Many anglers come to use donok not immediately, starting to master with a traditional float rod.

However, over time, getting to know each other better with the habits of this fish, go to use bottom gear, so in many cases they are the only way to get the crucian carp that has settled at the bottom.

Exists several variations donok who, although they have their unifying name, essentially differ in their device. They also involve the use of , have their own application features.

Most Popular the following bottom gear:

feeder

When fishing on feeders, the latter, in addition to the fact that lure crucian, are also cargo providing casting gear. Them variations enough, but all of them can be divided into feeders open and closed type– depending on the degree of availability of complementary foods fish. Also feeders differ in their shape.

This method uses rod, equipped spinning coil , attached to the fishing line feeder, cargo if necessary and hook leash. Can be used various options gear, a few different mounting leashes and feeders.

This type of donkey is equipped multiple feeders with them attached leashes, which allows you to catch a wider bottom area. Particularly effective this waywith infrequent bites.

The usual snack

The simplest tackle, which is fishing line with attached to it cargo and several . Cast from the angler's hand.

This version of the donkey is equipment with a feeder, stuffed viscous bait mixture, in which are placed hooks. This fishing method is based on what crucian loves suck on lure.

Spring

tackle, feeder-like by its design. Used as feeder wire spring of 7-12 turns, into which is stuffed feed mixture, and several leashes long up to 7 cm from thin fishing line or cord.

This donka is an elastic heavy weight rubber cord. Attached to rubber band main line with several (up to 10 - 15) leashes with hooks. This tackle is convenient in that it is not required to produce repeated casts- the cord, stretching, allows pull hooks when changing baits or playing fish. To do not break the rubber band when pulling the load out of the water after fishing, it is attached parallel to the rubber cord and the main line towing line.

Advantages of catching carp on the donka

Donka possesses a number of advantages compared to fishing for:

• Bottom tackle allows you to cast over a considerable distance. Thanks to this, you can catch crucian carp when it moves closer. to winter pits. Besides at great depth away from the coastal strip crucian feels more calm, not afraid of the noise that makes it bites more active.
• Donka lets fish out trophy specimens crucian carp, since large individuals most often keep away from the coast at great depths, in contrast to shallower specimens.
• Bottom tackle is indispensable when fishing for painting in windy when the wave does not allow detect a bite when using a float rod.
• Donka is effective when catching in when the crucian leaves from the coastal zone to a depth where the water is more oxygenated and has an acceptable for fish temperature.
• When catching in the rivers bottom gear not so demolishing from the place of casting by the current.

The choice of gear for crucian carp, depending on the place of fishing and the size of the bait

Main parameter when choosing bottom tackle for catching crucian carp is version feeders:

Cylindrical feeders

Should be used when fishing in water bodies with absent or little flow, as well as having hard bottom.

In the shape of a parallelepiped

Feeders in shape parallelepiped universal - can be used both in reservoirs over time, and in standing water .

Triangle

Feeders in shape triangle used in rivers with fast flow.

Fusiform

Spindle feeders are used in ponds and lakes where no flow.

Also matters material from which feeders for bottom fishing are made. plastic feeders will lighter which makes them difficult to use in water bodies. with a strong current- they will be demolished from the casting site, but this indispensable option when fishing in ponds with silty bottom, since such feeders will not be "sink" in the silt.

Having more weight metal feeders can be used in ponds with fast flow, however, in stagnant water, it is desirable to use them in reservoirs hard bottom.

When catching crucian bottom tackle in rivers slightly more rude performance- in particular, the application larger diameter.

When choosing bottom tackle baited, which more in demand crucian carp at the moment in a certain reservoir, first of all, it is worth the appropriate shape and size, and also take into account size of fish caught- if the crucian is small and pecks on a bloodworm, worth using small hook. When catching on a worm hook is better with a long forearm. Using herbal baits more efficient hooks with a short forearm.

Attention! The more delicate the bait used, the more sensitive the bite alarm should be.

The choice of donka for crucian carp depending on the season

At the beginning, before and during it, crucian prefers to keep off the coast, so the use of bottom gear won't be effective. But with the coming, when the fish will avoid overheated shoals, the time will come donok.

Bottom tackle is also effective. in when the crucian moves closer to its wintering pits and becomes less active preferring to stay at a depth and leaving for a significant distance from shore. At this time it is necessary look for places to stay, trying to throw tackle as much as possible closer to standing at the bottom of crucian carp. At the same time, bottom gear becomes indispensable.

Biting signaling options

Particular attention should be paid bite signaling devices when catching crucian carp, since crucian bites are often very careful. Most popular the following bite alarms:

bells

Bells are put on a fishing line two ways – deaf, at which they do not fly off the fishing line when hooking and free- when they can fly off during hooking and playing fish. In the latter case, the bells tied to a stake driven into the ground.

bells

Attached to the line with special clothespin. Are the most common bite signaling devices when catching crucian carp, because cheap and available.

Electronic bite alarms

They are enough expensive, but allow you to set the sensitivity within a wide range.

Nod

When using a rod for casting bottom gear, you can identify a bite by the established at the end of the rod nod.

Tactics and technique of catching carp on the donk

When catching carp with bottom gear, you should adhere to next tactic:

Location selection

There should be a place for fishing with a donkey cleared of grass and debris, in which can tangle fishing line when playing fish on tackle without a rod. It is also desirable that behind the angler there were no anti-casting shrubs and trees at a distance to 5-7 m. Places of alleged parking of crucian carp is desirable reconnoiter in advance with help marker equipment.

Lure

feed crucian can be as follows - divide the whole mixture into two parts, while one stuff feeders on the cast gear, and the rest of the mixture mix with soil and form from it bait balls. Usually, for bait required approximately 3-4 balls the size of a ball tennis. They need to be thrown to the drop site at intervals 30 minutes to an hour.

Attention! At autumn fishing crucian should not overfeed the crucian, because its activity at this time is quite low. To do this, you need to add more soil to the bait mixture.

casting

When fishing on a feeder the simplest is a cast from behind using freewheel coil. Must be pre-selected casting direction- can be used as a guide trees on the other side reservoir or other conspicuous markers. On the coil should be diverted protective frame and put the rod behind your back, fixing the fishing line on the reel with your finger. Thereafter with a short stroke feeder rods are thrown into the water. To adjust the distance casting and additional control thrown gear should keep your finger on the reel with a fishing line descending from it, in order to have the ability to slow down line reeled off the reel.

For donkey casting without rod the line unwinds and neatly folds in rings on the shore. important carefully clear the place to cast line did not cling for blades of grass and twigs. Further, the fishing line at a distance of about 0.5 m from the load is taken in hand and the load is brought into rotary motion . IN right moment l esca is released- In the way that nothing prevented its reeling from the rings on the shore.

Catching

After casting it is necessary fix a rod or line on a peg hammered into the ground, after which it is correct set up the signaling device bites.

Typically, this is done in the process of catching taking into account the activity of biting - on different days and at different times of the year intensity can change from sharp and bold to gentle and neat when it's hard enough pick the right moment for cutting.

Attention! For bottom fishing for crucian carp, it is better to use several gear at once - it is faster and easier to choose the most preferred bait, after which you can use it on all gear.

When playing small and medium individuals best fast take away from a feeding place in order to don't scare away collected fish. And here with large specimens better to do more delicate to avoid descents - when too aggressive fighting or strong resistance cases are not uncommon gatherings, since often the hook clings at the very edge of the lip. Also when playing large specimens be sure to use a sling.

