Great opportunities and unique design of the "crossbow" allows you to achieve success. The adaptation is done quickly. On the nod of the crossbow for winter fishing do not have to spend a lot of time and effort on assembly. Experienced anglers note that if you go fishing with such a device in cold weather, then there is always a chance to catch several large fish.

What is a winter rod

Summer fishing rods are different from winter models. They have long length and other tackle. Also, the methods of fishing are completely different. Winter rod is very short... It has a simple design and a moderately compact size. Winter models are always equipped with a "watchdog" - the usual nod. With the help of such a device, you can see the instant bite, as well as play with the bait, which in turn increases the likelihood of catching.

For the first time a fishing rod "crossbow" for winter fishing appeared at the beginning of 1970. Therefore, this design is not considered a novelty. It has a shorter length and is equipped with a rubber shock absorber. Such a model is a little more difficult to manufacture, but it significantly increases the chance of a big catch.

The nod is mounted on the edge of the rod and secured with wire, hose clamp or insulating tape. Hand-made rods for winter fishing are not inferior to factory models, and even surpass them in skilled hands. For high-quality manufacturing, it is necessary to adhere to the recommendations of professional fishermen, otherwise there will be no sense from a homemade rod. What the crossbow winter tackle consists of:

The basis of the product is made of stainless steel frame with a section of 0.8 mm.
The average shoulder width is 7 cm and the total length is 5 cm.
The rubber ring serves as a shock absorber, which is pulled over the horns of the crossbow with maximum pressure.
On the gatehouse and the pole are the cambric.
It is preferable to choose a reel with a slow lock - this is the best option for a crossbow.

What actions can you perform with a crossbow in winter fishing? Fishing allowed different methods and for almost all types of bait, for example, by the method of slow diving of the bait, active or slow play, with a rise and at great depths.

When casting the bait, it is not allowed to hold the nod at a great distance above the water. After casting, it is advisable to firmly fix the device in a horizontal position so that the edge of the crossbow hangs over the hole. It is not worth setting up the gatehouse at home; it is better to complete this task at the fishing site.

By decreasing or increasing the speed, the crossbow is adjusted, since the mass of the bait can be different. This must be taken into account before going to the pond. Typically, the auxiliary lead is attached to the main line.

Crossbow advantages and disadvantages

The nod "crossbow" is effective for catching bream in winter - it's a safe bet. The device can be operated in strong winds and low temperatures. It is also allowed to fish in conditions fast flow... The bait will be a worm, maggot, plant food and artificial holders. The service life of the device is at least 4 seasons. The advantages include:

Do-it-yourself nod crossbow has few drawbacks, but they are. When fishing, the following nuances must be taken into account:

If you make too frequent and strong movements, then the nod can lift up, so you should observe a smooth and slow game.
It is recommended to submerge the bait very slowly, otherwise the settings of the crossbow may be disturbed.

Required assembly tools

To make the device, you will need 8 parts, which you cannot do without. Before assembling the structure, you should go to the store and purchase the following materials and tools:

round fishing gum;
whip;
hard and light plate;
waterproof glue;
several cambric;
a pair of heat shrink tubes;
metal wire;
pliers;
scissors;
a box of matches.

Step-by-step construction of a fishing structure

Experienced fishermen claim that with proper manufacture, you can get a really effective crossbow at the exit, due to which the catch will increase significantly. Plan step-by-step actions as follows:

By twisting the edges of the elastic, the device is set up. The coil must not have a locking device. The unwinding of the line should not be fast. V otherwise adjusting the crossbow will become much more difficult. the main task in fishing - this is the delivery of bait to the bottom of the reservoir using a homemade design. The parameters of the bait and its weight depend on the intended fish, which is very likely to be caught. A do-it-yourself crossbow guard can also be made according to your design preferences.

