Jigs with additional attachments. Jig with a luminous hook

On a jig without a nozzle

On a jig without a nozzle

"Flat" and "Nymphs"

A week ago, I briefly mentioned flat jigs, which were created specifically for fishing without a bait. Historically, disc, or circular, flat jigs were the first to be made and tested, but they were quickly replaced by jigs with an elongated body. Despite the fact that I knew well one of the creators of flat jigs, now we can only guess what thoughts Melekhin was guided by at the moment when he decided to make the body of the jig resembling a pumpkin seed. Probably, he just decided to increase the body length of the jig in order to be able to more reliably solder the forend of the hook. Indeed, in small round jigs, the hook literally held on to a point solder.

As is often the case, the first jigs were relatively large in size, the drawing of a classic, flat jig is shown in Fig. 1. In order to make a heavier jig, we did not increase its overall dimensions, but took a thicker metal plate. Bronze or brass was chosen as the material. And there is a logical explanation for this. The jig in its design is very similar to a spoon, but with a different then unfamiliar horizontal suspension. Traditionally, spoons were made from sheet silver and brass. But it was well known that in most cases the perch from the "Bolshaya Volga" and from the Istra reservoir prefers the color of brass in their choice. The fact is that the waters of the Second Technical Bay and the Istra reservoir were for many years the places of constant training of the national team of the Moscow Society "Fisherman-Athlete", as well as places for winter competitions of any rank, so we tested new items on these reservoirs.

It is not worth making flat jigs from lead, because soft metal is easily deformed and the jig stops working. It is also impractical to make flat jigs from tungsten alloy due to the difficulty of processing. The easiest way to make such jigs is as follows. The body of the jig is turned from the brass bar on the machine using a cutter and a file. Without cutting off the workpiece from the bar with a file, remove the metal from both sides of the jig body to the desired thickness. Then two holes are drilled in the workpiece. One hole with a diameter of 0.5-0.6 mm for the hook, and the second with a diameter of 0.6-1.0 mm for fishing line, as shown in Fig. 2. After that, the workpiece is cut off from the bar and the hook is soldered. After soldering the hook, the edges of the jig are processed with a file, and the hole for the fishing line is countersunk. If the thickness of the jig exceeds one and a half millimeters, then the planes of the jig may not be parallel, with a thickening towards the hook.

When I made my first two dozen flat jigs, I went to the Big Volga in order to try out the new product. At first I spent an hour of time trying to find a hole under which a flock of perch was standing with the help of an ordinary jig with bait. I lowered a flat jig with a bloodworm on a hook into the hole (at that time I didn’t know that it was a hookless tackle) and started playing like a traditional jig. There were no bites, then I removed the bloodworm from the hook and began to pull the jig like a small spoon. There were no bites. Then I began to play with a jig in the usual rhythm, and the bites were not long in coming. Later it became clear that there was no point in giving the flat jig very frequent vibrations, it was enough to give it the usual 2-3 vibrations per second. On the same first fishing trip, it turned out that not only perch, but also roach are interested in flat jigs. In the future, we made sure that both the ruff and the bastard also peck quite well on flat mormyshless jigs. As a result of numerous experiments, we found out that it makes no sense to make flat jigs with a body length of less than five and longer than eight millimeters. It is advisable to use flat jigs when traditional tackle does not bring the expected result. This is my personal opinion, which is based on several cases from my fishing practice.

The most striking example was the incident that happened to me in Senezh. We fished near the Raspberry Islands, and pecked only small perch, but literally the day before, in the same holes we came across specimens up to half a kilo. It was felt that there was a large fish, but did not want to bite. Going through the jigs, I came across a fairly large flat jig, tested on the Volga. I tied it to a thin line, and at the very first posting it was cut off by some fish. I tied the second jig, got up from the box and began to catch perch weighing two or three hundred grams, one after the other. For the sake of experiment, I periodically tried to fish in the same and in neighboring holes on a very small jig with bloodworms and burdocks, but the large fish did not pay attention to it.

An even more interesting case occurred when we were catching a bastard on Ruse from a depth of about twelve meters. On the fed hole, one to five creepers pecked one after the other, and a long break followed. On that day, the scoundrel preferred to be caught on a very small jig with one bloodworm, to play twenty or thirty centimeters above the bottom. Some of my friends tried to replace the usual jig with a flat jig with one small bloodworm attached to the hook, and the breeder began to peck practically without interruption. That is, the fish, as is usually the case, stood on the groundbait, but pecked periodically.

Another incident occurred at a small pond near Moscow. On one of those ponds in which fish is caught in winter exclusively on the very first ice. An exception to the rule occurred that year, and roach began to be caught off the ice at the end of March. All local fishermen fed her with breadcrumbs and once an hour pulled out a hundred-gram fish from the holes. My friend and I were returning from an unsuccessful fishing trip and saw fishermen on the pond from the train window. Since there was enough time, we decided to go out and find out what they were catching. It was too late to feed, but there were already enough free feeding holes, abandoned by losers. We tried almost all our jigs, but only when we tied small flat jigs and hooked the burdock moth larvae, the roach began to take. And not just take, but rather grab the bait. As a result, in an hour of fishing, the two of us caught fish, probably more than all the anglers sitting next to each other put together.

Summing up, I would like to note that flat jigs still make sense to use in those cases when the fish ignores other baits for one reason or another.

Nymphs

Another large class of mormyshless jigs are the so-called nymphs. The name came from one of the designers of these jigs, who believes that this jig imitates the movement of an insect nymph. Since the inventors of the nymphs also turned out to be good writers, this class of jigs is described in detail and comprehensively in the fishing literature. I would just like to add a few words about my personal impressions.

In the game of the nymph, the vibrations characteristic of the vibrations of the "Uralka" and the flat jig are combined. To increase the spectrum of vibrations on the hook of the nymph, there are very narrow segments of cambric. But this is not necessary, the hook can be empty. Instead of cambric, beads or beads of various colors are placed on the hook of large nymphs. Personally, I prefer yellow, red and brown striped beads. The color of the beads and the body of the nymph plays very important role, sometimes even more than the game of the jig itself. When fishing during the game, as such, it may not be at all. Sometimes it is enough just to slowly lift the jig up. The tactics of catching and searching for fish are more important.