Do-it-yourself Donka for crucian carp

a simple donkey for catching carp can be done at home from improvised means - for example, "pacifier" made of polyethylene cork.

This will require the following materials:

• Polyethylene cork with a diameter of 3 to 5 cm and a depth of 2-3 cm.
• Sheet lead 3-5 mm thick.
• Drill.
• Soft copper wire with a diameter of 1-1.5 mm.
• Metal scissors.
• 3-4 hooks.
• Fishing line 0.12-0.15 mm thick.

By tube diameter cut from sheet lead a circle metal scissors. Lead- very soft metal, so its processing won't make any problems.

After the circle is cut, we drill in it two holes diameter 2 mm at a distance of approximately 2 cm, then put a penny on the cork from the outside and do markup. Drilling holes in a polyethylene tube.

Then fasten lead plug to cork copper wire.

Fastening circle wire from sheet lead must be made so that the twist is inside the cork and not outside.

With a knife processing lead circle so that he didn't go over the edge plugs, we adjust it exactly to the diameter.

Then we drill 3-4 holes on the side walls of the cork - for attaching leashes with hooks. Can you do them hot needle so that the holes have smooth edges, and they did not render the fishing line unusable.

Then close to the edge drilling another hole for fixing ring, which can be made from several turns of the same copper wire or thin iron. The edges rings for safety solder with a soldering iron handy.

We fasten leashes with tied hooks and ring, using for this drilled holes on the side of the polyethylene cork - and tackle "pacifier" is ready, it remains to attach it to the main line.

For catching carp, the cork is clogged viscous bait mixture, in which handguard down hooks are sunk, and sting hidden by bait.

Useful video

Another option for making bottom gear with your own hands.

A reliable old-fashioned way of catching fish in our time has been simplified by the manufacture of devices from modern materials, but has not changed its essence. Catches are stable, fishing strategies are easily adjusted to the subject of hunting, weather conditions and types of water, so anglers are not inclined to change proven methods and successfully continue to cultivate bottom gear, planning their next fishing adventures.

Today we will consider bottom gear with a bias towards catching crucian carp. Let's discuss the main ways of making donoks for this type of fish, their equipment and fishing techniques.

Donka for crucian carp, or rather, its concept, is similar to bottom equipment for catching other fish, having only some minor features in its designs.

Crucian carp is a fairly common type of fish, which almost any angler can boast of catching, but mainly bottom anglers are content with trophy specimens. Bottom tackle for crucian carp is a certain piece of fishing line, equipped with a sinker and leashes for mounting a baited hook. This is the so-called skeleton, on which you can already start catching crucian carp, but you can assemble the rig by completing it with a compensating elastic band and adapting the rod for casting.

All these additions to the accessories presented above increase the possibilities in catching fish, in terms of using a point bait, a feeder itself, and comfort in the operation of gear. An elastic band or a model is for attaching the main thread of the donk to the load, and a rod is for long-range and accurate casting.

Carp, which seems to be a simple fish, is actually one of the most capricious inhabitants of freshwater reservoirs, requiring careful attention to the use of certain methods of equipment, feeding and bait for fishing. In the aggregate of these factors, we will consider the nuances required when fishing for crucian carp on the donka.

Types of donka for crucian carp

Donka for crucian carp, in its classic version, is assembled from a monofilament with a diameter of 0.25-0.30 mm, which is wound onto a reel. In one donk they can hold no more than 40 meters of timber, a standard cast of more than 20-30 meters is technically quite difficult to implement. The reel is made from a piece of wooden plank or an inertial coil is used. To the fishing line, at its end, a sinker is attached. The sinker is either knitted on a deaf to the fishing line, or to be able to change it, metal fasteners are used. Depending on the strength of the current, weights from 40 grams are used, smaller masses are relevant for stagnant water, and up to 200 grams.

Loops are knitted on the main fishing line with an interval of 1.5-2 meters, as a rule, more than five loops are not used, into which leashes are tied. Leashes are prepared from a thinner fishing line of 0.12-0.18 mm. Crucian carp is sensitive to rough gear and, if a trick is suspected, will definitely throw the bait. The classic look of the donkey can also be used with one leash. The choice depends on the intensity of the biting fish.

The second type of donkey for crucian refers between the main line and the load. This addition to the design of the gear allows you to throw the equipment into the reservoir at the beginning of fishing only once, subsequently pulling it ashore to check and replant the bait and in cases of bite. The elastic, due to its properties, attracts the fishing line to the load back to the mounting position. The length of the elastic is selected based on the length of the main fishing line. For example, models of 0.5-0.6 mm per thirty-meter length of the donkey will need seven times less, which will be approximately four, four and a half meters. As in the first case, reels are used to collect docks.

To the third modern look bottom tackle for crucian carp include designs of rigs mounted on rods, mainly spinning rows or fishing rods designed for bottom fishing using feeders or feeders, so-called in the modern fishing world. The main donkey cord is wound onto a spinning reel, and already to it the angler has the opportunity to attach various types of equipment required for the prevailing fishing conditions. This type of donkey is installed on special stands along the banks of the reservoir and equipped with a bite signaling device. Equipment is prepared in advance, at home.

How to make donka on crucian carp

It is quite simple to assemble donka for crucian carp with your own hands, both technically and in terms of material resources.

All you need to collect donks according to their types presented above is:

• fishing line;
• lead material (it is prepared from thinner lines);
• sliding or deaf sinkers;
• with a long forearm for animal baits and with a short one for vegetable baits;
• different sizes of feeders.

We have already mentioned the sequence of collecting the donkey of the classic version with the diameters of the forest and the masses of cargo. The equipment with an elastic band is similar in configuration, plus everything, the model itself, the diameter of which we also figured out in the previous part of the article.

When installed on the shore, the reel of these types of donks is attached to a peg, securely hammered into the shore of the reservoir. As a signaling device, it is easiest to use a small ringing bell. Let us analyze in more detail the case when fishing for crucian carp is carried out by docks on rods with a progressive type of equipment.

Bottom tackle for catching carp mounted on a rod with a spinning reel basically means a base of braided cords. The color of the cord is more reliable to use in the color of the water, as a rule, dark green and gray are suitable options. The thickness of the braid is 0.16-0.20 mm. Remember that crucian does not like rough gear. A medium-sized clasp is attached to the braid in combination with a triple swivel. A feeder will be attached to one ring of the tee. Feeders are used feeder, preferably already loaded, so as not to complicate the equipment with additional weights. We attach a leash 20-30 cm long to an empty ringlet.

Recently, lovers of carp fishing have appeared the new kind rigging - or it is also called rigging - a crucian killer. The equipment relates to the theme of fishing with feeders. Spring-type feeders are mounted in series, two or three pieces in a row. Leashes 10 cm long with strong hooks with a short forearm are tied directly to the bases of the feeder. There can be from one to three such leashes on the feeder. Feeders are clogged with complementary foods - bait, together with hooks and crucian carp, sucking in complementary foods, sucks in hooks, subsequently self-hooking on gear.

Technique for catching carp on the donk

Bottom tackle for catching crucian carp is located on the shore of the reservoir, clean from vegetation. This condition is necessary for high-quality and unhindered casting of tackle and the possibility of playing the caught fish. If there is vegetation in a promising place, shrubs, grass and reeds, it is recommended to clear an area of ​​five, six square meters before fishing. The bottom of the reservoir should be relatively clean, without dense aquatic vegetation and strong congestion.

Important! The crucian carp is quite shy and already when organizing a fishing place, you will have to pay attention to silence. The option with a pre-prepared site on the shore and a cleared bottom of the reservoir will be the most correct solution.