1 "Crossbow" on ice or nod with rubber shock absorber for winter fishing rods I present to the attention of amateur anglers the tackle, which is successfully used by bream workers during winter fishing in the reservoirs near Moscow (and not only). For its external similarity with ancient weapons, it was called "crossbow". It should be noted right away that this tackle is intended for catching peaceful fish in standing water... In addition to bream and its companions, sopa and silver bream, the crossbow can be used when fishing for roach or crucian carp - all types of fish that do not need a super active game, but the weightlessness of the bait is needed. To make a crossbow we need: materials: steel wire; round fishing (earlier it was stubbornly called model aircraft) elastic band; cambric and heat shrink tubing of various colors and sizes; plate made of hard and light material; waterproof glue; a whip from a winter fishing rod; tools: scissors; pliers; matches or a lighter to heat the heat shrink tubing; knife. Making a nod with a rubber shock absorber Materials and tools First, from a piece of rather stiff wire we make the base of the crossbow according to the approximate dimensions as in the picture. Wire base of the crossbow We fasten the wire frame on the whip using a heat-shrinkable tube, so that from the end of the whip to the arc of the crossbow there is an interval of 5-10 mm. Frame on a whip To the point of attachment of the frame and on the tip of the whip with a water-resistant glue based on cyanoacrylate, we glue pieces of small cambric to pass the line. The cambrices We fold the elastic band in half and tie the ends, the segment should be of such length that, when putting it on the frame, it was necessary to stretch it slightly (!). We pass a loop of elastic into a transparent silicone tube (I used the one that comes with the Chinese fireflies), it should be transparent for the convenience of further installation. Elastic band in the tube We take a hard light plate and glue a cambric to one of its ends to skip the fishing line. The plate should not bend under the weight of the jigs used. I made it from a piece of an old fiberglass fishing rod. We insert the resulting gatehouse into the pre-made holes in the silicone tube so that it is between the veins of the elastic. It turned out like an arrow of a crossbow. Boom assembly Attach the boom with rubber bands to the shoulders of the wire frame. The crossbow is ready. Crossbow for a winter fishing rod, assembled We insert the structure into the prepared fishing rod with a reel. We pass the fishing line through the throughput cambric and hang the control weight. The tackle is adjusted by twisting the ends of the elastic so that the arrow of the crossbow takes a horizontal position (when fishing, you will still have to slightly adjust it due to the density of the water and the weight of the jig with a nozzle). DIY winter nods for winter fishing

"Crossbow" on ice or nod with rubber shock absorber for a winter fishing rod

I present to the attention of amateur anglers the tackle, which is successfully used by bream workers during winter fishing in the reservoirs near Moscow (and not only). For its external similarity with ancient weapons, it was called "crossbow".

It should be noted right away that this tackle is intended for catching peaceful fish in stagnant water. In addition to bream and its companions, sopa and silver bream, the crossbow can be used when fishing for roach or crucian carp - all types of fish that do not need a super active game, but the weightlessness of the bait is needed.

To make a crossbow we need:

materials:
steel wire;
round fishing (earlier it was stubbornly called model aircraft) elastic band;
cambric and heat shrink tubing of various colors and sizes;
plate made of hard and light material;
waterproof glue;
a whip from a winter fishing rod;
instruments:
scissors;
pliers;
matches or a lighter to heat the heat shrink tubing;

Making a nod with a rubber shock absorber

Materials and tools

First, from a piece of rather stiff wire, we make the base of the crossbow according to the approximate dimensions as in the picture.

Wire base of the crossbow

We fasten the wire frame on the whip using a heat-shrink tube, so that there is an interval of 5-10 mm from the end of the whip to the arc of the crossbow.

Whip frame

To the point of attachment of the frame and to the tip of the whip with a waterproof glue based on cyanoacrylate, we glue pieces of small cambric to pass the line.

Cambric

We fold the elastic band in half and tie the ends, the segment should be of such length that, when put on the frame, it would have to be slightly (!) Pulled.

We pass a loop of elastic into a transparent silicone tube (I used the one that comes with the Chinese fireflies), it should be transparent for the convenience of further installation.

Elastic band in the tube

We take a hard light plate and glue a cambric to one of its ends to skip the fishing line. The plate should not bend under the weight of the jigs used. I made it from a piece of an old fiberglass fishing rod.

We insert the resulting gatehouse into the pre-made holes in the silicone tube so that it is between the veins of the elastic. It turned out like an arrow of a crossbow.

Boom assembly

We attach the arrow with rubber bands to the shoulders of the wire frame. The crossbow is ready.

Ice fishing rod crossbow assembly

We insert the structure into the prepared fishing rod with a reel. We pass the fishing line through the throughput cambric and hang the control weight. The tackle is adjusted by twisting the ends of the elastic so that the arrow of the crossbow takes a horizontal position (when fishing, you will still have to slightly adjust it due to the density of the water and the weight of the jig with a nozzle).

DIY winter nods for winter fishing

Let's figure out what winter nods are for, what are the nods and what are their differences, which nod to choose in a particular case, and of course - how to make a winter nod for your fishing rod and why you need to do it yourself, yourself.

Nods for winter fishing

Today, nods for ice fishing have a huge variety of designs and materials of manufacture. The assortment of fishing shops includes plastic, metal nods, composite nods. In addition, there is a conditional classification of nods by purpose: for trolling, a nod for a balancer, jig nods for a rewinder and other types of winter fishing.

In some cases, there is no point in making a nod for winter fishing yourself, as this requires time, skills and materials to make. Now, for 20 rubles, you can buy a ready-made nod, for almost any fishing rod. The problem with ready-made nods from the store is that they are of little use for light jigs, and they still need to be modified.

There is a sense of making a nod with your own hands when you need a special nod for winter fishing - completely suitable for fishing with a specific bait (jig, spoon or balancer).