If during fishing with bloodworms, bait plays an important role, which not only activates the fish, but also lowers it to the bottom in the place of fishing, then when fishing with a nymph, it is important to find that horizon in the water column on which the fish is standing.

The nymph is the most effective jig when fishing for roach. Large roach usually does not react to groundbait tossed on to it. She is obviously wary and doesn’t fit the groundbait for several hours. Even if small clean bloodworms are used as bait, large roach are more likely to be caught either at night or the next day. In this case, usually one or two fish are caught and that's it. This indicates that bloodworms are not the usual food for large roach. The use of nymphs turns out to be effective not only because they imitate the usual food for roach, but also because it is possible and necessary to quickly check the most different horizons. After all, roach, unlike bream, mostly does not seek its food at the bottom.

Of all the known designs, I would single out two designs of nymphs. The first of them is an irregularly shaped body, whose center of gravity is shifted to the hook (Fig. 3). Even the smallest vibrations imparted to the nymph lead to the generation of relatively powerful vibrations in the water. The beads and cambrices on the hook (Figure 4) also create tangible vibrations that lure the fish. An analogy between the movements of the cambric on the hook and the legs of a living insect nymph may be appropriate here.

Another design of the nymph is more like a wet fly for fly fishing (Fig. 5) and is used in combination with either a jig, or a spoon, or a "devil". Traditionally, such nymphs are tied above the jig or spinners, but I watched and myself successfully caught with a rig in which such a nymph is tied below the jig on a leash 5-10 cm long.

Playing a nymph is not difficult and depends on the correct nod. Picking up a nod is probably the hardest part of catching a nymph. Usually the nod is made in such a way that it is bent upward (Fig. 6), and under the weight of the nymph it takes a horizontal position. Sometimes nymphs are equipped not with a single, but with a double hook, such mormyshka are called "goat". The second hook appeared from considerations of increasing the grip of the jig, because the bites on a mormyshless jig are rarely as obvious and pronounced as when fishing with a bloodworm. And when the anglers instead double hook began to use small tees, a completely new and very effective tackle, now called "devil", but more on that next time.

A. Yanshevsky

"Russian Hunting Newspaper No. 05 - 2002"

Part 3. Other effective lures for fishing on the game.

Using the same principle of constructing a lure for fishing from ice without a nozzle, you can make a whole family of jiggers that are catchy in certain conditions. Differing from each other in shape, size and weight, some of them will work better at significant depths and currents, while others, on the contrary, only in shallow water. At the same time, some of them will be most attractive for bream, while with others it is better to fish for roach or, for example, perch.

Along with the described "nymph", the mormyshka "bug" has proven itself well. It is especially good when fishing for perch. The difference between the "bug" and the "nymph" mormyshka: if for a "nymph" the width of the body in its widest part refers to the length as about 1: 3, then for a "bug" this ratio ranges from 2: 3 to 1: 1. The punch is made of the same type. "Bedbug" is performed only with a crown made of red copper, the head is black, playing cambric - yellow + red or yellow + white.
If in the place of fishing considerable depth and current do not allow “finding the bottom” with relatively light jigs of the “nymph” or “bug” type, then it was possible with invariable success to use the well-known tungsten jig “flat”, painted black and equipped with only one piece of yellow cambric 1.5-2 mm long freely moving along the hook. A stopper is also needed here. This jig is shown in Figure 8. The design feature of this type of jig is as follows: the hole for passing the fishing line is drilled almost in the center of gravity with a slight displacement along the axis of symmetry of the jig body. It is clear that such a jig will hang on the line almost horizontally. When playing with a tackle, the body of the jig will play the role of a "wing" located across the stream of water.
The body thickness of this type of jig does not exceed 1.5 mm, the ratio of width to length is approximately 2: 3. It should be borne in mind that the thinner the body of a flat jig, the more intense its play will be with the minimum amplitude of motion of the nod.
Good results, but still less than when fishing with a "nymph", "bug" or "flat", gives fishing without the attachment to the "devil". Here, to increase efficiency, all three hooks are equipped with freely moving multi-colored pieces of insulation about 1 mm long (on one hook - white, on the second - yellow, on the third - orange). It can be useful to put one white, yellow or orange glass bead on the line above the "devil".
I would like to offer another option for equipping the hook with almost any of the well-known jigs for fishing without a nozzle - the so-called "rocking chair". It is shown in fig. nine.
"Rocker" is made from a piece of cambric with an outer diameter of 1-1.5 mm. The color of the cambric is white, yellow or orange. One end of the cambric is heated and flattened to form a flat area. A hole with a diameter of 0.5 mm is drilled in it with a needle from a syringe. Through this hole, the "rocking chair" is put on the hook of the jig. The head is formed over the tip of the heated soldering iron without touching the heated surface. If you hold a piece of cambric long enough over a strong heat source, the end will melt to form a ball. Heating is continued until the ball darkens to an almost black color. To prevent the "rocking chair" from flying off the hook, the jig is equipped with a cambric-stopper.
When playing with a jig, the "rocking chair" usually swings on the hook synchronously with the vibrations of the jig. Ideal would be a game in which the "rocking chair" begins to rotate on the hook, like a propeller. This can be achieved by bending the hook of the jig in one direction or another.
Perch and roach are very actively used for this jig, especially when the sea is overcast.
Fishing technique without a nozzle
Fishing technique is determined by the type and size of fish living in the reservoir, the type of reservoir and its oxygen regime, the depth and strength of the current, weather conditions, season, time of day, the number of fishermen in a given place of the reservoir, in short, by all those factors that generally affect activity fishes. It should be recognized that all the factors influencing the biting activity cannot be foreseen and taken into account. Therefore, we will dwell only on the main points of the fishing technique itself.
The main technique when fishing with any bait without bait is wiring, which, as a rule, starts from the very bottom and ends slightly above the horizon where bites usually occur. Sometimes it happens that the jig cannot be lowered to the bottom (overgrown or cluttered bottom, frequent bites of a small ruff, which is a great hunter of non-nosed jigs) and raised above a certain level (strong wind, frequent bites of small perch and small roach). In many reservoirs, mainly the last ice and during strong thaws, the fish rises in half water or stands under the very ice. This must also be taken into account and checked when fishing different horizons.
The quality of the lead is critical to the success of your fishing. This implies the uniformity of the wiring along its entire length, while maintaining the frequency and amplitude of the nod vibrations. Failures and stoppages during wiring are unacceptable. If this happens, then the wiring must be started anew. Often, success is brought by a short pause at the highest point of the drive before the jig returns to the lowest point. At this moment, there are quite a few bites of roach, bream, silver bream. The nature of the bite on the jig without a nozzle depends on the type and size of the fish and its activity. As a rule, the larger and more inactive the fish, the less distinct the bite. Perch, ruff, chub and dace peck quite sharply and noticeably. Their bite looks like a sharp dive of a nod. In all cases, a quick and short sweep should be made at the slightest change in the nature of the movement of the signal part of the nod. In order not to break off a thin tackle when biting a large fish, it is better to sweep only with a hand. If the fish is not detected, then the jig should be returned to starting position to start a new wiring. As for the optimal frequency and amplitude of the game, here it is best to take a simple rule as a basis: the thicker the fishing line, the greater the depth and speed of the current, the greater the amplitude of the game and the lower its frequency, and vice versa. It should not only be forgotten that for the described baits there is a certain, albeit rather wide, range of variation of these parameters. You also need to remember the following common truth: the thickness of the fishing line and the size of the jig should be minimal for the specific conditions of fishing and the expected size of prey. When catching the selected area of the reservoir, you should not "incubate" the fish. More success is brought by active study of the bottom topography and tempo search, which increase the chances of meeting with a noteworthy trophy.
What kind of fish is caught on the considered baits? Everywhere it was possible to successfully catch perch, roach, ruff, rotan, gudgeon, medium-sized pike, bites are quite frequent, especially on the first and last ice, white crucian carp and carp. The article deliberately does not describe the peculiarities of the technique of catching a particular fish, because, firstly, depending on the terrain, the type of reservoir, the age of the fish and the fishing season, there are very significant differences, and secondly, I do not want to deprive readers of the pleasure of independent comprehension the intricacies of fishing with a non-attachment jig.

