacksaw, and a steel stylus.

Stages of creating an oscillator petal:

Make a petal template on cardboard.
Make a contour on a one and a half millimeter sheet of metal using a stylus according to the template.
Clamp the sheet and cut out the petal according to the template with a hacksaw.
Fix the workpiece in the recess of the board.
Remove uneven areas along the edges and make holes for the rings.

Manual vibrators are made of metal and wood. The simple design will allow you to catch excellent fish.

Making a spinner spoon

The spinner frame is made of stainless steel wire. Its length must be at least one hundred millimeters and its diameter 0.8 millimeters.

Manufacturing stages:

The curvature of the wire is removed with pliers, slings or chawls.
The petal is made from 0.33 liter aluminum cans. Due to the softness of aluminum, it can be cut with scissors.
Make holes on the wire with a thick needle to secure the petals.
Assembly. One end of the wire is twisted into a ring with pliers. Then a bead and a petal are put on. The structure is secured with another bead.

You can increase the weight of the spinner by choosing a long wire, as well as using a sinker with a hole.

It is better to make a spinner out of wire. It is subsequently weighted with a sinker.

To make a castmaster you will need an empty metal pipe with a cross-section of sixteen millimeters and lead.

The tools you will need are a hacksaw, a drill, a drill up to three millimeters, a file, a vice, a caliper, and a soldering iron.

Let's assemble the castmaster ourselves:

the pipe is clamped into a jaw and the workpiece is sawed off. The cutting angle must correspond to the original castmaster and measurement angle;
make holes in the centers of both ends of the workpiece;
tin the workpiece from the inside so that the lead does not fall out;
seal the holes with masking tape and let it dry;
Close the remaining holes with molten tin. To carry out this stage you will need a soldering iron;
process with sandpaper and drill lead through the holes in the pipe.

A castmaster is made from a small hollow tube. You should work with lead carefully, as it emits fumes that are harmful to health.

DIY balancer

Such a balancer may be needed when fishing in winter. It looks like a voluminous bait that looks like a fish.

Manufacturing stages:

It is created from light metal alloys.
The hooks are attached to the head or tail of the workpiece, the sharp end should point upward.
Two loops are attached to the back and belly of the bait. The first is necessary for the fishing line, and the second for the threesome.

A balancer is a piece of equipment that looks like a fish and is used in winter. Homemade balancers guarantee a good catch.

Foam rubber is prepared in the form of fish from foam rubber sponges of different colors.

Manufacturing stages:

Before starting work, you should wet and squeeze out the sponge;
then a fish measuring 3-8 centimeters is cut out;
can be attached to jigs without glue;
If you want to attach a treble hook to the bait, you need to make a cut, and then insert the hook and secure it with water-repellent glue.

To make your own accessories, you may also need a dishwashing sponge. It is used to make foam fish that can attract a large school of fish.

Mormyshki at home

For jigs you will need lead or lead-tin alloys and gypsum. You should prepare the jig in the fresh air or wearing a mask, as lead is toxic.

Manufacturing stages:

Create a plaster mold. Pour plaster into a matchbox and place a jig in the middle.
After the plaster has dried, the jig is removed. The mold is cleaned and channels are created for pouring tin.

The jig is the simplest bait that is very easy to make yourself. It is necessary to prepare plaster and mold.

DIY bite alarms

To create an electronic signaling device, you will need a bicycle spoke, an electronic and bite signaling device with a rod mount.

Manufacturing stages:

Attach the spoke to the signal roller.
On the other side, a barrel is secured.
The resulting alarm is mounted on the rod stand.

You can also make bite alarms yourself. The basis is a bicycle spoke and a commercial signaling device.

To catch fish with a float rod, artificial baits are required that imitate crustaceans, worms, and maggots.

For good fishing, the bait must have an attractive smell to the fish.

Aromatic drops are often used:

anise;
vanilla;
garlic.

As bait, you can use wet and dry flies made from wool, feathers, cork, polystyrene foam, and colored threads.

To prepare fishing tackle at home, it is enough to use available materials: wooden blocks, polystyrene foam, wool, feathers, threads, and so on. Before making homemade products, you should understand what it will look like in the future and what kind of fish can be caught with it. Properly made tackle will help the angler catch a great catch.

Experienced fishermen construct homemade products for ice fishing, which are often much cheaper and more effective than store-bought products. Fishing stores have a wide selection of different products, but many tackles have flaws that are difficult to correct. For this reason, fishermen make winter fishing rods at home.

The most common method is to cut a tablespoon from the handle. To improve catchability, it is recommended to bend the handle slightly. Using a drill you need to make holes for the hooks. If you cut a small piece of metal from the handle, then after processing it will look like bleak, which pikes love.
From teaspoons you can make an almost complete copy of the Devon spoon. This allows you to install the bait more firmly so that it does not get lost while fishing.
An unusual bimetallic spoon can be made from several metals, such as copper and steel. First you need to take 2 similar pieces of metal, in which holes for rivets are already made. The parts need to be carefully riveted and processed. By stamping, the future lure must be given the desired shape.