Unlike watchdogs or bite alarms, the main function of the nod is to guide the winter bait, be it a jig, balancer or spoon. With the help of a nod, the angler tracks the touch of the bait to the bottom, gives the bait the desired amplitude and frequency of oscillations, and registers the bite.

Types of nods by materials of manufacture, design, and their purpose

As we said above, nods (or rather, their working part) are made of metal and plastic, and products made from natural materials are less common. Nods made of different materials suit different types of winter fishing to varying degrees. Now let's deal with this in more detail.

Nod crafting materials

Nod material

What the nods are made of:

Spring steel metal plates. A typical example is a clock spring or tape measure. Suitable for lure rods and heavy jigs. The advantage is indestructibility. Disadvantages: the complexity of processing during manufacture, sometimes excessive roughness of the tackle.
Plastic plates. Lavsan (thermoplastic, called as: polyethylene glycol terephthalate, PET, PET, PETG, mylar) is suitable for manufacturing, which is taken from various plastic products - disposable PET containers, X-ray films, etc. Plastic is great for making any type of nod.
Coiled spring. Very bad for nodding, but good for making gatehouses.
Rubber nipple. Suitable for making simple nods. Now almost never used.
Boar bristles. Suitable for making jig nods. Anachronism, boar bristles are almost never used now.
Fishing line. Previously, in the absence of the necessary materials, thick line was sometimes used to make nods. Line nods are almost never used now.

What are the nods by design:

Classical. The working part of the nod (usually the plate) goes through the base, which is the nod holder on the winter fishing rod.
Combined. This is a different kind of modernization of the classic nod, a combination of different materials.
Complicated designs (most often these are not nods, but gatehouses).

The working part of the plate plastic or metal nods can be simple, conical (trapezoidal, "dovetail wing") and two-conical. Two-taper implies taper in two planes - not only in the width of the plate, but also in thickness. This is necessary so that the nod does not bend at only one point, but works along its entire length. We will talk about this in the course of the material.

Designs of the type: crossbow nod, balance bearing nod Shcherbakov, etc. - all this is more related to gatehouses and bite alarms. We will also briefly talk about this.

Making nods and gates for a winter fishing rod

Let's move on directly to how you can make all sorts of nods with your own hands.

Making nods

Let's say right away - there is no point in making a nod that you can buy in a store, there is a point in making a nod only if the nod design you need is not on sale (Shcherbakov's gatehouse, crossbow gatehouse), or you need to make a nod that is most suitable for the weight of a particular bait, or some special nod. Sportsmen and anglers who are seriously into winter fishing use mostly homemade nods.

However, let's move on to practice. In any case, this can be used to refine shop nods.

Almost any nod consists of a blank and a holder (retainer, connector). Separately, let's dwell on the manufacture of the nod holder, with which it is installed on the whip of a winter fishing rod. It will be below.

Metal nods from the plate

Metal plate nods are suitable for fishing rods equipped with a light spoon or balancer, as well as relatively large and medium-weight jigs.

As a material, a clock spring, a metal tape of an old tape measure, any other available spring plate metal, suitable for us in thickness, can serve.

Our task is to cut a strip of the desired length and width under the cone from the metal plate, give the nod a two-taper, and fix the winding ring.

Cone metal swallow's wing nod

Do-it-yourself metallic nod:

We take a workpiece of the required length (6 - 10 cm);
Using ordinary scissors or metal scissors, cut off a strip ~ 1-2 mm wide on one side (working part of the nod) and up to 4 mm on the other - under the cone;
Remove sharp edges and burrs using sandpaper;
Using sandpaper or a power tool, we reduce the thickness of the nod plate from the side of the tip, giving the nod a two-taper;
We solder or glue a light miniature ring made of thin stainless wire to the tip of the nod;
We attach the nod to the holder.

The taper of the nod blank in thickness is needed for better work of the nod to oscillate (the nod bends not at one point, but along the entire length), but this is a rather complicated and time-consuming operation, especially if it is done manually. As a last resort, double taper can be dispensed with.

Setting the end ring and intermediate rings on the nod makes the nod heavier and affects its work, so you need to try to make these elements as light as possible. The end ring can be soldered or glued with durable glue. Some use plastic ring, which is fixed through the bend of the tip of the nod with fixing it with a kebrik. All options have their own advantages and disadvantages.

Sometimes, to give additional rigidity at the base, a coil spring is installed in the holder, through which the nod itself passes.

Manufacturing process on video (as an example):

Lavsan nod

The lavsan nod can be used as a jig nod for a rewinder, any light and ultra-light jigs, light spinners and balancers.

Plastic lavsan nods are easier and cheaper to manufacture. The problem is that commercially available nods are usually too coarse for delicate gear. Most sports anglers and some amateurs make their own and get the right nods.