The choice of bait and bait

Groundbaits based on fish feed, breadcrumbs and components with a sweet component, molasses, ordinary cookies, white bread, are prepared a couple of hours before fishing and become thick.

As nozzles in the summer season, their vegetable species are preferable:

• sweet corn;
• crumb of white bread.

In colder water, crucians prefer baits from animal components:

• muckworm;
• maggot;
• bloodworms and their various combinations - sandwiches.

Subtleties and nuances of fishing

Fishing for crucian carp in autumn is more successful at depths where the water has not yet cooled down. By summer, crucian carp, in the hot time of the day, stands at a depth, at dusk in the evening and in the morning dawn likes to go to the shallows. When fishing on donks, this factor is one of the decisive ones, since gear is installed in deeper parts of the reservoir.

Catching carp on a donka with a feeder means feeding only with the supply of tackle. When fishing on a classic bottom or with an elastic band, feeding and subsequent supplementary feeding is carried out using the delivery of bait with a slingshot or long-distance casting by hand. They feed every half an hour with small balls of three, five cm. When installing gear, the structure of the bottom of the reservoir is taken into account. If the bottom is muddy, it will be necessary to lift baited leashes into the water column. They do this by equipping the leashes with small pieces. Sometimes they should be tinted gray or red, for greater invisibility, since when fishing for live bait, crucian carp often confuse a foreign object of a different color from natural food.

The bites of crucian carp, with its zhora, are aggressive and sharp. With low activity, the fish can try baits for a long time, making themselves felt by small tremors of the signaling device. But it is worth hooking only with a sharp blow, otherwise the crucian carp will simply spit out the bait without being caught on the hook. A donka with a feeder is designed for self-hooking crucian carp, when fishing without a feeder, on an elastic band, the angler must be ready to quickly respond to a bite signal and immediately hook a pecking fish.

Advantages and disadvantages of tackle

Obviously, the main advantages are provided by equipment when fishing for crucian carp at long distances. It is large specimens that stay away from the shore in deep pits, and they are the main purpose of fishing with bottom gear.

Important! Also, the donka is convenient in windy weather, when fishing with a float is not very comfortable, the donka is quite efficient and catchy.

Cheapness and simplicity in the design of bottom gear for hunting crucian carp is one of the important advantages in the fishing world of a variety of equipment and gear for fishing.

The disadvantages of this method of fishing include the presence of sufficiently harsh conditions for the installation of gear at the fishing site. It is not always possible to clean up a promising place on the shore of a reservoir, and even more so in its water area. Vegetation on the bottom, snarled areas, driftwood and various kinds of flooded structures and objects are the favorite habitats of crucian carp, but such points are inaccessible for bottoms.

What is the difference between bottom tackle and feeder

Feeder means feeding fish combined with fishing. Lure and bait are simultaneously delivered by the same tackle to a certain fishing point. When using a donkey, you have to feed the fish separately. It is often reasonable to place the bait at a promising fishing point a day before the installation of the donkey itself.

The likelihood of a larger carp entering such places is very high. The strategy of using a donkey and a feeder also differs in the factor of shyness of the fish.

Important! The crucian carp is quite shy, so the installed donk, and preferably the rubber band, always works in silence, unlike the often recast rod with a feeder. Rubber bottom catches can differ significantly from feeder bottoms in terms of their higher performance.

When planning a fishing strategy for crucian carp, you must definitely pay attention to this nuance.

Standard bottom tackle looks very primitive. This is a piece of fishing line of a certain length, tightly wound on a reel. A sinker is tied to its end, and at a height of 30 cm, a leash with a hook is attached. Some anglers equip this tackle with several leashes.

Under what conditions and why is donka used? It is intended for catching large specimens of fish located at a depth. They always fish from the shore. Donka is suitable for hunting on a pebbly and sandy bottom. Of course, you can also fish in areas with other soil, but this is fraught with some difficulties.

Now more about the line. Since it must withstand heavy loads both when casting and when fishing for fish, a rather thick fishing line is taken for the donkey. Perfect option- 0.35 mm. You can’t call such equipment delicate and sensitive, but this gives anglers confidence that at the most crucial and inopportune moment there will be no breakage.

Bottom gear implies the presence of a rather heavy sinker. As for its shape, it is better to take a drop-shaped one, with an eye for attaching a fishing line at one end. Now about weight. On stagnant water bodies, a sinker weighing 30 g is quite enough, but with a strong current, it will be necessary to experiment with increasing the mass. Ideally, the sinker should not be carried to the side or washed ashore.

For bottom tackle, leashes with a low breaking load are taken. It is difficult to guess with the length (it depends on the bait and the nature of the bottom), but it should be such that no overlaps form during long casting.

Before looking for an answer to the question of how to tie a sinker to a donke rod, the fisherman must study the varieties of this fishing tackle.

1. Product form. The most famous and popular options among buyers are sinkers in the form of an olive, a drop or a pellet.
2. Mounting method on the donk. Usually, the load is fixed on the fishing line in such a way that it either slides along it or remains motionless.
3. The materials from which the element is created, their qualitative characteristics. On sale you can find sinkers made of metal alloys (including lead or tungsten). The first option has significant disadvantage- a high level of toxicity. In England, for example, lead weights for fishing rods are generally prohibited because they are considered hazardous to health.
4. Loaded weight. The product can have a mass of 3-75 gr. (This parameter depends on its shape).

Drop-shaped weights are in great demand among fishermen. They are easy to get from the bottom of the reservoir and fly well.

However, this form of cargo has some disadvantages. For example, they do not hold the float well in a large current.

If you plan to fish in choppy waters, opt for a flat lead. It is not so pliable to a strong current and helps the hook to sink to the very bottom.

But it should be borne in mind that in this case, the fishing line often gets stuck between the stones at the bottom of the reservoir and breaks.

Before buying a sinker for a bottom fishing rod, you need to study the characteristics of the reservoir (are there boulders, snags on its bottom that will prevent the fish from fishing).

• if the river has a gentle bank, then it is better to equip the donk with a more powerful load (in order to cast the fishing line as far as possible);
• to fish in ponds with stagnant water, it is better to equip the rod with a sinker with a light weight;
• rounded, pear-shaped or conical weights are suitable for fishing in rivers and lakes with a rocky, silty bottom;
• flat models of sinkers will be an ideal choice for reservoirs with a sandy bottom and a large current;
• a sinker that has an upper floating part is useful for catching fish in rivers where the bottom is strewn with a lot of debris.

It is worth paying attention to the modern version of the weight in the form of a feeder with odorous bait. In addition to performing its main function, it also actively attracts fish to the hook with a tethered type of bait (the bait option is selected depending on who you decide to catch).

When choosing a weight for a donkey, look at its quality and do not buy a homemade product. It is very easy to distinguish a product created by a handicraft method from an industrial one.

In the first case, the cargo has an untidy appearance, uneven surface and too soft structure. In addition, its real weight is always very different from that declared by the seller.

Of course, an experienced fisherman will be able to fish with such a sinker on the line, but for a beginner this activity will be too difficult.

When choosing a sinker for a donk, pay attention to how smooth its surface is. Smooth weights have minimal resistance when in the water at the time of the bite. To increase this parameter, some of the sinker manufacturers even varnish their surface.