What a jig is known even to the most uninitiated in the secrets of fishing, an ordinary amateur fisherman. Even the one who several times a year gets out with gear covered with dust in the closet or garage, to carry out the ritual, if not fishing, then “bathing the worm”. But only the question arises about the types of jigs and their specific purpose - here things are already worse. After all, not everyone knows that there are jigs in the form of insects, jigs are parrots, and it will be all the more difficult to classify their types.

We hope that after reading this article, no one will have unresolved questions regarding the models of jigs, and also anyone will be able to participate on an equal basis with professionals in a conversation about the types of jigs for perch.

Varieties of jigs

The jig is a kind of artificial bait, quite effective and catchy due to its design, outward appearance and a special game that attracts fish.

A type of artificial bait is a jig

Its principle of operation is as follows:

the basis of the structure is a sinker, to which the hook is directly attached;
Such a bait is attached to the end of the fishing line, which has an undeniable advantage - due to the peculiarities of its movements and play, the fish sees in front of itself not just an artificial structure, but a very tempting “tasty treat” like a fry or an insect, which is hard not to be tempted to.

There are countless models and types of jigs for fishing, and it will be very difficult to describe them in one article. It is safe to say that every month or even day a new masterpiece appears in their large family and it is almost impossible to keep track of everyone.

But there is the good old classics, because the catchiness of the bait does not always depend on the complexity of its design. Anglers use both the main types of jigs - a shot and a drop, and more advanced ones - devils, bugs and witches.

One of the special baitless baits that give a good result at any time of the year is the Uralka jig - a drop-shaped bait that imitates the behavior of the amphipods (mormysh). Uralka is made most often from lead or tungsten with and without special nozzles, and is used when hunting for roach, bream and large perch.

Another representative of the new generation of soapless exotic is the nail ball jig, which allows fishing without any natural bait. V recent times the nail ball is a worthy competitor to the Ural, gaining more and more fans among fishermen. The catchability of this jig is quite high due to the specific sounds emitted by the ball when it hits the body of the bait during its game.

There are countless models and types of jigs for fishing

Winter jigs

This type of bait takes a separate place in their qualifications, since the very idea of combining a sinker and a hook was originally intended to activate the bite of passive fish during winter fishing.

Winter jigs classified according to their weight into the following categories:

Heavy - effective when fishing at a considerable depth and fast current, since they tend to sink rather quickly.
Medium weights are the most popular because they are considered versatile, suitable for various fishing conditions.
Light - used in shallow waters and when there is no current.

The best jigs on winter fishing lures based on tungsten blanks are considered to have the following properties:

high sinking speed and stable position even on the current due to the rather large weight;
a characteristic game that attracts fish, as a result of which the bite is activated;
rather small in size, since the material from which they are made has a high density;
reliability and high durability.

The main types of winter jigs used by fans of ice fishing are bait with bait, which is usually played by bloodworms, and a non-attachment jig, which is a reelless jig. Using the latter, the angler needs to show all skills and dexterity to make the bait look the most appetizing and move more attractive to the fish.

Winter jigs occupy a special place in their qualifications

Summer jigs

The summer jig, although not radically, differs from the winter one. On a hot summer day, when the windage of the fishing line is high, and the fry are gluttonous and are present in water bodies in considerable quantities, small baits are rarely used. Therefore, when going on a fishing trip in the warm season, you need to stock up on large jigs.

All types of jigs for summer have a predominantly reddish-brown tint. Crucian carp, pike perch and perch bite well on them. The types of summer jigs are similar to winter ones, only the pattern on their surface can imitate the shell of arthropod inhabitants of the depths. And one more difference summer fishing on the jig - a more careful selection of tackle - rods, nod and line.

Jigs for fishing with a nozzle

Often, jigs are supplemented with natural baits - a worm, maggot, bloodworm, which helps, even in the case of imperfect possession of the tackle itself and the tactics of using it, to attract fish and get a good catch.

The latest innovations in the field of bait are the use of artificial bloodworms and maggots, which look exactly like natural baits. Such baits are placed in a special solution before use, which helps to acquire the smell of a natural bait. So it turns out something between natural and artificial bait.

Absolutely “naked” baits are used extremely rarely, because beads, pieces of rubber or foam rubber, cambric, pieces of bright threads - everything that can additionally attract fish and provoke a bite is placed on the hooks.