To make a plastic nod (letterhead), you need a lavsan film. You can "get" it in a fishing store or use plastic from PET containers. You should know that the material from various plastic glasses and bottles is very different in properties, so it is better to find high-quality lavsan. High-quality plastic straightens at any bends.

Plastic nod from lavsan can be simple conical, double-conical, and spring.

A simple nod of lavsan

Using scissors or a clerical knife and a ruler, cut off a plastic strip 6-10 cm long for a cone from 1.5 mm to 3.5 mm;
On the thin side, the nod, using a thin needle, carefully punches a hole for the fishing line;
We fix the nod strip in the holder and set it on the fishing rod.

Despite the fact that we cut the strip along a taper, the nod may not work quite as we want. Therefore, we hang the jig on a nod, look, and begin to refine it, giving the blank plate a taper in thickness.

Plastic is much easier to process than metal. You can grind the thickness of the plate into a cone using sandpaper, a razor blade, a scalpel, or a sharp ice screw knife. The main thing is not to overdo it, checking the deflection of the nod on the jig under which we make it.

The process of making lavsan nods can be seen at the bottom of the article.

Spring nod

The spring structure of the nod is a little more complicated - three plates are already used here different lengths, one of which (main, nod form) also serves as a tray.

Spring nod

Here's how it's done:

We cut off a strip of the required length along a cone, leaving a margin at its base to form a tray;
We cut off two more strips along the width of the main plate, which will serve as springs;
We form a tray on the first strip by bending the edges of the plates;
We install two spring plates in the tray, the length of one of which is 2/3, and the other 1/2 of the main;
We fix the structure by fixing the plates between each other with two PVC tubes;
We carry out the spring structure into the nod holder.

The complexity of this design lies in the formation of a tray for spring plates, but you can do without it by fixing the plates together with a large number of PVC tubes. In this case, you can cut the triple plastic in one motion, and we will get strips of exactly the same width.

Coloring the plastic nod

By itself, lavsan is a white material, without staining it merges with the environment on ice. Watching a nod like that strains your eyes. This can be easily remedied by coloring the nod tip.

This can be done using a permanent marker or ink from a ballpoint pen. In both cases, the color is almost not erased and does not affect the working qualities of the nod.

Balance nod, bearing nod, Shcherbakov's nod is a design that should inform the angler about the bite, not allowing the fish to feel the weight of the bait. During a bite uphill, the nod compensates for the weight of the bait - hence the name "balancer". This has nothing to do with fishing with a balancer, but is used by some anglers when fishing for cautious fish - bream, roach and crucian carp.

To make Shcherbakov's nod, we need:

Micro bearing. It can be taken from an old unnecessary spinning or multiplier reel, or their failed computer hard drive;
Thin but tough steel bar;
Weight for balancer;
Cambric and glue.

Do-it-yourself balance nod of the Shcherbakovs:

We service the bearing and the rod in the second third of its length;
We solder the rod to the bearing;
We put a weight with a hole on the short arm of the structure, if required, we use cambric;
We paint the weight in a bright color and attach a bright plastic or foam beacon to the tip of the long arm;
On the long shoulder of the gatehouse, we solder a loop for the fishing line;
We solder the slip ring to the top of the bearing.

Balance nod setting:

We fix the bearing on the six-rod of the winter fishing rod;
We thread the fishing line through the rings, we tie the jig;
We lower the jig into the water and adjust the position of the nod by moving the weight at its end.

Shcherbakov's balance nod is so called because the idea of such a design was shown by the Shcherbakov brothers in their film "Winter Fishing". You can watch it exactly from the right minute:

Crossbow nod

The nod "Crossbow" got its name because of the external resemblance to the weapon of the same name. Used for passive fishing peaceful fish, ensures smooth play. The crossbow nod is characterized by a very high sensitivity to the bites of cautious fish. In our opinion, the design is too complicated and inconvenient.

We found a mention of this design in the old Soviet fishing encyclopedia, in which this type of gatehouse is called a "nod of a complicated design" operating on the torsion principle (using not only the energy of the nod to compensate for the weight of the jig, but also the energy arising from the twisted rubber threads of the torsion).

To make a crossbow nod, you will need: stainless steel wire with a diameter of 0.8 - 1.0 mm, an aircraft-model elastic band, cambric and tubes, a hard plastic gatehouse, waterproof glue.

Do-it-yourself crossbow nod:

We form the frame of the gatehouse from wire with a shoulder length of 5-6 cm and a structure width of 6-7 cm;
The ends of the wire structure are fixed in the middle of the whip of the winter fishing rod;
On the frame of the "crossbow", with a slight tension, an elastic band is installed, threaded into a transparent silicone tube with holes for the gatehouse;
A rigid gate is installed so that its end passes between two elastic bands;
We stretch the line of the winter fishing rod through the rings on the pole and the gatehouse, the bait is tied;
The bait is lowered into the water and the tension of the fishing line and the position of the gatehouse are adjusted by twisting the elastic bands.