Experienced fishermen use 3 methods of fixing the sinker on the bottom:

1. The fishing line is threaded through a through hole located along the weight. During fishing the element slides freely along the thread above the leashes. The carbine does not allow him to go lower, with which the leashes are connected together with the main nylon thread.
2. The sinker is attached at the end of the working line, and the leashes (1-2 pieces 15-25 cm long) are located above it.
3. The weight is fixed between the leashes on an auxiliary piece of fishing line 40-50 cm long. The leashes themselves are fixed on the main fishing line below and above the weight. A large distance between them eliminates the likelihood of hook hooks.

The meaning of the name of the tackle

Our ancestors came up with names for a reason. Each of them has a deep meaning.

This fully applies to gear called a snack. Apparently, in the old days, the most difficult thing for an angler was casting tackle.

It was necessary to cast the bait with all the equipment manually or with the help of auxiliary items. Tackle is good because it does not take up much space in a backpack or bag.

So, going fishing on foot, you can take 10-20 snacks with you. After all, the main elements of this tackle are fishing line, sinker and hook.

It remains to grab baits and bells, as well as modest provisions, in order to spend the whole day on the pond.

Tackle installation

Anglers continue to improve old grandfather gear using new materials and tools. Consider how to make a snack in the classic version.

Classic snack

It is difficult to imagine a simpler tackle than the classic donk.

1. For its manufacture, a monofilament fishing line (sometimes a nylon cord) is required, the thickness of which depends on the type of fish. Monofilament 0.35-0.40 mm can be optimal.

Attention: it is dangerous to use a thin fishing line, because when casting or playing a large fish, you can cut your hands. The length of the fishing line is limited to 50 m, it is unlikely to be able to cast the equipment further.

Tackle with rubber shock absorber

In order for the shy fish not to swim away during the constant throwing of the sinker, someone came up with the idea of ​​​​attaching an elastic band to it. It makes it possible to silently pull the hooks with the catch out of the water and return them to their original place with a new bait.

In this case, the sinker remains on the bottom. At one time, this invention was enthusiastically received by fishermen and led to the fact that the gum became almost in short supply.

By the way, such bottom tackle is assembled with your own hands quite simply, and it has a great many pluses. Firstly, it ensures the silent delivery of the bait to a certain, sometimes already baited place.

This makes it possible to check which bait the fish are biting on today. This is especially advantageous if you are hunting carp or crucian carp.

Secondly, the donka is not fished for a specific point at the bottom of the reservoir, but for the whole area. This will undoubtedly increase the amount of catch.

On such gear, you can place from 3 to 7 hooks. Donka with an elastic band is a universal thing, it can catch both large individuals and small things.

The main thing is to install the "correct" hooks.

We have listed far from all the advantages of using a donkey with a rubber shock absorber. But she has only one weak point. We are talking about the gum itself, which loses its qualities very quickly, so it has to be changed very often.

Now more about how to make a bottom tackle with a rubber shock absorber. It consists of a reel, a main line, an elastic section, a line with leashes and a sinker at the end.

The main line must be very strong. Most often, a "thread" with a diameter of 0.35 mm is installed.

The length of the leashes depends on who is fishing and what kind of bait is used. The longest are placed on live bait and frogs.

After that, a piece of elastic from seven to ten meters long is attached to the fishing line with leashes through a swivel. A sinker is attached to it on a nylon leash.

Its weight depends on the speed of the current of the reservoir. The leash is needed for casting, its length should be a little more than one meter.

The difference between equipment and fishing technique

Bottom devices, with which you can catch large individuals even with gusts of wind and in the current, have three varieties:

• classic donka for crucian carp;
• tackle with a rubber shock absorber;
• feeding equipment.

Fishing (except for crucian carp, roach, rudd, carp) on an ordinary bottom is appropriate when casting equipment a considerable distance from the coastline or to a depth. When fishing in small and shallow ponds, they use an ordinary bottom on a reel or on a spinning rod.

When choosing a place for casting gear, you should pay attention to the fact that there are no snags and lush vegetation in the water.

Tackle with a rubber shock absorber is used when fishing in deep water areas, delivering cargo using a boat or aimed casting. The watercraft allows you to set the gear more accurately, and it is problematic to get to the right place from the shore.

The main difference between such tackle and the classic donkey is the presence of an elastic band that allows you to make a single cast for fishing. One end of the shock absorber is attached to the main line, and the other to the sinker cord.

Leashes up to 35 cm long, equipped with sharp hooks, are tied to the main vein no closer than half a meter from the elastic.

Feeder and boilies

Fish like to explore places with enough food, so crucian tackle with a small feeder contributes to effective catches. You can knead ready-made bait yourself, using pearl barley, semolina and wheat porridge, cake, peas.

After the catchy zakidka is assembled with your own hands, you should properly wind it on the reel. You need to start from the end of the tackle where the hook is located. Then the casting process will be greatly simplified.

1. Before unwinding the donkey, it is immediately necessary to drive a peg into the shore, to which the tackle will be attached. If there are suitable bushes or trees, then they can also be used as a support.

Tip: It is best to drive a willow twig into the ground, which will subsequently sprout and become a full-fledged tree.

Popular tackle - spinning donk

Spinning bottom tackle is popular with both experienced fishermen and beginners.

She has many advantages:

• ease of casting over a long distance;
• versatility (you can fish in a variety of places and water bodies by choosing the most suitable time of day for this business);
• efficiency;
• the ability to fish with one spinning rod, changing only the bottom rig.

The choice of spinning bottom gear should be made taking into account the specific type of fish that is supposed to be caught. An equally important factor is the type of reservoir where the tackle is supposed to be used.

Fishing for a snack in still water

Many fish, such as: crucian carp, carp, tench, perch, roach, pike, pike perch, can be caught in lakes, reservoirs, ponds and river oxbow lakes. Often a problem when fishing becomes an abundance of algae in small areas. The installation of a pear-shaped or spherical sinker will help reduce the number of hooks.

crucian, carp, tench

Most often, crucian carp, carp and tench require a snack with a fixed sinker. For planting the bait, both the usual method (directly on the hook) and hair mounting are used. Lures are selected in such a way that they are firmly held on the hook or hair when casting. These can be grains of corn, peas, pearl barley, undercooked potatoes, worms, maggots and boilies.

With the help of a classic donka in the river, you can successfully catch such types of fish as chub, burbot, ide, bream, catfish. Perch, roach, ruff, asp and some representatives of sturgeon may be by-catch.

An unpleasant feature of river fishing will be the presence of debris and grass floating with the flow. Therefore, it is necessary to cast the bait on the border of calm water and the main stream.

To prevent the rig from drifting towards the shore, it is preferable to use flat-shaped sinkers.

chub, ide

Catching an ide and a chub with a snack is possible during those periods when these fish feed at the bottom. Bottom fishing will bring success in spring, early summer and in the second half of autumn. Appetizing baits for ide and chub will be worms, corn, peas, frogs and fry. The bite is best observed from late evening to early morning. In cloudy weather, fish outings are possible during the day.

Catfish, burbot

Bottom tackle with a feeder

Donkey equipment can have different design solutions. Some are used without rods. The well-known "gum" is also a bottom tackle.

The well-known tackle "zakidushka" gave rise to the famous feeder and other gear.

The simplest "snack" consists of any kind of rod with a reel and fishing line. At the end of the line, a load with several leashes is fixed. But if you fix the tip on the end of the rod, then it will already be a feeder rod. And making a donk with your own hands does not amount to special work.

Without rod

This is the simplest and first type of donok. The scheme here is simple - a “reel” shape is cut out of the plank for storing fishing line. A wooden or metal pin up to a meter long is selected, and this “reel” is fixed on it.