The rotating type is made of 2 parts - a petal and a base. When an angler plays with the tackle, the petal rotates near the base, luring fish. Manufacturing process:

The petal pinwheel is made from round or oval-shaped pieces of metal. The ends of the parts need to be carefully processed, given an elongated shape and slightly twisted. The hook is secured from below; a sinker must be installed above it so that the spoon rotates freely.
Turntables with turbines come in different shapes and types. They are made with 2, 6 and 8 blades that rotate around the base. Petals can be made from any soft material.

Balance baits are a bit like live fish. The balancer is made from a 6-7 cm pipe, to the ends of which hooks are attached. To make a rewinder sensitive and balanced, you need to cast a special mold from plaster, install hooks in it and fill the mold with molten iron. After the material has hardened, you need to treat the surface and paint the bait.

Advantages of homemade floats

Knowing the habits of the fish, the characteristics of the reservoir and the season, you can make a suitable float for winter fishing; a homemade one will surpass any expensive float that can be found in special stores. In addition, you don’t mind losing floats that you made yourself, since most often they are made from cheap parts.

Homemade tackle

There are several types of homemade winter fishing rods with a reel, but the most common are:

Filly.
Rocker.

The filly fishing rod is popular among fishermen because:

It consists of a small number of parts, it is a simple and strong fishing rod for ice fishing.
It is easy to transport and prepare for fishing.
It is convenient to install such a fishing rod on the edge of the hole, and even if the prey can drag it under water, it will not be possible to carry it to the bottom due to the high buoyancy of the foam.
When hooking, it is convenient to hold the tackle even with warm gloves.

The only drawback is the inconvenience of reeling in the fishing rod, since it does not have a reel.

This gear is easy to make yourself:

High-quality foam is used for the handle of the fishing rod.
You need to make a longitudinal hole on the handle into which the whip will be inserted. This is easy to do with a hot nail.
After cleaning the workpiece, you need to start making the legs of the fishing rod. Sewing spools cut in half without thread are suitable for this purpose.

Rocker. Winter fishing mostly brings fishermen small, peaceful fish. Only with the help of a rocker can you catch large prey.

Fishermen use a wire type of gear to catch bream. To produce the structure you need:

A piece of wire about 20 cm long.
Several templates.

Manufacturing process:

You need to draw a drawing of the future equipment on a wooden board with a marker. In places of bending, you need to hammer in nails 3 mm thick.
Using the layout, you need to make a structure, providing loops along the edges and in the center of the equipment. Having removed the finished product, all that remains is to remove excess material and shape it with your hands.
To equip a finished homemade product for winter fishing with your own hooks, you need to stretch the fishing line through 3 loops. There should be pieces of fishing line left on the outer loops; tie hook No. 5 to each.

Fishing tricks and homemade products that exist today can be divided into several categories, each of which is distinguished by its practical application. The first of them contains various gear.

These can be products that successfully copy foreign analogues, the cost of which is simply fabulous, or real inventions of fishing enthusiasts. This group includes floats and hooks, leashes and spoons, donks, jigs and much more.

In the second category there are fishing tricks and homemade products that have already been sufficiently tested by experience. This also includes complementary foods, various types of baits and attachments, as well as invented fishing methods and techniques.

- increase the shelf life of fish in hot weather; - dress properly so as not to freeze on the ice in winter; - save bloodworms and other bait by placing them in special containers.

So, what are the most popular fishing tricks and homemade products that are made from scrap materials?

DIY silicone baits

During the fishing process, some silicone baits lose part of their bodies, and it is a pity to throw them away after that. If you collect several processed silicones, you can use them to make new working baits.

In the prepared container, gypsum is diluted to the state of thick sour cream. After this, old vibrotails or twisters are dipped into the solution to obtain templates; after the plaster has hardened, the baits are removed very carefully so as not to damage the mold. If there are any irregularities, they are smoothed out with a sharp, thin object.
The mold prepared in this way is thoroughly greased. The most suitable option is sunflower oil. This is necessary so that the finished product does not stick to the mold during the manufacturing process.
All mold filling operations must be performed outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.
Old, used silicone products are crushed into pieces and placed in a bowl that is heated on the stove. To prevent the silicone from burning, it must be stirred regularly, and the fire should be at a distance of 15-20 cm from the container with silicone. If you add dyes to silicone, you can get bait of the desired color, and if you add flavoring, it will become edible silicone.
The well-heated and thoroughly mixed mass is poured into the mold. If you plan to get a two-color bait, then each new layer is poured after the first layer has dried.
After about 15-20 minutes, when the silicone has cooled, the finished bait is removed from the mold, the mold is cleaned, greased with sunflower oil and the process is repeated.

The average crucian carp, which most anglers catch, prefers semolina bait prepared according to a special recipe.

Recipe for making catchable bait for crucian carp:

Pour water into a bowl, add a couple of drops of flavoring, and bring to a boil.
Semolina is poured into boiling water with constant stirring. The result should be a homogeneous thick mass.
The heat is turned off to allow the porridge to cool and steam.
After reaching room temperature, knead the porridge with your hands to obtain even greater density.
After this, the porridge is wrapped in several layers of gauze.
It is not recommended to wrap porridge in plastic.