When the tackle is set up, the "Crossbow" gatehouse ensures smooth play with the jig, and when biting, does not allow the fish to immediately feel the weight of the jig, compensating for its weight with the work of rubber.

Spring nod

A coiled spring nod is called a spring nod. The design is simple, reliable, but does not provide the bait you need to play. Suitable for fishing with lures and balancers as a bite and bottom contact signaling device.

Making a spring nod:

At the end of the required length of the spring, a bright beacon in the form of a ball is installed;
The spring is inserted into the gate holder;
The line of the winter fishing rod is drawn through the spring.

If the line is passed through a spring, it is important that the ends are free of all sorts of serifs and burrs that could damage the line.

The nipple nipple or silicone material similar in properties, like the spring nod, is very simple in design and quite reliable.

In the simplest design, apart from the nipple itself, nothing else is needed: the fishing line is threaded through it, and the nipple is put on the whip of a winter fishing rod. The fishing line does not slide freely between the nipple and the pole of the fishing rod, but with effort, therefore, when winding and winding a large amount of fishing line, it is removed.

Of course, there are also designs with a holder:

Boar bristle or line nod

Previously, in the absence of synthetic materials with the desired properties, wild boar bristles were used to make sensitive nods. But it is still used to make various brushes, brushes, etc. products are kind of a hint for those who do not know where to get boar stubble.

Making a boar bristle nod:

The end of the boar bristle is bent into a loop, which is fixed by a kebrik tightly put on the ends of this loop;
The free end of the bristle is guided into the nod holder;
To prevent the bristle from accidentally flying out of the holder, its second end is also bent into a loop with a cambric;
The holder is put on the whip of the fishing rod, the line is passed through the hole in the holder and the loop at the tip of the bristles.

A thick line nod is made in exactly the same way as a bristle nod.

Nod Holders (Connectors)

The holder is part of the design of the nod, be it plastic or metal.

What can be used to make a nod holder:

From various PVC cambric and silicone tubes;
High voltage automotive wires;
Electrical stranded wires, double or triple insulated;
A set of plastic and silicone tubes of different diameters from a fishing store.

The simplest holder is made without glue from just two cambrics, one of which is put on the whip of a winter fishing rod, and in the other the line is pulled:

Thin line cambric is placed inside a cambric of suitable diameter for a fishing rod whip;
In the main cambric, a nod plate is started;
All this is put together on the whip of a winter fishing rod.

The easiest nod holder

A small cambric can be glued over the main one, or you can use a cambric from a two-wire wire.

Nod holder with cambric under the line

The cambric from high voltage automotive wire is great for making a nod holder. It consists of two layers of insulation inside which a current-carrying conductor passes.

Double Insulated Automotive Wire Holder

The process of making a holder from it looks like this:

Carefully, with smooth edges, cut off a piece of wire 5 - 10 mm long;
We remove the conductive cores;
We move apart the layers of cambric insulation between ourselves and place a ready-made nod plate between them;
We skip the line after the plastic nod.

For the fishing line, you can provide a separate winding hole by gluing a thin cambric over the holder or by passing it inside the holder along with the nod plate.

Double-insulated two-core wires - almost finished nod holder design:

Nod holder made of two-wire, double-insulated wire

Cut off a piece of wire 5 - 10 mm long;
We remove from one part the inner layer of insulation together with the conductive core, and from the other - only the core;
We pass the nod plate through the hole with a small diameter;
We put a nod on the whip of the fishing rod through another hole.

As in the previous case, the line can be guided with the whip plate and can be protected with a very thin cambric.

How to properly thread the line through the nod? Nods of different design imply different threading of the fishing line through them.

Common scheme:

We draw the line of the winter fishing rod coming from the reel along the whip and put it into a special hole (ring, tube) of the nod holder;
We draw the line along the nod blank through the intermediate rings (ring or holes);
We put the line into a ring or a hole at the tip of the nod blank.

It should be borne in mind that on the whip of a winter fishing rod and on the nod blank, there may be intermediate rings for even distribution of the load, but they may not be there. If there are intermediate rings, we draw the line through them. The line should be on top of the nod blank.

Correct nod

What should be the correct nod? It all depends on personal preference and the style of playing the bait. For the same bait, you can use nods of different stiffness - straight and short or long hanging, while the effectiveness will depend only on the nature of the game. The correct nod is the one with the game of which it turns out to fish.

Homemade nods - video

Winter perch fishing

Place and time of winter perch fishing ↓
Tackle ↓
Whip ↓
Nod ↓
Line ↓
Baits and baits ↓
Winter perch fishing tactics ↓

Winter fishing for perch is distinguished by high passion and efficiency, therefore a large number of winter fishermen give preference to searching and catching the striped humpback. Getting on a large flock of perches is every angler's dream. The bite of this fish is highly energetic, therefore it is of particular interest to the hunter. Let's take a closer look at how you can catch perch in winter.