Stronger fish are caught with "heavy" rods. Their peculiarity is that a spring is put on the end of the rod stuck into the ground, and a fishing line is already on it. The spring serves as a kind of shock absorber when biting a large fish. They also hang a bell on the donkey.

With rod

According to the method of casting the bait, they are divided into two types: some are thrown by hand, the so-called throws, and others - with the help of a rod.

Rods for such gear are made short and stiff, sometimes hard spinning rods are used. The reel can be any, as long as the fishing line comes off it well.

As for the equipment of such a fishing rod, it is similar to a float fishing rod. The diameter of the main fishing line is from 0.25 to 0.45 mm. Leashes should be smaller in diameter, and their length can be from 15 to 30 cm. They are tied so that they cannot overlap or be loaded. The sinker can move along the line and be between the leashes.

Despite the simplicity, casting the bait with a donk should be learned.

Running donk

This bottom rod, assembled from a rod with access rings and a reel, as well as with a sinker. After throwing on fast current, after waiting until the bait sinks to the bottom, they begin to choose a fishing line. The bite is felt on the hand. Such tackle is convenient to catch from a boat.

Even in strong currents, a rig with a metal ball can be used. A piece of 10-15 cm of a stronger line is tied to the main line through a swivel, onto which a metal ball weighing 10-20 grams is strung through the hole. At the end of this segment, a swivel is fixed and a leash with a hook and a nozzle is tied.

This is a purely bottom tackle, it is designed for fishing big fish and can compete with the feeder. A special feeder is filled with complementary foods, hooks on leashes are inserted into it.

The fish sucks food along with hooks. You can buy these feeders at the store or make your own. Several types of nipples have been invented: spring type, bottle cap.

The main thing when fishing on a nipple is to choose the right place and fix the bait correctly. Casting and fixing the nipple on the bottom requires some skill. Additional equipment of hooks with worms and foam will attract fish more.

Mounting the bottom gear is quite simple. But under certain conditions, it is better to attach not a sinker to the fishing line, but a feeder. What does she give? In stagnant water bodies or on rivers with a weak current, the use of a feeder is The best way bait the fish.

If the casts are not far, then you can deliver bait balls to the place of fishing with the help of a slingshot. When the hook is at a depth relatively far from the shore, this is not easy to do.

Donka with a feeder is used when catching bream, roach, crucian carp, carp and other peaceful fish.

Initially, homemade feeders were made from a spring, into which the bait mixture was tightly stuffed. They are very effectively used even now, especially in stagnant water bodies.

They are simple and practical, and anglers do not incur any financial costs. Whether it's shop feeders of various models.

At the moment there are a great many of them: open, closed, silicone, metal, with large or small cells. In general, there are plenty to choose from.

All this diversity is united by one common goal- attraction of fish. For example, catching silver carp on bottom tackle is almost impossible without bait, so a feeder is always used to attract this fish to the bait.

Fishing for bream is quite promising on large and medium rivers. They catch it both in a weak current, and in backwaters and backwaters.

The main condition for hunting is a well-executed lure, so the installation of the donkey should also include a feeder. There are some requirements for it: it must be metal with medium cells.

Lure should not be immediately washed out of it, it should be evenly carried downstream, leaving flavor in the water.

So, the bottom tackle for bream consists of a rod, a fishing line with a diameter of 0.25 mm, a feeder weighing from 60 to 100 g, a leash and a hook. Take the hook with a long forearm and a sting slightly bent to the side.

It is necessary that the fish hook itself during the jerk. Now about the leash: they use a fishing line with a thickness of 0.15 mm and a length of 30 to 50 cm, but no less.

Bream - the fish is not particularly shy, so you can use a simple bell as a bite signaling device.

Let's talk about how to properly make a donkey with a feeder for crucian carp. The scheme of its manufacture is quite simple.

You will need the main fishing line with a cross section of 0.18 to 0.4 mm. Its length can be from 50 to 150 m.

It is optimal that after casting the equipment, another 10-20 m of fishing line always remains on the reel or reel. You can also use a braided line, especially if you plan to cast the bait at a distance of up to 80-100 m from the shore.

What else is needed for a donkey? These are hooks, a fishing line for leashes (slightly thinner than the main one), a sinker and a bite signaling device. You can increase the interest of fish in the bait at the expense of the feeder. It is attached to the line in two ways. The first one is in a sliding state due to two stoppers, the distance between which is from 10 to 30 cm. You can also fix the feeder in a “deaf” way using pellets.

A swivel is tied below the feeder. From it comes one or more leashes. Their length may vary. It depends on the activity of the fish. In case of bad biting, we advise you to put longer leashes. If the crucian is quite active and less cautious, then you should choose short ones.

It is best to prepare several leashes in advance, and already on the pond quickly hook them to the tackle with the help of fishing clasps and carabiners.

If you put additional sinkers, then they should also be fixed below the feeder. However, it is better to purchase feeders with a lead ball already built into it. But this is true if you are fishing on a donk with 1-2 leashes. If there are more of them, then it will be right to make another version of the equipment.

A fairly thick braided cord about half a meter long is taken. A sinker weighing from 10 to 50 grams is tied to its end. 15-20 cm retreat from it and a light feeder is tied, and already from it comes a leash with a hook. Then we retreat another 5-7 cm. The same feeder with a leash and a hook is attached again. You can install a third one. It is no longer worth it, otherwise it will be difficult to deal with such tackle.

For more efficient use of donoks with a feeder, we recommend purchasing a spinning rod. The most budget option is suitable, with a length of 2 to 3 m and a test of up to 120 gr.

There are no strict requirements for the coil. Crucian resists not at all like carp, carp or grass carp, so its depreciation characteristics are not so important.

Spool size from 3000 to 5000 and reliable performance constituent parts coils - all that is needed from it for catching crucian carp in the bottom way.

Donka with a feeder can also be made with the help of an anti-twist. Or its equipment is often assembled according to the type of a symmetrical loop. Today, many anglers do not at all share such concepts as a feeder and a donk with a feeder. Therefore, all feeder mounting options can be used by you when creating a classic donkey.

Bite alarms

Fishing for crucian on the donk requires the use of additional accessories that help determine the right moment to hook the fish after it comes into contact with the bait. There are three types of modern signaling devices: bells, bells and electronic devices. The first two are the most inexpensive and common.

How to attach a bell to a donkey

Not only the effectiveness of the catch depends on the method, but also the duration of the service of the fishing line. Many anglers attach the signaling device directly to the vein.

In the process of fighting, the thread slips through the fastening of the bell, overheats and quickly goes out of working condition. Experienced fishermen attach the device to a peg hammered into the ground so that, indicating the moment of bite, the signaling device flies off the tackle.

Bells are fastened to the tip of the rod after throwing the vein with the bait into the water. Such devices resemble a clothespin and are sold in all fishing stores.

Electronic signaling devices are special stands for rods, in which the movement of the fishing line is fixed by a roller. The device can be programmed for different sensitivity modes and used to catch fish of any weight.

Among the devices for notification of a bite, an electronic signaling device is the most expensive.

How is the fixture mounted?

There are a huge variety of donkey rigging options, and they are all different and specific. For example, bottom gear for catfish will be very different from gear for crucian carp or bream. All rigs are so different that it is difficult to stop at just one. Let's look at the most durable and reliable of all. At first, it will fit almost any fish.

So, everyone knows that knots significantly reduce the strength of the tackle. In this version of the equipment, there is only one knot - at the place where the hook is attached, hence the high strength and reliability, so you can catch magnificent trophy species.

