Fishing using feeder gear is one of the most effective types of fishing. The British, who came up with this unique donka, thought of everything: special rods, interchangeable tops, and feeder mountings with feeders. Today, in terms of subtlety, the feeder surpasses all known such fishing devices.
Feeder tackle got most of its merits thanks to special snap-ins that make it possible to cast as far as possible, to avoid overlapping and tangling fishing lines, as well as significantly increase sensitivity. We will examine in detail the best feeder montages, but first, let's figure out what a feeder is and what its essence is.
Feeder gear
The name "feeder" comes from the English word feed , which means "feeder", "food". In the presence of a feeder on a snap, and its main difference is from other gear, where the rod is used.
The tackle itself consists of the following elements:
- rod;
- interchangeable quivertype (tip of the rod), which is a bite signaling device ;
- inertialess reel with fishing line;
- a feeding trough with fastening elements (carbines, swivels, locking beads, etc.);
- leash;
- hook.
Feeder rods
There are two types of feeder rods : plug and telescopic. The first allows you to adjust the length of the form, adding or decreasing the number of elbows in it. This is very convenient, especially if you have to change the fishing conditions. Telescopic forms are less versatile, but more popular due to their fast preparation for fishing.
All feeder rods are classified by class:
- on pickers (ultralight);
- lungs;
- medium;
- heavy;
- super heavy.
In addition to this fishing rod for feeder fishing, it is customary to classify by system:
- on fast;
- medium;
- slow (parabolic).
Feeding reels and fishing lines
For feeder fishing, exclusively inertialess reels with different spool sizes are used. Their size is selected based on the required amount and thickness of the fishing line. Branded coils for convenience are equipped with several spare spools. Some of their models with a friction brake are equipped with a beitrunner system, which allows you to very quickly switch the friction clutch from normal mode to mode with minimal resistance. This is necessary to quickly clear the line in case of biting large fish.
As for the fishing line itself, both monofilament and braid can be used for the feeder with a cross section of 0.12 to 0.3 mm.
What is a feeder tooling?
Feeder equipment (installation) is a part of the tackle, including a feeder, all the elements of its fastening and movement, loading elements, a leash and a hook, mounted in a special way.
All feeder assemblies are designed for specific fishing conditions, therefore, they have different designs that differ not only in the manufacturing method and elements used, but also in sensitivity, as well as the ability to provide self-bailing of fish.
Today there are more than two dozen snap-ons for the feeder. We will consider the most popular and proven ones.
Common feeder mountings
The most popular feeder mounts include:
- paternoster, or Gardner's loop;
- symmetrical loop;
- asymmetric loop;
- snap-in with anti-twist tube;
- inline.
Let's try to figure out what these feeder montages are so good for, and also learn how to make them yourself.
Paternoster
Translated, “paternoster” means “Our Father”. It is not known who and why gave the snap such a name, but we will consider it as fundamental as the most famous prayer. Her other name is Gardner's loop. It’s simpler here: Steve Gardner, a famous English fisherman and author of many fishing materials, is considered the inventor of this equipment.
Be that as it may, a paternoster is the easiest and most reliable installation for feeder fishing. It belongs to deaf snap-ins, i.e. its feeding trough does not have a free wheeling.
Gardner's loop fits right on the spot. It will take more than five minutes to make it. This is done as follows. At the end of the main fishing line a loop is attached under the leash. Having departed from it 15-25 cm, they knit another loop so that its folded length is about 10 cm. A feeder is fixed to this loop by means of a swivel. We attach the leash - and you can begin fishing. As you can see, installing a feeder tool called a paternoster is very simple, even a beginner can handle it.
Symmetrical loop
Symmetrical loop refers to loop mounts with a movable feeder. Its sensitivity is much higher than that of the Gardner loop, but far from ideal. This is a good feeder installation for crucian carp, which quickly grabs the bait, carrying it along with itself, but for more careful fish, such as carp or bream, it is usually not used.
A symmetrical loop is made as follows. A piece of fishing line 100 cm long is taken and folded in half. Having retreated on one side of a folded double fishing line 10 cm, they knit a surgical unit. The same procedure is carried out from the other side. The result is a 30 cm loop with 10-centimeter lateral bends. Now one of the taps must be turned into a twist. To do this, use a pencil, which is inserted at the end of the loop. Scrolling it in one direction, the second end of the loop must be held, pulling the fishing line. When the twist is ready, it must be fixed with a surgical unit.
Next to the twist method "loop to loop" fasten the leash. The back of our symmetrical loop through the swivel must be connected to the main fishing line. Installation of the feeder feeder to one of the loop fields is also carried out by means of a swivel or carbine.
Asymmetric loop
An asymmetric loop is considered a professional snap. It has a very high sensitivity, especially when used in bodies of water with stagnant water. Mounting a feeder tool called an asymmetric loop is not particularly complicated and is almost identical to the previous one. The difference is that when forming a large loop, one of its fields becomes 10 cm longer. "But what does this give?" - you ask. When biting, the force from the hook is transmitted through the leash to the loop, and if it is symmetrical, it bifurcates, diverging in both fields. When using an asymmetric loop, the force is transmitted through twisting only along a short field, which significantly increases the sensitivity of the equipment even in difficult fishing conditions. Asymmetric loop is the best feeder mounting on bream and carp in bodies of water with stagnant water or moderate flow.
Anti-twist tube
This type of installation is used for fishing on the rivers. It perfectly holds the bottom on the course, and also avoids overlaps during casting. In addition, equipment with an anti-twist is quite sensitive, which makes it suitable for catching small and super-careful fish.
There is nothing complicated in the manufacture of this installation. The only thing that is needed for this is to purchase the anticorrosive itself. It is a curved tube made of soft plastic. The tube at the bend has a mount for the feeder. If you have not used this installation before, do not buy long tubes or tubes of large diameter. Take the smallest and thinnest.
Now about making tooling. We need to take a piece of fishing line with a length of 50 cm. On one side we put on a retaining bead, and at the end we attach a swivel, through which we attach our equipment to the main fishing line. We pass the other end into the anti-twist tube, stretch it and fix it with a bead. We knit a swivel at the end of the line, and a leash to it. We fix the feeder through the carabiner to the tube. The equipment is ready.
Snap inline
The essence of the installation with the name "inline" is that the feeder is mounted directly on the main fishing line, and in a sliding way, which allows it to move freely in a certain area. This solution helps to improve the flight characteristics of the rig, so inline is often used for fishing, when you need to make a long cast.
At the end of the main fishing line we put on two locking beads and stretch them to the side. After that, we form the edge of the fishing line into a small loop, which we later turn into a twist with a loop for attaching the leash. The length of the twist must be greater than the length of the used feeders.
We place one of the locking beads directly at the beginning of the twist, and the second at a distance of 10-15 cm from it. Between them on the carabiner we place a feeder.
Inline equipment very often use special feeders of the "method" type. Their difference from the usual feeder feeders is that they are mounted on the fishing line through an axial hole passing through their entire body. They are made of plastic and have a corresponding load. A special place among them is occupied by one-sided open feeders. Their uniqueness lies in the fact that when falling to the bottom, the open part is always on top, which is very convenient on a muddy or overgrown bottom.