Place and time of winter perch fishing

The beginning of winter fishing for perch usually falls on the second week after the freezing of the reservoir. This biting is very intense and continues throughout December. At this time, the striped humpback is actively feeding in shallow places with uneven bottom. The most effective depth for catching perch at this time is 1-2 meters. Promising places for catching him during this period are:

In the middle of winter, the perch moves to deeper places and breaks up into small flocks of 5-6 individuals. At great depths, it becomes much more difficult to find it, and to catch it is much more problematic. Perch are usually attracted to deep pits at this time.

When catching a striped predator in winter, it is necessary to choose calm, calm and windless weather, without drops in atmospheric pressure. Better bites occur in the morning. During the day, the intensity of perch biting weakens and resumes again in the evening. A situation may arise when the fish did not bite either in the morning or during the day, but by the evening the perch shows just fantastic zhor.

Tackle

The most convenient and widely used when fishing for perch is a rod called "balalaika". It is lightweight and comfortable to hold. Usually fishing rods are made of plastic or foam. The balalaika reel is built directly into the body, and its main purpose is to store the fishing line. For fishing with balance weights or spinners, a rod with a length of 30-40 cm with a reel with a diameter of 5 cm is used.

Typically, a winter fishing rod includes:

handle with reel;
whip;
nod.

Whip

The whip of the fishing rod should allow for amortization of the hook, so its length should be 10-15 cm. The best whips are made from:

Polycarbonate.
CFRP.
Hard nylon.
Non-porous vinyl plastic.

Nod

The nod is required element tackle. It signals a bite and allows the bait to play. The materials for making nods are:

How to catch more fish?

I have been active fishing for quite some time now and have found many ways to improve my bite. And here are the most effective ones:

Bite activator. Attracts fish in cold and warm water with the help of pheromones and stimulates their appetite. It is a pity that Rosprirodnadzor wants to ban its sale.
More sensitive gear. You can find reviews and instructions for other types of gear on the pages of my website.
Pheromone baits.

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lavsan;
metal;
polycarbonate.

Such nods do not tan in the cold and do not break under load. The length of the nods usually reaches 60 mm, and the rigidity should correspond to the mass of the jig in such a way that the nod sags by 30 ° C under its weight.

Fishing line

The thickness of the line used for catching perch ranges from 0.05 to 0.16 mm. Some anglers take a sporty approach that uses thin line options. The thinner the line, the greater the likelihood of a bite, however, there is little chance of pulling out a trophy specimen.

Many anglers choose a different method. They use thick lines. This allows you to hook and pull big fish, but significantly reduces the number of bites.

The best option is to choose an average line thickness of about 0.1 mm. It is necessary to wind a piece of thread from 20m on the spool. Such a large supply is needed for playing large humpbacks.

Baits and baits

There are several basic baits for fishing perch:

Balancers. When using a balancer for catching perch, a hard nod must be used, and it is more convenient to use a rod with an external reel. For perch fishing, the optimal balancer size is considered to be 4 cm.It is better to use high-quality balancers well-known firms, which smoothly play from side to side, and do not twitch in the water in the form of a pendulum movement. When fishing with balance beams, it is advisable to take long pauses, sometimes bites happen on them. Best quality have balancers from well-known companies Rapala and Kuusamo.
Spoons. For catching striped humpbacks, small spinners are used, which show high-frequency play with a wide amplitude of up to 0.5 m. Nice results when fishing for perch, show spinners Universal and Trofimovskaya.
To fish perch with a spoon, you need to use a tackle with a reel, which allows you to quickly change the length of the fishing line. This is due to the fact that when fishing with a spoon, the angler often changes his location. The tackle should include a thin and flexible whip of 10-15 cm, which will cushion when striking. When trolling, first the bottom layer of the reservoir is fished, then the middle and upper ones.
Jigs. These baits are at the forefront of perch fishing in winter. Moreover, the humpback is more interested not in the coloring of the jig, but in its play. It should show the game in a vertical plane, and not smoothly move and plan. Such movement will be of little interest to the perch.
There are times when the oxygen regime deteriorates, and the biting of the perch becomes very sluggish. In such cases, it is necessary to use jigs of various shapes. The most widespread are:
- spherical;
- spherical;
- rectangular;
- cylindrical jig.
Sometimes jigs are equipped with additional copper or brass top... Small vertical jigs, which are called "devils", are widespread in catching humpbacks. The diameter of such devices ranges up to 4 mm, and the height, taking into account the hook, up to 7 mm.