Balls are molded well from the finished porridge, after which they are placed on a hook.

Recipe for preparing porridge bait using the cold method:

Water is collected from a reservoir into a suitable container and a little flavor is added.
After this, semolina is added to the bowl with vigorous stirring.
As a result of active stirring, a homogeneous mass should be obtained. The readiness of the bait is checked as follows: if you lift the spoon with the porridge up and turn it over, the porridge should remain in the spoon.
Stirring is stopped and the porridge is left for 10 minutes to swell.
Finally, you need to take a syringe and fill it with porridge.

The porridge from the syringe is squeezed onto the hook in a spiral so that the tip of the hook is the last to close.

This fish is one of the most popular among professionals and beginner fishing enthusiasts, as it lives in almost every body of water. You can ensure yourself a successful time with a fishing rod if you use a few tricks for catching crucian carp.

And you should start with complementary foods. It is worth keeping in mind that crucian carp are very sensitive to odors. That is why he does not always respond to the complementary foods offered by specialized stores. A little trick for anglers when catching crucian carp is to use regular feed, to which pre-ground roasted seeds have been added.

This mixture is pre-wetted. This allows it to settle to the bottom of the reservoir. Crucian carp do not bite very actively when using regular dough with grain flour. To correct the situation, you can add a little valerian tincture to complementary foods.

One of the unusual ways to get an excellent catch is to singe the hooves of cattle over a fire. While still smoking, they are thrown into the water, which contributes to an excellent bite.

There are other fishing tricks and homemade products for crucian carp. So, for a good catch, so-called spring nipples are often used. This type of tackle is designed for the fact that crucian carp likes to suck food from the bottom into its mouth.

That is why hooks are taken on short leashes and then hidden in bait located in feeders made from bottle caps, as well as from wire twisted into a spring with a concave lead plate. During feeding, the crucian carp swallows the bait, and with it the hooks.

Toothbrush poppers

Very often, fishing tricks and homemade products literally amaze you with the imagination of the craftsman who made them. This surface bait from a foreign manufacturer can be quite expensive. That is why it makes sense to make it yourself.

Poppers, also called walkers, being surface baits, should not sink. Only their slight submersion is permissible. What material can be used that will float well on water?

These are toothbrushes that are primarily tested for buoyancy. This is quite easy to do. It is enough to fill an ordinary bucket with water and throw a brush in it. It must float on the surface and not sink.

The work is done using a small grinder with replaceable attachments, which looks like a micro-grinder. Making this clever fishing tackle begins with sawing off the part with bristles from the brush.

The resulting edge should be processed with a sandpaper attachment. You will need to make a small hole in the top and bottom. It is necessary for fastening the tee with a ring with a swivel. Next, the homemade bait needs to be tinted.

The colors must be bright, for example, green and red. Tees are inserted into the almost finished product. If you test the resulting structure in the bathroom, you will find that due to its heavy weight it is pulled to the bottom.

DIY wobbler

Every spinner wants to have a good, catchy wobbler, but not everyone can afford to buy one. As a rule, wobblers are expensive baits, especially if they are related to well-known manufacturers.

In this regard, some fishermen have mastered, and very successfully, making wobblers at home. This is a very interesting and exciting process that does not require special equipment or tools.

To begin with, you should decide on the shape and color of the future bait. To do this, you will have to take up art and draw a sketch of the future wobbler on paper. Regardless of the material of manufacture, the wobbler is made of 2 symmetrical parts. There should be a reinforcing wire running inside them.
Foam can also be used as a material for manufacturing, but it is not as durable as wood or plastic. Therefore, having taken the necessary material, they are engaged in the manufacture of blanks.
Fastenings for rings and tee hooks are prepared from thin stainless steel. The fasteners are mounted in specially cut out places located on the body of the 2 halves of the bait. the two halves are connected using glue. After the glue has dried, a cut is formed for the front blade, after which it is rigidly attached using the same glue.
After this, the wobbler should be adjusted based on personal preferences.
Any depressions or voids left on the bait are filled with epoxy resin, after which the bait is sanded and prepared for painting. Painting is also carried out depending on your own imagination.

In a fisherman's workshop, homemade fishing tricks can be made from a variety of materials. However, for wobblers it is best to take birch. This tree is perfectly processed and does not splinter during work.

At the first stage of manufacturing the future bait, its body is sharpened using a cutter. After this, the resulting workpiece is processed first with coarse and then with fine sandpaper. In this case, the wobbler will be smooth and will not have any burrs.

The product will require fastening loops, which can be made from cornice string. The wire is bent in the form of a slightly twisted letter “P” (to hold better). In addition, for strength, one end of the letter should be slightly longer than the other.

The wobbler must have a certain weight. That is why it is surrounded by inserting a small tin plate into a cut out triangular depression in the abdomen.

At the next stage, the wobblers are painted using gouache. In the most critical places, it is advisable to use a gel pen, which will give the color clarity. After this, the bait should be coated with varnish in 2-3 layers.