The use of artificial bloodworms and maggots - the latest innovations in the field of bait

Non-nozzle jigs

Any model of this type of jig is characterized by the main property - their use does not imply the use of natural bait, and their attractiveness is provided only by the unique nature of the bait playing in the water.

Among the mormyshless jigs, the most popular are the following types:

Uralka - popular among lovers of perch hunting. In the shops fishing tackle usually there is a large selection of this type of beads, differing from each other in size, color, and the presence of beads of different shades on the base of the hook;
devil - the most catchy lure for pike perch, equipped with three or even four hooks;
goat - is a kind of devil, although many distinguish it as a separate independent species. This jig is made mainly of copper or brass. The number of hooks in a goat is less than that of a devil, and in order to ensure the effectiveness of fishing with it, you need to know the intricacies of performing the bait wiring;
boat - designed for fishing peaceful fish, therefore, requires an active nature of the wiring. Its colors are quite diverse, and the design is improved with additional elements that attract the inhabitants of the depths of water;
ant is a bait with a body divided into segments. Its name itself testifies to the similarity of the jig with a live insect, and the nature of the movements with a small amplitude exactly imitate the behavior of an ant that has fallen into the water. All lures of this type have approximately the same weight - 0.3 g, although it can be increased by adding beads in order to make it heavier;
a donkey is a bait that looks like a quarter of a coffee bean, predominantly black. It is considered almost universal, since it has shown itself well on the course and without it.

But whichever of the listed types of non-attachment jig the fisherman chooses, he will be able to determine the catchability of the bait only by testing in practice under certain conditions fishing in a specific water body.

Non-nozzle jigs

In each model of the jig, its parameters are very peculiarly combined, starting with shape and weight and ending with additional accessories - artificial and natural infusions. How to make the right choice in this variety of options, and what properties should be considered in the first place?

Jig hooks

The hooks should be sharp, strong and thin enough. On jigs with blunt and thick hooks, it is problematic to put the bait without damaging it, and it will be almost impossible to make a successful hooking.

Good quality hooks are made from steel wire. For greater strength, it can be hardened, but when the hook is overheated, it becomes brittle, which is unacceptable. Therefore, when choosing hooks, you need to pay attention to the duration of use, hardness and strength, since soft hooks that are easy to unbend are not suitable for such a bait.

Material

Jigs are made most often from tungsten, lead or tin, and less often from other metals.

Each material provides the bait with its own, special properties:

The hooks on the jig should be sharp, strong and thin enough

tungsten is a dense metal, therefore even a small jig will have a significant mass. They are used at great depths and currents. In addition, tungsten lures quickly sink after casting, and in case of successful posting, there are good chances to catch roach, bream, rudd, ide and striped predator - perch;
lead - jigs are made from it in the case when tungsten turns out to be too heavy material for catching too picky and fastidious fish. The advantages of lead jigs include their low cost, smoother play and many available modifications of this type of bait;
tin is a soft and ductile metal. Lures made of this material are easy to operate, have the smoothest play, light and small in size;
other materials (copper, chromium, silver and their various alloys) are used if corrosion resistance is needed greater than that of other types.

Jig color

This parameter is important if the angler plans to fish at a depth of less than 10 meters, and the following tips are relevant at shallower depths:

Black jigs are universal and are most often used in spring;
Copper shades of the bait - for deep fishing;
Green, brown, purple - relevant if hunting is for perch and roach;
Cold colors lures - for fishing in clear water;
Very light jigs are suitable for ice fishing when the snow cover on the ice is large enough;
Shiny lures are good for fishing in the early morning, and dimmer ones in the afternoon.

The weight and size of the jig

These parameters are important and are selected primarily taking into account the fishing conditions - depth, current and size of the intended catch.

The weight and size of the jig are selected primarily taking into account the fishing conditions

A large tungsten "droplet" will be indispensable if the angler expects to catch large bream in the current in a deep reservoir. At the same time, heavy jigs are not suitable for shallow water fishing. Here it is better to give preference to a small nylon bait.

Experts in the intricacies of jig fishing strongly advise you to have several lures of different weights and sizes in your arsenal in order to be able to choose the most catchy one in a particular body of water, having tried each of them in practice.

In general, the rational ratio of the weight and size of the jig can significantly affect the outcome of fishing - with the wrong choice, the process of fishing with a tackle equipped in this way will become unpromising and ineffective.

The form

When choosing the shape of the bait, you can use the following principles:

for the jig to fully perform the function of attracting fish, it must be noticeable;
if the angler doubts the choice of the shape of the bait, it is worth starting with the universal ones - “droplets” or “balls”;
a jig flattened at the top and bottom will raise the sediment from the muddy bottom, and create excessive turbidity of the water;
it is advisable to use a flat jig if you want to catch roach or perch;
a cone-shaped jig cannot be used if the bottom of the reservoir is covered with a thick layer of silt, since sinking to the bottom, it will sink in it;
"Drop" and "pellet" are used more often than others for ice fishing;
perch and chub are successfully caught on the "devil".

Jig rig

Regardless of the type of jig, there are only a few ways to tie it to the fishing line - it depends on whether there is a hole in the jig itself or whether the attachment will be carried out through the fastening ring.

Experts in the intricacies of jig fishing are advised to have several lures of different weights and sizes in their arsenal.

Tying methods

If the selected model of the jig has a special eyelet, then you can attach the bait to the fishing line by means of knots that fix the fish hooks.
When there is a hole in the jig itself, then it is tied using self-tightening knots, with a hook attached to the forend after the fishing line is pulled through this through hole.

Jig fishing technique

Practicing fishing with a jig, every angler was convinced that, in order to achieve the best result, it is necessary to strictly observe a clear algorithm of actions, the correct implementation of which is the key to a good catch.

This sequence looks like this:

Putting on the nozzle - should be done immediately before casting the bait, moreover, maggots, bloodworms or caddis flies in the container where they are located are sprinkled with potato starch in order to avoid knocking them into one lump.
Immersion of the jig.
Leading the bait.
Playing with bait is a special action that requires a lot of skill and practical skills.
Hooking - it must be done at any hint of a bite, if the frequency of oscillation of the jig is quite high, otherwise the coveted trophy can be missed.
Fighting - requires considerable composure from the angler and correct estimation of the size of the fish that bites.
Removing fish from the hook.