For perch fishing, other baits are also used, which are mainly hooked onto the jig. These baits are:

Winter perch fishing tactics

The tactic of catching perch in winter is to find promising places and carefully catch them. Pay attention to the following points:

The first hole is drilled in a promising location at the discretion of the angler.
Around this hole, a dozen more holes are drilled at a distance of about 5 meters from each other.
First, the first hole is fished, and then all the rest.
Some anglers feed the holes with bloodworms to increase efficiency.

So, fishing for perch in winter is an interesting and active type of fishing. Sometimes anglers go for kilometers in search of perch, and they absolutely do not regret it. Because the emotions from such a walk are usually only positive. As a catch, there can be trophy specimens of about 1-2 kg, so very often such a trip justifies itself.

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DIY winter tackle "Crossbow"

And now I will tell you how to do it. And let's start making, let's start with the frame. We take the wire and estimate approximately how long we need it. We will bend our bracket, we do not need to make them very short, otherwise it will be an elastic band when you throw it better. Maybe about 7, this 9 mm will be more than enough. Here's something Looks like what we wanted to get with you.

Now I will fix it on a pole and tie it with a nylon thread. It is necessary to wind it firmly with a good stretch, you can use a braided line. We need to leave a channel for the line to pass. The channel is needed so that the line does not touch the wire frame and does not fray. to do this, you need to put a tube and secure it with a heat-shrinkable tube, which we put on the bar in advance. Install the ring line guide and start to final assembly tackle.

And we start assembling the nod. We need to cut a piece of the tube about 7 mm, for an hour we need to take a scalpel or other sharp object and make a hole in this tube. Then you need to insert into the cut made rubber shock absorber that will lift this whole system. Next, you need to measure the length of this shock absorber, it should not be too weak, and should not be too tight. There is the last stage of installing the nod; you need to install it on the rod bar and thread it exactly in the middle between the rubber bands. Here, in fact, all the tackle for catching bream has been assembled; not any scarce materials were needed to collect it. I advise you to try this tackle and you will definitely enjoy fishing.

Consider a device that is unique in design and capabilities - a nod crossbow for winter fishing with your own hands.

This tool is made in the form of a small fishing rod, equipped with a rubber shock absorber in its design. This system has been used for a long time.
Although it takes time to assemble the fixture, those who assembled this tool praise it for being very effective.

This DIY fishing crossbow basically has a stainless steel frame with a diameter of 0.9 mm. The shoulders have an average length of 5 cm, the total width is 7 cm. The rubber ring acts as a shock absorber. To put on this ring, you need to pull it tight over the horns. The cambric is located on a pole and a gatehouse. The most convenient fishing rod option is a model where the reel is fixed gradually.

How does a do-it-yourself crossbow nod in action show itself? Using baits different types you can use different methods of fishing. This can be the maximum depth with a rise, for the game, with a slow descent of the bait. When casting the rod, do not lower the tip of the nod so that it is located directly above the water. When adjusting, it is best to keep the element in a horizontal position, so the bite will be better fixed.

List of materials for the crossbow:
cambric;
waterproof glue based on cyanoacrylate;
round fishing elastic;
light, hard plate;
steel wire;
heat shrink tubes;
whip.

List of tools:
pliers;
knife;
scissors;
matches.

Step-by-step description of the assembly of the nod of the crossbow

1. Take a stiff wire and prepare a base from it, about 20 cm.

2. Fix the wire frame on the whip using a heat-shrinkable tube, with a distance from the end of the whip to the arc of 5-10 mm.

3. Apply waterproof glue to the fine line cambric pieces.

4. Attach the segments to the place where the frame and the tip of the whip are attached.
5. Fold the elastic in half and tie the ends; the segment should be of such length that, with slight tension, it can easily be put on the frame.
6. We will pass the loop from the rubber band into the silicone tube.
7. Glue a rigid plate to one of the ends of the cambric;

8. The gateway that we got, we will insert into the holes of the silicone tube so that it is between the veins of the elastic; it turned out an arrow on a crossbow.

9. Attach this arrow to the wire frame; we get a crossbow; we insert the finished product into the fishing rod.

10. We pass the line through the throughput cambric and attach the weight.

To adjust, we twist the ends of the elastic. It is necessary that the line comes out smoothly so that there is no fixation. In another situation, it is difficult to regulate. The nod of a crossbow for fishing with your own hands is regulated in such a way when the jig with bait touches the bottom.

Crossbow for bream

Crossbow for bream

Simple effective tackle

Breeders, as a rule, are solid and largely conservative people. They catch from the ice or on float rods, or nodded, and each of these gear has its own indisputable advantages. However, both have a number of disadvantages that I would like to get rid of. This is what will be discussed.