Lastly, the blade is inserted. It can be made from unnecessary computer disks with paint removed from one side using a needle. Next, a cut is made in the disk using a hand jigsaw and the part is inserted into the wobbler.

Feeder made from a plastic bottle

For those who regularly fish from a boat, it will be useful to have a simple but effective feeder. It will come in handy if you have to fish on a river where there is a current. To do this you will need the following elements:

a piece of plastic sewer pipe;
two fasteners;
lead;
electric drill;
rope, rivets;
loop and lock.

A piece of pipe up to 30 cm long is taken and plugs are installed on both sides. One of them is installed solidly, and the other is installed in such a way that it can be easily removed. After this, holes are drilled over the entire surface.

On the reverse side, where the plug is rigidly fixed, weights should be secured.

The feeder is lowered to the bottom on a rope and remains there until the end of fishing. Thanks to the drilled holes, the bait is slowly washed out of the feeder, which allows you to keep the fish at the fishing point.

When fishing on a feeder, snags very often occur, and as a result, the loss of an expensive feeder. Many fishermen, for fear of losing their feeder, refuse to fish in promising places. In order not to be afraid of losing it, you need to learn how to make this consumable yourself.

So, a feeder for a feeder made from a plastic bottle:

To make such a feeder, it is advisable to take a green plastic bottle, then cut off the bottom and neck.
The resulting workpiece should be cut into fragments measuring 6x13 cm.
The existing blanks are rolled into a cylinder with an overlap of up to 1 cm and fastened with a stationery stapler.
A piece of sheet lead of a certain mass is attached to the side surface where the feeder is fastened. You need to attach a loop of paper clip to a piece of lead.
Take a soldering iron and make holes in a checkerboard pattern around the entire perimeter of the feeder.
A swivel is inserted into the loop.

The feeder is ready for use. As can be seen from the technology, losing such a feeder will not be so offensive, since its cost is cheap, and you can make a huge number of them.

Therefore, in order not to spend extra money on fishing, it is better to spend a little time and strain your imagination, especially since there is a sufficient amount of used materials that may well be useful on the farm.

In addition, no expensive equipment or tools are required; a simple set in the form of a soldering iron and a stapler is sufficient. As practice shows, the result will always be the same, and the costs will be an order of magnitude less.

DIY spinner

It’s not at all difficult to make a rotating spoon yourself, if you have at least some skills in working with tools and materials. To make it you will need:

regular paper clip;
tee (hook);
metal plate, 0.5-1 mm thick;
not a big bead;
a piece of sheet lead;
tools: file, pliers, needle files, scissors.

First, on a piece of cardboard you need to draw the shape of a petal for the future bait, after which the drawing is transferred to the metal. Take scissors and carefully cut out a petal from a piece of metal. After this, the cut petal is processed with a file so that there are no burrs.

Two holes are drilled along the edges of the petal (one on each edge) and processed with needle files. The places where the holes are drilled must be bent 90 degrees in relation to the petal. Then you need to take the wire and straighten it, and at one of its ends you need to form a loop and secure the tee.

After this, a petal and a bead are put on the same wire, after which a loop is again formed at the end of the wire to attach the fishing line. Moreover, the loop must be made so that it does not interfere with the free rotation of the petal.

The spinner requires adjustment through additional loading. A lead weight is placed between the tee and the petal. Again, everything needs to be calculated correctly so that the load does not interfere with the rotation of the petal. The last stage is painting the petal.

Fishing tricks and homemade products for fishing can be made from anything. Sometimes even broken tweezers are used for this. This tool itself is of high quality and is made of stainless steel.

That is why it can serve as an excellent lure for pike perch. As you know, this fish is a predator characterized by a narrow throat. So the spinner also needs to be narrow. In this case, tweezers are just perfect.

The next stage of work is drilling the holes. They are needed to attach the fishing line and tee using swivels and rings. It is worth keeping in mind that this procedure is not easy. The selected material is quite durable, and a thin drill may even break during operation.

At the end of this stage, the threesome is screwed on. It is better to do this from the heaviest side, otherwise the spoon will not hold well in the water. For those who wish to give their product an aesthetic appearance, it is recommended to cut scales on it.

This piece of tweezers already has transverse layers. All that remains is to make a few longitudinal, even cuts and the shiny lure for perch or pike perch will be completely ready for fishing. It is worth noting that such homemade products are no worse than branded ones.

Saving what is caught

After the fish has been pulled out of the water onto the shore, it should be carefully (so as not to squeeze the insides) removed from the hook. And if the catch was severely injured, then it should not be placed in a bucket with the rest of the catch. Such actions will lead to the fact that within a few hours all the fish will spoil in the heat.

Wounded prey should be killed and gutted, and then wrapped in fresh grass (preferably nettles). It is better to store such fish in the shade, where it will be blown by the breeze and be cool. If there is no such place nearby, then the gutted prey should simply be salted.