Game features

Playing with a jig is a whole art and in order to learn it, it is necessary to master not only practical skills, but also to know what methods of playing with a bait are available to the angler.

The bait is lowered to the very bottom, tapped the bottom with it several times. After that, at an average pace, the jig is raised by about 50 cm, then a short pause and start the process over again.
Lower the jig a short distance from the bottom, then frequent fluctuations of the nod with a small amplitude, and only after that a slow rise.
If the game is designed to catch roach, after lowering the bait to the bottom, they begin to wiggle it, without lifting it from the bottom, and only periodically raising it by 4-5 cm.

How to store jigs correctly

To avoid damage to the jigs during their storage, as well as hooking them together, it is necessary to store such baits in a special box - an organizer. Such a fairly large assortment is present in specialized tackle stores. However, many fishermen prefer home-made organizers rather than purchased ones. Often they use small, tight-fitting plastic boxes that fit comfortably in a pocket. In such a container, about 30-50 jigs will fit, and so that they do not get entangled with each other, dense foam rubber or polystyrene is lined at its bottom, hooking the jigs onto such a carpet with hooks.

It is a very numerous and widespread fish in the middle zone of the country. In the Volga reservoirs, where conditions for her life were extremely favorable, she even surpassed perch and roach in numbers.

The usual weight of fish is 100-200 g, however, in large bodies of water, you can catch a stem thicket weighing more than 500 g, and in some cases - up to 1 kg. When playing, large specimens of this fish resist quite stubbornly, giving anglers many pleasant and exciting moments ( see fig. 28).

Rice. 28

White bream is found not only in rivers, but also in flooded lakes and flowing ponds. It keeps in most cases at the bottom, preference is given to deep enough areas of water bodies with a small and moderate current. However, in summer, it can often be found in shallow creeks, creeks and oxbows with a sandy-clay or muddy bottom. It feeds mainly on benthic organisms and insect larvae, worms, molluscs. Aquatic vegetation and planktonic organisms constitute a significant part of its nutrition.

During the period of open water, the silver bream finds food for itself almost everywhere, therefore, it does not make large migrations in the reservoir during this period. In winter, the silver bream does not lose its activity: in search of food, the basis of which at this time is made up of plankton crustaceans, it often migrates throughout the reservoir, and in places with significant depths it almost constantly moves after plankton throughout the entire water column.

After freezing, the silver bream bites quite well for 2-3 weeks at a depth of 4-5 m, then the bite noticeably weakens. In January and in the dead of seasons, this fish moves quite actively in search of food, but mainly small fish are caught at this time. Biting is noticeably activated in late February - early March with a noticeable increase in the length of the day. At this time, in the thaw, the movement of large schools of this fish is already beginning to be observed. In mid-March, silver bream often begins to appear in shallow areas of water bodies (2–3 m) with a silty bottom.

It is caught on a jig without a nozzle for silver bream, but it is not very willing to take on such a bait, much worse than perch and roach. It is necessary to adapt to catching this fish with a non-attachment jig. And here success depends not only on the game of the bait, but also on the jig, and on the hook's rigging with cambrices or beads of different colors. In the end, all the same skillful play of the bait in combination with the above factors causes the fish to bite. In this regard, I want to give a fairly convincing example of catching silver bream with a non-attachment jig from my practice one of the days of its rather good bite on a jig with a jig attachment.

The end of February was a quiet cloudy day with a little frost. I was quite good at catching perch on the largest stretch of Saratovka, the so-called "Chashka", not far from the confluence of this river into the Volga. Around noon, the nibble of the perch noticeably subsided, at which time I noticed that in the eastern corner of the reach there were many fishermen, who often made movements with their hands, reminiscent of pulling fish out of the water. Of course, I went there immediately. In this place, at least a dozen fishermen gathered, and all of them, I must say, quite successfully caught silver bream with a jig with a bloodworm attachment.

I tried to fish this fish with a perch tackle with a "small pellet" jig, with which I tried several holes unsuccessfully. I continued to catch silver bream with bloodworms, some of the fishermen from this company already had almost a bucket of catches. I didn't have fishing rods for alternative fishing with a no-nozzle jig with me. He began to change the jigs and more often began to vary the game of the bait. At the very bottom, with a very insignificant oscillation frequency, I noticed that the nod at one of the moments of the game with the bait slightly bent, but immediately returned to its previous position. This meant that the fish nevertheless became interested in my bait (a small "drop") and even tried it. There was something about her that prevented the fish from grabbing her. I changed the jig for a small "doll", again there was a touch of fish to the bait. I decided to change the bead on the jig hook. And now, with two beads, yellow and green, a real and well-visible bite nod occurred at last. I do a short sweep, and immediately feel the weight and jerks of the fish that began to resist. Quite a decent silver bream about 200 grams in weight. My bites did not follow one after the other, but I did not remain without a catch. So, empirically, changing the bait, their rigging, the pace and rhythm of playing with a jig, I still made the silver brew to take the bait.

And once I took a silver bream pretty well on a non-attachment jig-"drop" when equipping the forend of the hook before bending with a red cambric. Gustera bites most often do not manifest themselves in bending, but in straightening the nod. The line for catching this fish should be no thicker than 0.10 mm.

I have already mentioned that in winter planktonic organisms make up a significant share in the diet of silver bream. For this reason, during stable thaws in large and deep creeks and backwaters of reservoirs, this fish often keeps at the depth where planktonic crustaceans are. Often this happens half-way, and sometimes, with a significant depth of this section of the reservoir, a few meters from the ice. In this case, fish must be sought throughout the entire water column. Many experienced amateurs of catching silver bream do the following. The line of a fishing rod with short (no more than 5–6 cm) leads with small hooks is lowered to the bottom. Leashes with hooks are attached to the line every meter. You can use dough as a nozzle, but bloodworms are better. Such a tackle allows you to get information about the location of the fish. Of course, after that, an ordinary winter fishing rod is taken and the bait is sent to the depth where the bite occurred.

I didn’t have to catch a silver bream with an alternative way of fishing with a jig, but I became a witness of the very successful catching of silver bream with this option of fishing without an attachment.