Float rod

Good for catching a breeder on a stand. Usually bream takes from the bottom, standing up obliquely, head down. When the nozzle is in his mouth, he takes a horizontal position, the rig rises and the float floats. If the tackle is properly debugged, then such a bite is clearly visible and the angler has every chance of an effective hooking. True, there is one, but a very significant but. Large bream often, taking the bait, continues to move in the same position, head down. The float, of course, does not float, but, on the contrary, sinks. As a rule, upon feeling the resistance of the rig, the bream immediately spits out the bait. It is quite difficult to notice that the submerged float has sunk a little deeper, especially if the hole is covered with even the thinnest ice. The fisherman simply does not see the bite, and many, even noticing the movement of the float, still do not hook - they are waiting for the classic rise. As a result, the bite of good fish is missed. Also, all the time, a bite remains unnoticed when the bait is knocked on the bottom, wanting to stir the fish.

Classic gatehouse

The gatehouse allows you to play with bait and fish not only from the bottom, but also in any horizon. It shows well even minor bites both up and down, and reacts to a bite much faster than a float. However, the gatehouse is not without its drawbacks. The more it straightens after a bite, the more the fish feels the weight of the bait. With a careful bite, this leads to the fact that the fish, having raised the bait, feels the increase in weight and throws it. Finally, unlike a float, the gate does not allow you to put an additional sinker, which is necessary when fishing at great depths with shallow bait.

Bream crossbow

The listing of the advantages and disadvantages of float and nod fishing rods could be continued, but the named is enough to understand what is the advantage of the so-called crossbow. The idea of using a rubber shock absorber in a winter fishing rod is not new, however, as a rule, all the proposed options are difficult either to manufacture or use, and often both.

The design I am using is very advantageous in this respect. It is easy to make, and there is practically nothing to break in it, which is confirmed by the experience of the past three seasons. The crossbow device is very simple (see photo). The frame is made of wire, better than stainless steel, with a diameter of 0.8-1.0 mm. The length of the shoulders is 5 cm with a total width of the structure of 7 cm. A round rubber ring serves as a shock absorber. It should be such that when putting on the horns of the crossbow, the rubber is only slightly stretched. The crossbow is rigidly mounted on a pole. Cams for skipping the line are located on the pole and on the gate. All these, so to speak, are the basic principles of design, and then there are details that determine a lot. First of all, the rod itself. It is better to use models with a reel that locks with a small pitch of the angle of rotation, otherwise the tackle is difficult to set up. The reel of most fishing rods is fixed at only four points, and additional grooves have to be sawed independently. The work is not difficult, but it is still better to choose a suitable model.

I make a gatehouse 8-9 cm long and 1.5-2.0 mm wide from a fragment of an old carbon fiber fishing rod. You can use other material, even if it does not have elasticity. The main thing is that it is strong enough and as light as possible. The gate is attached to a rubber shock absorber by means of a piece of plastic tubing with two slots. For the shock absorber to work well, the base of the gate must pass between the rubber strands. It is easier to assemble the shock absorber if the gate tube is transparent. I fix the pass-through cambric on a six-piece with heat-shrink tubes, and glue it to the gatehouse. The frame of the crossbow is installed on a pole so that a gap of 2-3 mm remains between its top and the rubber shock absorber, which provides free swinging of the gate.

Although not a panacea, but ...

The watchdog is set up at the place of fishing. The lifting force of the gate is the greater, the more the rubber shock absorber is twisted. By increasing or decreasing the number of turns, you can adjust the gatehouse for any bait weight. As with float tackle, it doesn't matter if there is an extra lead on the line or not. Since the gate's own weight and inertia are minimal, its sensitivity is maximized. Thanks to the shock absorber, the elasticity of the gate does not decrease during lifting and the fish practically does not feel the weight of the lifted jig and sinker. When adjusting the rod for bream, I do not lower the tip of the nod to the water, but set it almost horizontally. In this position, it fixes bites well both up and down, like a regular flexible gatehouse made of elastic material. In general, the described design allows one tackle to fish with lures of any weight and at any depth, including the game, with lifting and lowering the bait. However, there are some limitations. If you can lift the bait at any speed, then you have to lower it slowly and smoothly - otherwise the shock absorber lifts the gate all the way up. Therefore, it is better to lower it with steps so that the gatehouse is constantly in working order.

A bite on the descent often looks like a gatehouse stop, as if the bait has reached the bottom. The bastard usually bites on the rise of the bait, but the roach and silver bream, on the contrary, on the lowering or at the stop of the bait. Insofar as quick game bait is impossible, the tackle is not suitable for perch fishing. The crossbow has another useful feature. If the crossbar is bent back so that after a bite to rise, the gatehouse is in a vertical position, then when the fish throws the bait, it will not go back down. This is very useful when looking for fish. Having placed several fishing rods on promising holes, after a while, you can go through and see where the bites were - you can't do that either with a float tackle or with a normal nod. Of course, the crossbow is not a panacea for barking, but it provides anglers with additional opportunities and conveniences both in the search for fish and in the fishing itself.

Issue number 4/2010

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