Live bait trap

Arriving for fishing, you have to spend a lot of time catching live bait. The fact is that in the summer it is very difficult to store live bait: it quickly dies in any container, and live bait must always be vigorous. A device made from 2 plastic bottles will help solve this problem:

Take a 2-liter plastic bottle, the neck of which is cut off in half.
After this, the neckline is cut off from the same side at the widest part.
The result is a piece that looks like a watering can.
The bottom of this bottle is cut off.
Take a second bottle and cut off the bottom at a distance of 5-7 cm from the greatest thickness.
Finally, the structure is put together. The cut “watering can” is inserted back, but only in reverse, with the thinnest part inward, after which the structure is firmly connected using artificial threads. Take another bottle and put the cut end on the first bottle with a neck.
A weight and rope are attached to the trap.

After this, you can place bait in the trap and lower the trap to the bottom of the reservoir. A fish that falls into a trap will no longer be able to get out of it. If you need live bait, you just need to pull the trap out of the water.

Saving what is caught

For many fishermen, bringing home a live catch is important. To do this, the fish must be stored in water, while being in a kukan or in a cage. The mesh of the latter should not be metal, since the prey will attempt to get out into the reservoir, which will lead to severe injury.

You need to hang the cage in the shade, deepening it into the water enough to allow the fish not to bump into each other when swimming. In addition, in cramped conditions, the catch is in danger of self-poisoning with products released as a result of metabolism.

In winter, the most common tool for catching predators (pike) is girders. It turns out that it can be done quickly and simply:

The basis for its manufacture is a PVC sewer pipe, 32 mm thick. The pipe needs to be cut into pieces 10-15 cm in size.
It is better to file all uneven areas where the cuts are made.
3 holes should be made in the pipe. Two holes are made on one side, one opposite the other, to install on a tripod, and on the other side one hole is made for the line stopper. Its diameter is 1 mm.
A line stopper is formed in the shape of the letter P and threaded through a small hole. The stopper should not limit the free movement of the fishing line.
A ring is formed from a fishing line 0.4-0.5 mm thick, which is passed through two holes located opposite each other. This ring will serve as a kind of fastening. The vent is attached to a metal rod firmly driven into the ice.
About 10 meters of fishing line is wound onto a piece of pipe.
A corresponding weight and a hook, such as a tee, are attached to the end of the fishing line.

The zherlitsa is ready for use at the end of the pipe; red tape should be secured at the point of suspension (attachment), which can serve as a bite indicator.

Homemade fish tank

This fishing item is offered by all specialized stores. However, if the cage is branded, then the price for it is set such that not every fisherman can afford to purchase it.

For the summer season, this accessory can be made independently. At the same time, it will be quite wide, long, and, if desired, foldable.

How to make this fishing homemade product? To do this you need to take a strong wire. You can use ready-made metal rings. To create a compact tackle, you will need three of them at once, but with different diameters - large, medium and small.

You will also need a nylon mesh. The one that was previously used for windows as protection against mosquitoes will come in handy. A product similar to a sock is sewn from such a mesh. It must match the diameter of the rings.

They need to put on such a sock and attach it with small stitches. To keep the fish in the cage you will also need a lid. It is made from a nylon mesh stretched over another wire ring. To secure the entire structure, the fisherman must use small tricks.

They consist of using a nylon rope tied to the structure with a secure knot. Otherwise, the fish tank with its catch may float away with the flow. And to prevent the prey from going to the bottom, you can attach a small children's lifebuoy to the upper ring.

Make a float

This fish bite alarm is a typical homemade object: many of today’s fishermen, as children, made a float from a goose feather or a bottle cap and took the homemade product to the pond.

Styrofoam;
plastic tube;
wood rod or block.

To make the tackle you will also need pieces of wire, elastic and paint. The tool will fit any of the devices available in the house.

Foam and cork melts are very sensitive, made in the shape of a ball or drop. It is processed with a stationery knife and cleaned with emery cloth. When the model is ready, it is blown off from dust and covered with paint, and when it dries, a hole is pierced in the center for the rod.

It can be made from any thin-tubular object of suitable size: a feather, a plastic cocktail tube, sandwich skewers. A wire loop or eyelet from a hook is attached to the lower part of the axle for threading the fishing line.

A goose feather, like a float, behaves well on waves, is sensitive and easy to manufacture. To begin with, it should be cleaned of the spine without damaging the body. The top is cut off at the thinnest point, and a ring is attached to the bottom.

Melt from a plastic tube is made by analogy with a goose feather. First, by soldering its ends, a resemblance to the pen shaft is achieved, and then all operations are performed in the same order.

And their position in relation to the surface is regulated by the selection of sinkers

Fishermen like to make this small device, which signals a bite, with their own hands. First of all, because there is no point in buying something that you can do yourself. In addition, DIY fishing crafts and tricks are a hobby for many water hunting enthusiasts.

And this does not mean that buying a float in a store is impossible due to its high cost. Many fishermen can afford to purchase the best that a modern manufacturer offers. However, the peculiarity of fishing tricks and gear made at home is that they are sometimes the most suitable option for successful fishing.

For many fishermen, homemade floats are much better than store-bought ones. After all, they can be made in any shape and painted in the most pleasing color to the eye. And making this gear is quite simple. Just keep in mind that the first products are unlikely to be ideal.