It was already quite a long time ago at the end of winter. On the large Volga backwater, the depth of which exceeded 15 m, there were many fishermen, and they all fished for silver bream. She took it at a depth of 6 m on a jig with a bloodworm attachment. From dawn, the bite was pretty good, often quite large, rod-shaped silver bream was caught. However, by 10 o'clock it had noticeably weakened, and now only from time to time came across a "lavrushka" - as anglers call small silver bream. Attempts to look for fish elsewhere were unsuccessful.

At about 11 o'clock an elderly man appeared on the ice, soon attracted general attention by the fact that he quite often snatched one silver brew after another from the hole. Having caught three or four fish, he left the hole and drilled a new one. The catch in each subsequent was about the same. Interest in him increased even more when it turned out that he was fishing without a bait. The successful fisherman did not differ in talkativeness and was clearly unhappy with the fact that he was being pestered with questions. Nobody managed to get from him more or less detailed information about the tackle and the peculiarities of the fishing technique. Only observations of his actions made up the information offered to your attention about the tackle and about fishing with it. In general, the tackle in many respects corresponds to the fishing rod presented above for an alternative option for fishing with a non-attachment jig.

The angler's tackle was an ordinary winter fishing rod equipped with a small reel and a homemade elongated spring nod ( see fig. 29). Three jigs - small "pellets" were tied to a fishing line with a diameter of 0.12 mm. The distance between them was up to 8-10 cm. They were tied to the fishing line with tackle on separate leashes no more than 2 cm long. As I noticed, the jigs were silver-plated, and rear part their surfaces were painted black. Tied to a small dark hook were small tendrils of black woolen thread. The nod, about 15 cm long, was made from a piece of the spring of a uniform cap. At a length of 11–12 cm from the end, the spring was ground into a cone. At the tip of this cone, a small, homemade passage ring was attached.

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Having caught a sufficient amount of fish in about an hour and a half, the angler left. The anglers who watched his successful catch discussed it for a long time, expressing at times the most incredible judgments. Perhaps those of them who happen to read these lines will remember that incident.

Why did the silver bream, neglecting the bloodworms, give preference to the naked jig? Indeed, sometimes this fisherman managed to pull out even two fish from the hole. It seems to me that the main reason for his success is still the mastery of the fishing technique with this finely selected and not quite ordinary tackle. Probably, the used jigs were somewhat reminiscent of the fish of some well-known aquatic insects. Well, the ability of that angler, with the help of a nod of an unusual design, to give the jig such oscillatory movements that provoked the fish to grip the bait, probably affected.

I also noticed that he was guided to a height of no more than 15–20 cm, while the rod and the nod were constantly in motion, but the oscillations were carried out slowly and smoothly. It was not easy to notice the bite, but the fisherman succeeded - he felt his considerable experience in this method of fishing, and he had time to make a strike in time. From the book Catching carp fish author Shaganov Anton

Gustera Alfred Brehm dedicated the following lines to gustera: “Gustera (Blicca bjoerkna) differs from other bream in two rows of pharyngeal teeth, located 2, less often 3 and 5 in a row, the inner row of which obliquely polished crowns are equipped with narrow, with one groove

From the book Features of catching fish of the carp family the author Irina Kataeva

Gustera (Blicca bjoerkna) Gustera inhabits large rivers and lowland lakes with slow flowing and dense vegetation north of the Pyrenees and Alps, from France to the Urals. She lives in the reservoirs of the Black, Baltic, Caspian and Azov Seas. It is a small slowly

From the book Fishing for a jig without baits the author Yusupov Yuri Konstantinovich

Gustera It is a very numerous and widespread fish in the middle zone of the country. In the Volga reservoirs, where conditions for her life turned out to be extremely favorable, she even surpassed perch and roach in numbers. The usual weight of fish is 100-200 g,

Mormyshka is a small weight of a certain shape, size and color, made of tin, lead, copper, tungsten, stainless steel or their alloys, with a hook and a hole for tethering to a fishing line fixed in it.

The forms of jigs are various, but some of them are the most popular - "pellet", "drop", "oatmeal", "klopik", "bean", "chechivichka", "cone", "rhombic", "pear", "uralka" , "ant", "goat", "devil", "witch", "dreisena", "nymph", etc.

Description

Material

Mormyshka

As you know, the overwhelming majority of jigs are made of either lead or tungsten. Of course, there are other metals (for example, silver) or alloys (for example, Wood's alloy), from which jigs are made, but in their shape and play they differ little from lead ones, and the main difference is that they have a large specific gravity or increased corrosion resistance. It is also very common to find jigs, which consist of a crown (usually white or yellow metal) soldered in lead.

What material should you give preference to?

Lead the most versatile metal that allows you to make jigs of various types and varying complexity, and also, which is very important, you can do it at home. The main disadvantage is that, with small sizes, the jigs are quite light and when fishing at a depth, the jig plunges too long, and when fishing in the current it quickly blows away ...

Tungsten jigs in terms of specific gravity, it is much heavier than lead jigs of the same volume. But, unfortunately, the main disadvantage of tungsten is that it is very difficult to process, although recently tungsten jigs of various shapes have begun to appear. Tungsten jigs are most suitable for deep water fishing and when fishing in medium to fast currents.

Shape, color, size, weight

The history of the development of the jig has several decades and during this time the main types of forms have developed, which today have already become classical.

What is the optimal form of the jig? This question is asked by any novice angler and hopes to hear a definite answer. But just as there is no universal bait or spoon, there is no single jig shape that would be ideal in any situation.

Of course, there are certain criteria when choosing the shape and color of the jig, but the most important criterion should be the experience of the fisherman himself. Today on sale there are all kinds of jigs and the choice of them is huge, but it is very difficult to choose the only jig that will be "super". The angler himself must experiment with different types of jig and draw conclusions. After one season of active fishing, he will have a lot of information about the catchability of certain types of jigs, depending on the reservoir and fishing conditions.

After that, the angler often concludes that there is no ideal version of the jig on sale at all, and it is necessary to create or modify the jig so that it is most suitable for the specific fishing conditions. And this approach to choosing a jig is the most correct!

But still, what type of jig to start with? You can only say one thing - from anyone! Take any jig you like and try it in practice. The only thing I want to say is that it is better to start with small jigs and preferably dark (black) color.