To make bottom fishing gear as strong as possible, we take the end of the main fishing line and thread it through a sliding sinker in the shape of an olive or drop-shaped sinker. We fix it on the fishing line from the side of the hook with any reliable stopper.

In fact, the stopper in the rig is the weakest part, so the main requirement for it is a very strong fixation, otherwise it can be torn off when casting. Some use a small lead pellet as a stopper.

And the last - a hook that clings to the end of the fishing line. This tool has several modifications.

For example, after threading the sinker, you can tie a swivel, and then attach a leash with a hook to it. In this case, however, the reliability of the installation is reduced.

Bottom line fishing with a wary fish feeder requires a slightly different rig. If in the previous version the presence of a rod was not mandatory, then this option is more suitable for spinning snacks.

So, consider a sliding equipment with a feeder. We do everything as described above.

The only difference is that instead of a sinker we put a metal feeder, into which we will then stuff complementary foods, consisting of porridge or pea butter. The bait will depend on what kind of fish you are fishing for.

What are the advantages of such equipment? First of all, when biting, the fish does not feel the resistance of the tackle for a long time. This continues as long as the length of the rod and its position allows.

This rig is very effective when catching cautious fish. It remains for the fisherman to hook and fish his trophy out of the water.

If fishing is on a site with a strong current or near a slope into a hole, then an additional sliding sinker should be placed in front of the feeder to prevent the equipment from being demolished.

It is desirable to make equipment from two parts: the main fishing line and a thinner leash.

This will allow you to break off only the leash with the hook when hooking and save its main part. The length of the leash depends on the silting of the bottom of the reservoir or its rockiness.

Sinkers

Sinkers in the bottom gear are tied tightly or sliding ones are used. There are also sliding removable ones that are easy to hang and change if necessary. A rig with a sliding sinker is more sensitive. The shape and weight of sinkers play an important role in the outcome of fishing. They are cast mainly from lead or hart (printing alloy).

When choosing a sinker for bottom fishing, it is necessary to take into account the specifics of the bottom of the reservoir:

• For a very cluttered bottom, the Roly-Vstanka sinker is ideal;
• for stony with crevices - in the form of a round rod, cone- or pear-shaped;
• on the course - flat.

To attract fish with bait, feeders of various shapes and sizes are used, which simultaneously serve as sinkers. One or more short leashes are tied to the feeder from a thinner fishing line than the main one, or braids with a hook. What type of sinker to prefer is chosen by the fisherman himself.

Important! It must be borne in mind that too heavy a sinker can easily break the line when casting. We recommend reading the article on choosing a fishing line for feeder fishing.

Hooks

Powerful, sharp experienced fishermen forged are preferred). They can be either one or two or three underwear.

The bite signaling device is an ordinary bell, or a special device that gives a sound or light signal. The bell is hung on a string.

It is best to attach it to a piece of stationery eraser with a slot or a clothespin and only then attach it to the fishing line. In order for it to be easily detached during hooking, it is tied to a rack.

During night fishing When several donoks are thrown, a bite indicator will serve well.

When going fishing, it’s a good idea to stock up on a few different bottom rigs in reserve. This will allow the broken part to quickly change to another. In addition, it will save time, since you do not have to hastily collect new tackle on the shore. We recommend reading the article on choosing a feeder rod.

Donka for carp

Bottom gear for carp is used in stagnant water bodies. Neither a strong wind nor a long distance from the coast will become an obstacle for her. In general, donka is very popular with carp lovers, who are constantly improving equipment and coming up with new options.

Here is perhaps the most common method of fishing. The bottom line is that the bait (most often boilies or corn) is in close proximity to the feeder.

A lot of “sweets” that carps love so much are added to the feed mixture: maggots, vegetable oils, cereals. When the fish comes to feed on the feeder, it swallows the bait located here.

This is the main idea this method. By the way, it almost always works.

Bottom gear for carp necessarily has a strong rod. It is selected taking into account the weight of not only the trophies caught, but also the feeder used. It also depends on the rod how far you can cast. Let's put it differently: the heavier the feeder, the further the casting will turn out, which means that the more powerful the rod is needed. By the same principle, a fishing line is installed.

Now about the feeder itself. It should be metallic and easily sliding along the fishing line. A swivel is mounted as a stopper, to which a baited leash is tied. This design is necessary so that the carp that grabs the bait does not immediately feel the resistance of the weight of the feeder. This increases the chances of a good catch.

Types of donoks for crucian carp

Bottom gear has undergone many changes in its history. There were installations of "yoke", "crucian killer", "elastic band", "cork", "nipple". However, the simple classic rigging scheme still works effectively today.

It is also worth noting that the specialization "for crucian carp" is somewhat arbitrary. Bream, perch and roach are often caught on such an installation.

To collect gear you will need:

• Rod.
• Preferably a spinning reel. The simplest Chinese one, such as Cobra, is quite suitable.
• Monofilament fishing line with a diameter of 0.25 - 0.3 and 0.12 mm.
• Hooks.
• Sinkers or feeders.
• Silicone stoppers.
• Bite alarm.

Many anglers still make do with reels. Pins are driven into the ground and mood clings to them. Compactness is on top, but the inconvenience of using it on a far from ideal shore is obvious. It is better to buy cheap rods (plug-in or telescopic) with reels for these purposes. Comfortable and long enough.

The donkey scheme can be “deaf” and sliding. There are no particular advantages between them. For me, the fish bite perfectly on both rigs and it all depends on the angler's preference to tinker with the mood.

Sliding weight scheme

We put two stoppers on the main fishing line and a sinker between them.

A loop is knitted at the end.

On the Internet, there is an installation option when the loop is tied in bulk, then unevenly cut and a hook is tied to each of the resulting segments.

Maybe my hands don’t grow that way or somewhere the conditions are different, but with this scheme, constant overlaps follow. In the end, he didn't bother. I attach two leashes. One is at the end of the installation, the other is 15 centimeters higher than the upper stop. Overlapping has been reduced to a minimum.

The length of the leash varies from 5 - 6 cm to 40.

Diagram with end weight

For convenience, I knit in the sequence:

1. A small loop "eight" to connect the leash.
2. Slightly above the loop for the load.
3. An additional leash is attached 20 cm above the first.

Instead of homemade lead “pencils”, small feeders can be attached to the installation. The size and weight is selected locally. I use 20-30 grams as much as possible. Enough to make a throw.

The design of the tackle is simple: the equipment consists of a rod (you can do without it), the main fishing line, weight, leashes and hooks. It is easier to wind the vein on the reel by attaching a lead weight to the end in a deaf or sliding way. The number of leashes depends on the preferences of the fisherman, but it makes no sense to knit more than five pieces. Hooks must match the size of the bait.

The use of a rod and reel allows you to cast the bait over a long distance, and large carp prefer to live away from the coastal zone. In reservoirs with a clean bottom, you can send tackle to the required place and with an aimed throw from your hand, picking up correct weight sinker.

Worms, maggots, corn, potatoes, dough are used as bait when fishing with this equipment. Having installed a small live bait, you can hope to catch pike, pike perch, perch, but it is worth remembering that the tackle is “sharpened” for peaceful fish.

Bottom gear for crucian carp is quite primitive. It can be with or without a rod.

They are caught with a donkey only in those reservoirs where there is a muddy or sandy-clay bottom. Now a little about the equipment.

The fishing line is taken strong, approximately 0.25 mm thick (this is provided that rather large individuals live in the reservoir). It makes no sense to catch medium and small things with this tackle.