Similar gear made from goose feathers is good. This material is easy to find in any body of water that these birds prefer. The feathers they have lost sometimes simply float on the surface of the water. All you have to do is bend down and pick up this unique natural material.

Hand-made floats can be of different sizes. Large ones are for larger fish, and vice versa. You will need to cut off everything unnecessary from the feather, leaving only its base. As a result, only a light, thin, but at the same time quite strong stick will remain in your hands.

Everything unnecessary should also be cut off from its upper side. From below, that is, in the place where the feather should be attached to the skin of the bird, you cannot touch it. Otherwise, the resulting float will constantly get wet.

To perform these works, which will allow you to make the main part of the float, you will need a sharp stationery knife. After completion of the work, the product is painted in bright colors, which will allow it to be much more noticeable on the water.

In the cold season

There are also winter fishing tricks and homemade products. They make fishing easier and create a certain comfort when a person is in difficult weather conditions. One of the accessories that is not at all difficult to make with your own hands is a gaff.

For it you will need a handle from an old umbrella and a sharpened metal rod. You can take an electrode from which the insulating layer has previously been knocked off. One end of such a metal rod should be sharpened and bent into the shape of a hook, and the other should be flattened on an anvil.

Many fishing tricks and homemade products for winter fishing protect a person with a fishing rod from various kinds of dangers. So, every fisherman moving on ice needs to carry so-called life preservers.

These are two wooden handles turned on a lathe, in each of which a sharpened steel pin is fixed using epoxy glue. These parts are connected to each other with a rope, the length of which is 30-50 cm less than the height of the fisherman.

Many fishing tricks and homemade products, the ideas of which are presented above, have been actively used by anglers in many countries for decades.

Passion for craftsmanship

This passion for homemade fishing is inherent in every amateur fisherman, and no one spares time for this activity.

equipment elements;
accessories;
groundbait.

Most often, homemade items for fishing are precisely the components of the equipment of a fishing rod: a rod, a line, a hook with bait, a float and a sinker. You can’t really get creative with fishing line, but with other elements you have a wide choice of realizing your ideas.

So, you can experiment in terms of length and material, number of sections and rings, models of reels installed on the fishing rod. And the variety of imitators of live baits is innumerable; they can be made in the form of various designs and colors.

Auxiliary equipment is fishing homemade products that help the amateur, for example, in the case of fishing for a large specimen, these include landing nets and hooks, and for storing the catch - cages or kukans.

And, finally, bait - here every self-respecting fisherman has his own secret component, which he keeps and will not give out to anyone. Very often, instead of ready-made bait, when preparing for fishing, they prefer to assemble individual ingredients in order to prepare the most suitable mixture for the conditions in the area chosen for fishing.

Manufacturing of basic equipment elements

You should start with a hook - of course, no one is going to do it on their own, but even a novice amateur knows that it tends to become dull over time. And sharpening sometimes has to be done in the field: some people just sharpen it on a stone, but experienced fishermen always have a homemade sharpener with them.

The reason the fish disappears after biting is often a dull sting. To prevent such cases, you need to periodically check the hook: a sharp one is easily stuck into the nail and fixed.

thin file;
zero sandpaper;
a sharpener made of hard material with a groove to fit the size of the hook.

Manufacturing of accessories

One of the necessary additional devices when catching large fish is a hook. To make it, you can use old abandoned fishing rods or handles from household household tools like a mop. The hook can be made from suitable elastic wire or a knitting needle.

The handle of the hook is made of wood; a hole is drilled into it on one side for the tube, and on the other for fastening the cord. The latter is secured in the hole using a threaded plug.
The tube is then inserted into the prepared groove in the handle with epoxy resin fastening. A retractable insert of a smaller diameter is selected into the tube to create the length of the hook - in the folded state it is 50 cm, and in the working state it is 90. Movement inside the tube must be free.
The hook is bent according to the size of the fish and is fixed on the retractable part with a bolted connection. As a rule, the bending value is within 3–6 cm. A rubber tube is pulled over the tip of the hook itself for safety.

Groundbaits

To prepare a mixture for fishing with your own hands, you don’t have to buy the ingredients in the store - you can use the products that are available in your apartment kitchen. It is enough to verify this using the example of selecting bait components for bream. In order for food to be desirable for the fish, you need to know the preferences of the future trophy.

quantity and quality of the natural nutrient medium of the reservoir;
seasonality in terms of the predominant diet;
weather.

There are some fishing tricks for creating a composition for bait: when the constituent products are sifted through a sieve, the mixture becomes aerated and free of lumps. Due to this, the food is more quickly dispersed throughout the casting zone.

Homemade bait for bream is usually made with cake, although you can use rapeseed, pumpkin, hemp and flax seeds, as well as ground or crushed crackers for this purpose. It also includes bran as a leavening agent when rolling feed balls.

Individual formulations for specific conditions

As mentioned above, the feed mixture must correspond to the specific fishing conditions.