As "quite universal" jigs for beginner anglers, we can also recommend jigs of the "oats" shape. As for the choice of the color of the jig, then it can be noted that light jig is better to use when fishing in muddy water or in cloudy weather, and dark ones - in light water or when fishing during the day in sunny weather, and also if there is a light (for example, sandy) bottom.

When fishing at great depths, color is generally not an important criterion, since the fish simply does not distinguish it, but reacts mainly to the vibrations (play) of the jig.

The size and, accordingly, the weight of the jig is selected based on the fishing conditions. In this case, it is imperative to take into account the depth of fishing, the presence of the current and its strength. When fishing on the current, the weight of the jig should be such that it is possible to lower the jig into the water to make at least one complete wiring, that is, lower the jig to the bottom and raise it to the surface.

for catching bream and roach, a small but heavy jig is best;
heavy jigs are good for fishing with relatively thick baited lines;
heavy jigs allow you to quickly deliver the bait to the right place;
small jigs (up to 0.25 g) attract small fish at a depth of 2 meters;
large jigs (more than 0.25 g) attract predatory fish at a depth of 3-4 m;
on the first and on the last ice, the use of large models of jigs is justified;
a light jig provides a more delicate play.

the silvery, black or red body of the jig serves as an additional guide for fish in search of food;
black jigs are the most versatile, but they are most effective in spring;
copper-colored jigs are suitable for fishing at great depths;
for fishing roach and perch, choose medium or large jigs of brown, dark green, dark purple, brass color;
the lighter the water, the colder the color of the jig should be;
the more snow on the ice, the lighter the jig should be, and the less snow, the darker the bait is chosen, up to black;
in the morning in shallow water it is better to fish with a shiny lure, in the middle of the day with a dimmer one;
at a depth of over 10 meters, the color of the jig does not matter.

in order for the jig to attract the attention of the fish with its play, it must be large enough to generate noticeable vibrations;
a jig flattened from above and below raises a cloud of turbidity on the muddy bottom;
"Drop" and "pellet" create light fountains of turbidity at the bottom;
a flat jig forms noticeable clouds of turbidity at the bottom and at the same time, as it were, disperses them, suitable for fishing roach, perch;
nodding movements are effective for the "Ural" jig and "ant";
the cone-shaped jig, having sunk to the bottom, enters the upper layer of silt;
"Drop", "oatmeal", "pellet" are irreplaceable in the wilderness;
perch, roach, bream, chub are caught on the "devil";
jigs in the form of a drop, a ball are the most versatile.

the size of the jig is selected depending on the depth of the place of fishing and the activity of the bite;
with a very weak bite, super-small tungsten jigs with a diameter of 1.6-1.8 mm are often used;
fishing with small jigs takes place in standing water, at depths of no more than 2 meters.

Hook

You can fish with a summer jig anywhere. You just need to find a promising spot and fish for it. The catches of such tackle will always be more than those of floaters in the same place. Carrying out a jig like winter fishing in different horizons of a reservoir, you can seduce even the most passive fish, which you cannot do with float gear.

Jig fishing technique

* Having found the required descent depth, one or more bloodworms, thistles or mayflies are placed on the jig. The jig is lowered to the bottom, controlling the descent with a nod. Then shake the jig at the bottom, knock 5-10 times so that a cloud of turbidity rises. Start ascent with wiggle in fast pace with an oscillation amplitude of the rod tip of 1.5 cm. Raise the jig to a height of 50 cm and wait for a pause of 2-3 s. Lower the jig to the bottom on a bent nod. After 5-10 cycles, you need to try to change the pace of the game and reduce the amplitude of oscillations, raise the jig higher.

Lower the baited jig to the bottom. Raise the jig by 1-3 cm and start a leisurely ascent with the tip of the fishing rod at a pace of 90-120 times per minute and an amplitude of 0.5-1 cm.After every 3-5 cm, stop lifting by shaking the jig by 2-3 cm. at the level of 60-70 cm from the bottom, finish lifting and lower the jig for a new cycle.
Lower the jig to the bottom. Shake the jig, raising it 0.5-1 cm above the bottom. After 3-4 cycles, pause for 5-7 s. All movements should be slowed down. After 1-2 minutes, direct the line to the edge of the hole. Without stopping playing with a jig, pull the line to the other edge of the hole. This is a good technique for jigging when the fish is sluggish in the wilderness.
Lower the jig to the bottom. Raise it 3-5 cm and play it like a spoon, 3-5 times. Hang over the bottom and pause for 2-4 seconds. Start climbing, slowly accelerating, and leave the jig 40-50 cm above the bottom. Then lower it in jerks by 2-3 cm with a pause of 2-3 s. Leave on the bottom for 3-4 seconds. This technique is suitable for fishing with flat jigs when the fish is active enough.
Jig free fishing. The jig goes down to the bottom. Then a slow rise begins with trembling vibrations, the rate of which is 100-300 times per minute, the amplitude is not more than 1 cm. The slower the rise and the shorter the vibration amplitude, the more often fish bites. If there is a failure with the pace, it is better to start lifting the jig from the bottom again. This technique of fishing with a jig brings success throughout the winter, with the exception of the middle of winter - the time of the most biteless fish.
The jig is raised above the bottom by 0.6-1 m, and the game is started. The mormyshka is lowered by 2-3 cm and, holding it, maintain a pause of 2-3 s. During a pause, they gently sway. Having reached the bottom, they pause for 3-4 seconds and move the jig, repeating this 5-6 times. The jig is slowly raised from the bottom 0.5-1 m.
Lifting the jig from the bottom is done slowly. Swing the tip of a winter fishing rod at a rate of 10-20 times per minute with an amplitude of 2-3 cm. Stop lifting after 15-20 cm and pause for 2-4 seconds. Above 60 cm, you can not lift.
Wiggling a jig at the bottom, moves the tip of the winter fishing rod from edge to edge of the hole crosswise. This technique of fishing with a jig is called “baptizing the hole”. The silver bream, ide and chub are caught.