The sinker is selected in accordance with the degree of intensity of the current on the reservoir. If this is a stagnant lake or pond, then a 30-gram "olive" is enough.

The sinker can be either sliding or fixed. The crucian carp is not so shy that bites break.

Leashes are placed at a distance of 30 cm from each other and are equipped with sharp hooks with a self-cutting effect.

Bottom tackle for catching crucian carp does not have a complex design. Even a beginner can do it. You will need fishing line, hooks and a pretty decent sinker (or feeder). The equipment of the donkey is sharpened to catch at longer distances than with a float rod, and also necessarily from the very bottom.

The device of bottom gear rarely does without a rod. Most often, a plug or spinning is taken.

Some anglers are completely limited to one reel. It is equipped with a small bayonet or they take with them a special hook designed for attaching it to the shore.

Thus, the rod is not used at all. The advantage of this donkey design is only in compactness.

Equipment for the donkey may be different. For example, the installation of the same sinker has two options: deaf and sliding. The number of leashes and hooks for donkeys for crucian carp can vary from one to five. By the way, it is optimal when there are no more than three of them. Thus, the angler offers the fish several baits at the same time, and it is not so difficult to cope with the leashes and protect them from tangling.

Catching crucian on the bottom is impossible without the use of a bite signaling device. It can be a subtle informative nod at the end of a fishing rod.

He will react even to a light touch of the fish to the bait. Or an electronic signaling device that will beep when it senses the vibrations of the fishing line.

However, the most common way to see a bite on a bottom tackle is to hang a special bell on the line itself or on the end of the rod.

When fishing for crucian carp, the following types of donok are most often used:

• snack;
• "rubber";
• cork or "nipple";
• feeder.

Each of them has a number of features. Let's say the cork is a small half-closed container with a fairly viscous bait, in which hooks are hidden.

When eating a bait, the fish sucks them in, cuts itself and becomes the prey of the fisherman. Many people like to fish with a cork, because there is no need for a large number of nozzles and you can successfully fish on a “bare” hook or foam balls.

A thick fishing line (up to 0.3-0.4 mm), a sinker and a leash with hooks are the basis of the hook. Assembling such a donkey is a matter of a few minutes. The load must be fixed at the very end of the fishing line. You can also build a sliding snap, limiting the movement of the sinker with two stoppers. Leads and hooks are installed just above the place of loading. All equipment fits into the reel.

Bottom gear "gum" - the most unusual in its design. The fishing line with hooks is tied to a long rubber cord.

He, in turn, to a heavy load, the task of which is not to allow the equipment to move from its place. It turns out that the angler only needs to throw such a bottom into the water once (without scaring the crucian with recasts), and then, using the reel and the cushioning properties of the rubber, change the bait, pull out the fish, etc.

The main nuance of using "gum" is the difficulty of delivering equipment to the water. This will require a boat.

Or the angler himself can swim and lower the load to the place of fishing.

Given the fact that crucian carp like baited areas, the most effective and common bottom tackle for catching it is a feeder. His equipment always includes a feeder in which complementary foods are placed. Leads and hooks with a nozzle come from the feeder. Casting is carried out using a spinning rod equipped with a spinning reel.

Catching carp with a donkey is a prey method. It is especially good in windy weather on water bodies, where crucian carp keep at a sufficiently large distance from the shore, and strong wind or current do not allow using float gear. In addition, with the help of a donkey, it is easier to catch in cloudy, rainy, cool weather, when the fish goes to the depths in search of warmth.

Almost all types of donok are suitable for catching crucian carp. Plus, recently they have been using developments used in carp fishing, ranging from hair rigging to special forms of feeders.

Tackle for fishing

There are several types of donok for catching carp:

Currently, a modern donkey is understood as tackle, which includes:

• rod (specialized, standard with throughput rings or spinning), equipped with a bite signaling device;
• reel with fishing line;
• feeder equipped with a built-in sinker and hook(s).

As a bite signaling device, mechanical and electronic elements of the equipment can be used. Mechanical ones include a quiver in feeder and picker equipment, a bell.

In each gear, you can use an anti-twist tube to connect the leaders with the main line and the swivel.

The feeder can be plastic or made of metal. Container type or frame. The first type is mainly used either for feeder fishing or for bait with animal bait. Method-type frame feeders are tackle for fishing mainly on a silty bottom large carp or carps.

The choice of tackle depending on the place of fishing and the size of the bait

All types of donoks, including feeder equipment, are used to catch carp on the rivers with a donk. On the river, you can use coarser tackle by increasing the thickness of the main line to 0.25 mm and the length of the leaders to 1 meter in rigs without a feeder. When using the last element of the equipment, stuffed with porridge, the length of the leash can remain the same (up to 10 cm)

Most feeder rigs are distinguished by the shape of the feeder, which may have:

Plastic feeders may have:

• spindle shape;
• cylindrical.

They are by definition lighter, so they can be used mostly in calm water.

For catching carp in calm waters, you can use:

• any metal feeders, if the bottom in this reservoir is solid;
• any plastic feeders, especially if the bottom is heavily silted;

On such reservoirs, it is necessary to use the thinnest main line and inconspicuous leashes, which are always shorter than “river” ones.

Bait in the choice of gear is of little importance:

1. In any case, the hook should be suitable, first of all, for the bait.
2. Delicate baits require more sensitivity of the bite alarm.

On the river, you can use coarser tackle by increasing the thickness of the main line to 0.25 mm and the length of the leaders up to 1 meter in rigs without a feeder How to increase the catch of fish?

For 7 years of active passion for fishing, I have found dozens of ways to improve the bite. Here are the most effective ones:

1. Biting activator. This pheromone additive lures fish the most in cold and warm water. .
2. Raise gear sensitivity. Read the appropriate manuals for the particular type of tackle.
3. Lures based pheromones.

The choice of donka depending on the season

In the spring before spawning, it is good to use it for catching crucian carp. After spawning, feeder fishing becomes the main one, first of all, on the rivers. Spindle-shaped feeders (“spring”), “plugs”, “nipples” work well on calm water reservoirs. Closer to autumn, all types of donoks can be used on reservoirs of all types.

Donka "crucian killer"

This bottom rig is not considered a sport rig. In the spring fishing for crucian carp, it is prohibited. In summer, its use is regulated by local legislation. In many regions of the same Russia, this type of donkey is generally prohibited for use.

The peculiarity of this type of bottom equipment is the unusual design of the feeder. It consists of three small springs, which are connected in series with each other using a braid. Each of the springs is equipped with a hook on a short leash up to 5 cm, made of thin braid.

This feeder is attached to the main line with swivel clasps. The design also contains a sinker, the weight, shape and size of which depends on the characteristics of the reservoir.

The feeder in such a donk is stuffed with viscous bait, into which a hook with a nozzle is pressed. The crucian, having found the food, begins to eat it. Sooner or later he finds the nozzle. At the moment when the nozzle enters his mouth, an involuntary self-cutting of the fish occurs. It is fixed by a bite alarm.

The fisherman only needs to make a short cut.

Do-it-yourself donka

The classic donka is equipped as follows:

1. The rod is equipped with a reel with the main line;
2. Two or more loops are made on the fishing line.
3. A sinker or a weighted feeder is knitted to the extreme loop.
4. The remaining loops are equipped with hook leashes.

Lure

Various methods of baiting are used, which vary depending on:

• time of year;
• weather conditions;
• crucian preferences on this particular reservoir

spring

For catching carp on the bottom in the spring, you need to use bait, which consists mainly of small fractions. The best basis for such bait is a mass of plant origin ground in a coffee grinder, or purchased bait like "Karas" or "Karas-Lin".