Summer mix for the lake - 300 grams of crushed crackers, bran and boiled millet. Roasted and ground sunflower seeds - 200 g and a teaspoon of cinnamon powder. Use clay as a binder, adding it to the required thickness.
The same summer mixture, but for the river - 200 g of sunflower cake, sprouted peas and boiled oatmeal, as well as 100 g of breadcrumbs. As a flavoring – 3 teaspoons of coriander powder.
Autumn bait - sunflower cake, crushed crackers, boiled rice and rye bran, 100 g each. 50 g each - bloodworm, maggot and finely chopped lard, add a teaspoon of coriander for flavor.
A homemade spring mixture for fishing is also made on the basis of sunflower cake (100 g) and 0.1 kg of boiled rye bran and boiled millet are added. Add 80 g of feed bloodworm and 2 teaspoons of ground coriander. To bind and dilute the mixture, clay and sand are mixed.

Just give our craftsmen from the people a reason to make something. A special article is fishing tricks and homemade products. Firstly, they performed (and sometimes continue to perform) purely practical functions in an era of total shortage of fishing goods. Now you have wobblers, twisters, bloodworms, and telescopic fishing rods - all sorts of good stuff in bulk (though not always of high quality, but serious companies will ruin you). But I remember there was a time when even a standing hook or a Klin fishing line - during the day with fire. So the fishing people did their best. And I must say, he did it quite well and with high quality, and most importantly, functionally.

Attempt at classification

All fishing tricks and homemade products can probably be divided into several large categories in the context of their practical application. Firstly, these are all kinds of gear, either copying (with invariable success) foreign fabulous analogues, or real inventions, which, in turn, were copied without a twinge of conscience by Western manufacturing companies (since, naturally, none of the fishermen received a patent ). This broad group includes hooks, floats, spoons, leashes, jigs, donks and much more. Secondly, fishing tricks and homemade products are proven by experience and even invented methods and methods of fishing, feeding, types of attachments and baits. This all relates to the big topic: how exactly to fish in different places and at different times of the year.

Accessories

The third large group includes fishing accessories, invented or copied from existing samples. These are all sorts of devices for longer storage of fish during summer fishing, winter subtleties in terms of equipment on ice, used to avoid freezing, containers for storing bloodworms and other baits. All of them, with rare exceptions, are a real storehouse of folk wisdom, a book of fishing luck. So, for your attention - a small hit parade of homemade products, made from what the fishermen themselves came across.

Toothbrush poppers

Fishing tricks and homemade products sometimes amaze you with a play of fantasy. Since newfangled imported things are quite expensive, it clearly makes logical sense to make them yourself. Poppers or walkers are surface baits and should not sink. A little submersion is allowed, but still, the material should float quite well on the water. Therefore, first you need to check toothbrushes for buoyancy. This can be done by collecting water in an ordinary bucket and throwing a brush into it. If it doesn’t sink, but floats on the surface, then that’s it. We carry out the work with a small grinder, reminiscent of a micro-grinder, with removable attachments. We saw off the part with the bristles. We process the edge with a sandpaper attachment. In the lower and upper parts it is necessary to make a hole for attaching the lower tee (attached using a ring with a swivel). We tint the homemade bait (in this case, you can choose red and green - bright colors). We insert the tees. A test in a water bath shows that the weight of the tees is sufficient to sink the structure. To prevent this from happening, glue a narrow strip cut from foam onto the top of the nozzle with superglue. Now the popper does not sink and floats well on the water.

Wobblers

If we are making a wobbler, then we also cut in an additional blade in front of the structure (it can be made from a plastic bottle cap by cutting out a small part). You can paint it with bright nail polish borrowed from your wife. You can also insert an additional weight for weighting. But in our case, the design turned out to be of quite the required weight, and flies far when casting. This is how simple toothbrushes can serve as the starting material for spinning baits.

Spinner for pike perch from broken tweezers

Fishing crafts are sometimes made from anything. But even from broken tweezers. The tool is of high quality (it was once), made of good stainless steel. Why not use a spinner for pike perch? As you know, these predators have a rather narrow throat, and you don’t need a wide spoon either - it’ll do just fine! So, from one leg of the tweezers we cut the workpiece to the required length. We sand it a little, giving it shape and getting rid of small burrs. Now we drill holes where the tee and fishing line will be connected using rings and swivels. This procedure is not so easy to carry out: you can even break a thin drill, since the material is quite durable. Well, it's done. We screw on the tee (preferably on the heavier side, so the spoon will stay more stable in the water column). For aesthetes: you can cut the scales with the same grinder (they already have transverse layers from the tweezers) - just make a couple of even cuts along the length, and the scaly, shiny lure for pike perch or pike perch is ready for use. Such homemade products for fishermen are practically no different from the notorious branded ones. This one turned out even better: the analogue has a tee on the less heavy side, which leads to overlaps and overturning of the spoon.

Fishing trifles in summer

Homemade products for fishing in the warm season can be very useful for both beginners and experienced fishermen. Summer fishing has its own specifics. Great attention should be paid to preserving the catch, since in the heat the fish can spoil very quickly. And a catch caught in the morning, without proper preservation (and in the field, rarely does anyone have a freezer box - except perhaps some car enthusiasts) may simply not survive until the evening.