This jigging technique is not exhaustive. A fisherman can search for his technique of fishing with a jig. But you need to be guided and general principles... The technique of fishing with a jig should depend on the season, the fish you are going to catch, the weather. If there is no oxygen deficiency in the reservoir, playing with a jig can be more active in the first ice or in spring. With a lack of oxygen and fishing with a jig in the middle of winter, before the snow melts, it is necessary to sharply reduce the amplitude of oscillations winter fishing rod and reduce the activity of the game.

Basic techniques of playing with a jig

When all the preparations are finished and you finally find yourself on the ice of the reservoir, you can start fishing directly. After making several holes in different places, feed them with a little bloodworm. Then go back to the hole you drilled and fed first and start fishing. On the hook of the jig, bait one bloodworm. Bloodworms can be worn in different ways: behind the head, in the middle, with a stocking, a ring. My favorite is the ringing method, where the larva is carefully crocheted at the head and tail. We lower the jig into the hole and reel the fishing line from the reel until the bait touches the bottom. This moment is determined by the line slack and the change in the bend of the bow. Adjust and fix the length of the line by holding the spool. Remember, the rod should be as close to the hole as possible, especially in windy conditions. If there is no wind and you are sitting on a high box or chair, then it is permissible that when the jig is lying on the bottom, the nod is 20-30 cm above the ice. Start wiring with a smooth and slow tapping on the bottom with the jig. Then slowly raise the jig by 30–40 cm, making smooth rhythmic swinging with the fishing rod. Make the next wiring faster with an increased vibration frequency. Then try to hold the bait at the top of the drive for a few seconds and start slowly lowering it to the bottom, making one or two short stops. Again knock on the bottom several times and hold the jig for some time at the bottom without moving. If, after all the manipulations, there is no bite, you need to move on to the next hole. In winter fishing, the “wolf's feet feed” rule works, and usually the number of holes drilled is directly proportional to the weight of the catch.

DIY jig

There are craftsmen who make the baits at a high, high quality level. The names of these masters are familiar to large fishing circles. Their products are used by indispensable popularity, local fishermen tell legends about them. Any novice angler will be able to make a jig with his own hands, especially not difficult. Some are very basic and readily available. Here are some of them:

Sawing out a jig

Sawing jigs is one of the easiest ways to make jigs. Bars and tubes made of non-corrosive steel, copper, bronze are sawn with a jigsaw for metal into the most various lengths. Hooks are soldered to the newfound figures, after which finishing and various coatings are applied. To do this, use various tinsel and colored stickers.

Soldering jigs

Using not thick plates of tin, sheet copper and other similar materials, you can create jigs of various shapes. A small bag, a cylinder, a tube of suitable sizes are constructed from foil. A hook is inserted inside these molds, and everything is soldered. Foil figures can be easily processed into the most unusual shapes. An elementary example: before creation, a screw is rolled over the foil. This will undoubtedly help to create a jig, similar to some insects and their larvae. Filling the resulting grooves with solder and then polishing it again will help transform the pattern. Wonderful summer crucian jigs come out when copper wire spirals are poured with lead, which is also easy to make with a soldering iron. After filling with solder, they are polished until copper ribs appear against the background of lead, which have a copper-red color. Quite good jigs, similar to pupae of flies, worms and larvae, are obtained by cooking them from copper, bronze, brass, aluminum wire. It should be fairly thin, no more than 0.5 mm thick. Cylinders, bags, worms, etc. woven from such wire. supplied with a crochet hook. It is placed inside these structures and crimped with wire when winding the mold. An ordinary sewing needle is inserted into the hook ring to store the hole when soldering the mold, after which the entire mold is filled with solder. Finishing of the jig is included in the grinding of the purchased workpiece with sandpaper, and then with a felt wheel, until a clear "golden" or "silver" pattern appears on the body of the jig. A similar pattern on the body of the jig makes its game especially attractive to fish. The grayish background of the solder and the reddish pattern of the wire rings are especially valuable when creating summer jigs.

Casting jigs

The casting of jigs begins with the preparation of the figure for pouring the liquid alloy. For this purpose, brick, clay, chalk, alabaster, aluminum and even wood are used. Not bad effects can be achieved by using copper-graphite brushes (collectors) of electrical devices and machines for the preparation of figures. If it turns out to find a suitable size, allowing you to make depressions in them up to 5-8 mm, then this greatly simplifies the work. A selection of grooves for the shape of the jigsaw that you like or invented on your own is made in accordance with the properties of the material used for this. In the case of a copper-graphite plate, brick, clay, this will not present a lot of work. It is not difficult to find a cutter of suitable hardness and perform this work for a fairly the highest level... Making a mold from an aluminum plate is another matter. In particular, this affects some aluminum alloys, which from the outside are difficult to distinguish from a pure alloy, but the hardness of which is often very high. In this case, either a sample is made with a drill, or, using suitable metal balls from bearings, the shapes will be squeezed out. By placing the balls between the aluminum plates, they create a compression of the plates in a table vise. With this method, a wide variety of sets of spherical shapes can be produced. The resulting grooves must be additionally processed in order to eliminate the emerging bumpers. This is necessary for the fusion of the plates to be as strong as possible. The easiest way to make molds is from wood. True, they are less reliable. This work is made with a specially made tool, for example, from a drill that has served its own life. Due to its high hardness, its working part will make it possible to easily create a sample even in hard wood species. The ready-to-use plates with the half-forms must be close to each other. Having cut two grooves from the edge of the plates (for pouring the metal and for getting out of the air form), you can start casting the jigs. The melted metal is poured into manufactured forms. After it cools down, the plates are separated and the acquired molded jigs are processed clean with a file and sandpaper.

You will of course ask the question of how to bind it? The answer is simple two blocks are cut out, holes are drilled along the edges, we cut out the shape of our future jig from the wire, heat the wire over the fire, insert the wire into the wood mold, squeeze it and get the shape for casting the jigs, look from which side it is burned out deeper, we build a slot for the hook so that it lay tightly there, squeeze the two halves and fill it with tin and get a jig, clean it and make an overthrow at an angle that is necessary, that's all.

Jig design

From a ready-made branded jig and certain conventional materials, you can create an entertaining and catchy jig... For example, take a large teardrop-shaped jig and equip it with a fish cut out of plastic. This stylized fry must have a brilliant color. He plays great on the hook and has the ability to be a catch under certain conditions. What are these conditions? First of all, the correct choice of the object of fishing. For the provided jig, the best use would be