How to save what you catch

After fishing and pulling the fish ashore, carefully, without squeezing the insides, release it from the hook (otherwise it will quickly fade). You should also not throw severely injured fish into a bucket with the rest of the caught ones - it can ruin the entire catch in a few hours in the heat. Wounded prey is best killed, gills removed and gutted. Next, wrap it in fresh grass (the best option is nettle) and store it in the shade, preferably where there is coolness and a breeze.
Gutted and gill-free fish can also be salted before storing.

Live storage

If you intend to bring home live prey, you need to store it in water, in a cage or on a kukan (a kukan is well suited for underwater sea hunting, for example). And the cage should have fairly wide rings, the mesh should be made of fabric, not metal. The fish will be seriously injured when trying to escape from the metal. You need to hang it, immersing it in water, in the shade. So that the fish can swim calmly and not hit each other. In a cramped cage there is also a high risk of self-poisoning of the catch with metabolic products.

Homemade cage

More about fishing homemade products. A good branded fish tank is quite expensive - not every angler can afford such luxury. But a cage for storing catch in the summer, long and wide enough (and, importantly, foldable) can be made independently. To do this, we will need strong steel wire or ready-made rings made from it. If you need a compact device, take three rings of descending sizes. Medium is in the middle, small is at the top. You will also need a nylon mesh (the kind that was used for windows against mosquitoes before the widespread installation of metal-plastic ones). We sew a sock from the mesh according to the size of the rings. We put it on and sew it tightly to the rings with stitches. We make sure that the cage is uniform and neat. To prevent the fish from jumping out of the cage, you also need a lid. It can be made from another ring of wire with a mesh stretched over it. Little tricks for the fisherman: our homemade fishnet is attached using a strong nylon rope, which must be tied in a knot to the structure so that it does not float away with the catch, for example. And to prevent your homemade fish tank from flooding if you fish at great depths, you can put a children’s life ring on top of it, as in the photo. Please note that the cage is easy to fold and transport when moving to the fishing spot on foot.

Sensitive float

Let's make fishing tackle with our own hands. Of course, in a store or on the market there is a great variety of floats of different colors and sizes. But choosing a good one costs good money. And if you are a fan of fishing with float rods, you need to purchase a dozen floats. And many fishermen prefer to make floats with their own hands the old fashioned way. These tackles are made very well from goose feathers. Where there is a lake or pond or river, these birds are sure to graze. And sometimes they lose their feathers. So all that remains is to bend down and pick it up. You can make large floats and small ones (depending on the size of the feather). We cut off everything unnecessary, leaving only the base of the pen. The result is such a thin stick, light and quite durable. We measure the size of the product. We cut off the unnecessary from the top side (from below, in the place where the feather was attached to the bird’s skin, the structure should have its original appearance, the opposite will lead to the float getting wet). It is convenient to carry out the work with a sharp stationery knife. In principle, the main part is completed. We paint the float in bright colors so that it can be seen on the water. The easiest way to do this is with nail polish, which comes in a variety of fairly bright colors. In addition, the varnish is waterproof. We attach a mount to the cut part of the float where the fishing line will be threaded. You can go fishing. But before that, here are two or three more little tricks for successful fishing.

How to balance a float at home

Often, upon arrival at the float rods, poor balancing of the floats interferes (they are carried away by the current or they lie down for no apparent reason). But on the spot, especially in rainy or windy weather, you don’t want to do this, but you have to. Therefore, the most correct solution is to balance the floats in advance, at home. This can be done by taking a full bath of water and unpacking your gear. So, we tie the float to the fishing line (or attach it to a mount) and begin the process of selecting sinkers. The float should not lift the sinker from the bottom. But the load should not be too heavy, as small bites will not be visible. We find experimentally the golden mean (a lead weight that is too heavy can be cut well with metal scissors, and if it is too small, add another piece of lead). The float in the bathroom should stand clearly, almost vertically, without lifting the sinker from the bottom, but also without lying on its side. Now your fishing crafts are well balanced and you won’t have to do this outdoors. This is especially important in adverse weather conditions.

Fishing crafts: tube for storing floats

For removable floats - one of the most important parts of the tackle. However, some of them are quite fragile and can break when the fisherman moves from place to place. To prevent this from happening, we will make a tube for storing floats with our own hands. We take the base from Tuba, which is very durable. Even if you accidentally step on it, it will not break like plastic, and your floats will be intact. You also need a piece of loose foam about 2 cm thick. Two plugs need to be cut out of it. We make an imprint of the film reel on the foam and cut it out with a stationery knife. One plug should fit very tightly into the hole in the tube. To do this, you can glue it, or use the second one - it acts as a lid. We use a stuck paperclip as a handle for easy removal. The floats are attached from the inside with keels to the foam, securing them well. And the lid closes on the other side. And in order to prevent the cardboard from getting wet, for example, in the rain, you need to additionally wrap the structure around the circumference with tape.

Fishing crafts - a treasure trove of fishing experience

Many generations of amateur fishermen pass on their secrets to each other. And today, despite the abundance of products offered for fishing, someone still needs these fishing tricks. Of course, no one can know everything about fishing. But the above and other tips, we hope, will be useful to both beginners and more experienced fishermen. Happy fishing everyone!

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