As a filler, you can add boiled buckwheat or chopped barley in a coffee grinder to it. It is better not to use flavors at this time, but pieces of the main nozzle will be a good addition to bait.

In summer

During this period, crucian carp need to be fed abundantly, therefore, a satisfying filler must be added to the base (purchased). In fishing on the feeder, boiled millet is most often used as a filler.

autumn

The base remains the same. Filler too. To activate the bite, you need to add pieces of freshly cut worms or crushed bloodworms to the filler.

It is better not to use flavors in spring, but pieces of the main nozzle will be a good addition to bait

Bait making

1. In a bucket or other container, it is necessary to pour the base of the bait, which, while still dry, must be thoroughly mixed;
2. Fill the bait with water from the reservoir, mix, let the bait brew, and then sift through a sieve;
3. Add prepared to container pre-filler and mix again;
4. Add soil from the shore of the reservoir (or molehill) and flavoring. Mix the bait thoroughly and let it brew.

The amount of bait

In spring and autumn, a lot of bait is not required. For bait on a regular bottom with a feeder, you will need a maximum of 2 kg for 8 hours of fishing. For feeder feeder bait will require more - up to 5 kg.

In summer fishing for donka, crucian carp will have to be fed abundantly, therefore the base and filler are mixed in a 1: 1 ratio, flavoring is added to the bait. The total weight of groundbait that you may have to use can vary from 5 to 10 kg, depending on the type of reservoir and the activity of the fish at any given time.

Baits for carp

Carp is omnivorous. Connoisseurs say that he can feed on his own young in winter, but this is rather an exception to general rule. Spring and autumn given fish prefers animal baits to vegetable baits.

Herbal supplements include:

• cereals (barley, millet, semolina);
• dough (all types, including protein and mastyrka);
• grain (young wheat, green peas, canned corn);
• dough.

Animal products include:

• red worm (as well as earthworm, creep, dung, leafworm, green)
• maggot (white and colored);
• bloodworm;
• sandwich (baits in various combinations)

In relation to the seasons of the year, you need to use the following baits:

Spring

Before spawning, the main baits will be bloodworm, shitik, maggot, red worm, burdock moth larva. If it is possible to make casts over short and medium distances, protein dough can be used as a nozzle.

After spawning, the main nozzles are bloodworm, pearl barley, corn, thick dough. Large carp can still be attracted to baits of animal origin - worms, insect larvae.

Summer

For the most part, they continue to catch on baits of plant origin - cereals (barley, wheat, hominy), semolina, boiled medium-sized potatoes, fresh grain from the surrounding fields. During this period, catching carp can be prevented by abnormal heat. Here you can try to catch on small boilies or apply technoplankton bait, which is used to catch silver carp.

Autumn

At this time, you can catch on the bottom using almost all possible baits of both vegetable and animal origin. Throughout September, the crucian actively feeds. With the onset of cold weather, the bite will weaken, regardless of the bait used. In most reservoirs, biting completely stops with the onset of freezing.

fishing technique

Site selection and preparation

For fishing with a donkey, you need to find a suitable place on the shore. The base - the place where the rod stand will be installed - should be flat, as dry and clean as possible. If necessary, the patch on the shore must be cleaned, especially from branches, grass.

For a normal cast, it is necessary that there are no obstacles behind the angler in the form of bushes or trees at a distance of up to 7 meters.

At the bottom you need to find an interesting place for crucian carp. You can use a depth gauge for this. In order not to lose space, you can use a tool from the carp angler's arsenal. For example, marker equipment. The place needs to be fed.

Lure

You can use the feeder method of bait. Divide the prepared bait into two equal parts. Put one half in the chosen place, using a large, voluminous feeder. You can feed the place by molding bait balls from bait or using pressed bait. The latter works well in the summer heat.

In the future, you need to use bait at regular intervals. For example, every 30 minutes. A minimum of 3 bait balls the size of a medium sized orange must be cast.

casting

There are not so many ways to cast bottom gear. The simplest of these is the method of throwing from behind. Equipped with bait and a nozzle, the rod is pulled behind the back. Choose the direction of casting (some kind of landmark on the water, on the opposite bank or a marker float on the water).

A protective frame is retracted on the reel, the freed line is held by hand. In this position, it is necessary to check whether the fishing line is overflowing on the tulip (the upper access ring of the rod). Then a short stroke is made.

At the moment when the feeder under the action of the rod flies out from behind the back, when the direction of movement of the feeder has already been set, the fishing line at the reel is released. At the moment of casting, it is only necessary to control the descent of the fishing line from the reel, slightly slowing it down with your finger.

Catching

The rod is placed on a stand. A bite signaling device is installed on the fishing line or the tip of the rod. The rod must be set in such a way that the angle of incidence of the fishing line with respect to the blank is at least 45 degrees.

Next, the angler will have to wait for a bite, which he will be told about by a mechanical or electronic bite signaling device. During weak pulls, it is difficult to choose the moment for hooking. It is worth waiting for a confident bite. In this case, you need to raise the rod and make a short but sharp jerk of the rod towards yourself.

It is necessary to play the crucian, in accordance with its size and resistance. Large crucian carp can behave like a carp, act quickly and aggressively. It is necessary to immediately loosen the friction brake of the reel, having previously stopped the first jerk of the fish, making sure that the fish does not go into cover. Then you have to fight, allowing the friction clutch to drop the line at the moment when the crucian tries to leave, reeling it to the shore.

Fish of medium and small sizes must be immediately removed from the baited place, actively working with the reel. They usually don't show much resistance. Near the shore, small carp can be taken in the water with your hands. The big one needs to be taken in the net.

Then you need to refill the feeder with bait, plant fresh bait and repeat the whole cycle. If the angler caught a small carp, the next bite may follow immediately after casting a new batch of lure. You will have to wait with the bite of the next large crucian. It is worth the place to calmly lure again, and only then throw the tackle.

Secrets of catching

It must be remembered that crucian carp is a slow fish. He never comes to bait first, especially since splashes of water at the time of bait frighten him. The first to bait always comes small and fast fish: roach, bream, bleak. They eat all the small food. Therefore, large fractions of ingredients should be included in the bait, of such size that small fish could not swallow them;

Bites of crucian carp on the donka are sharp, swift only during periods of zhora. On other days, he pecks cautiously, very rarely self-notches.

Sometimes, to activate the bite, you need to pull the tackle a little to the shore.

Features of catching carp on the donka

It’s not even the season that affects the bite of crucian carp, but the temperature of the water and air on a given day. The activity of the fish affects the intensity of biting.

In cold spring weather, carp should be looked for at depths. You can feed him during this period only with bloodworms in small quantities. Active bites, even with the most delicate bottom equipment, cannot be expected.

In the thaw, during the period of ice melting, when the sun warms up, first of all, shallow water, you need to fish in the shallows. It is pointless to feed him seriously during this period. During this period, you can catch it even without a feeder. Tackle is selected based on the turbidity of the water. The more transparent it is, the thinner the tackle should be.

During the period when the water temperature exceeds 10 degrees, crucian carp begins to actively feed. This fish can and should be fed. You can use not only classic donks, but also bottom gear equipped with feeders.

In summer, all types of bottom gear can be used to catch crucian carp. The bite will largely depend on weather conditions. Therefore, the angler will have to experiment with bait and bait. In autumn, the activity of crucian carp gradually decreases. But until the very cold weather, all types of donok can be used to catch crucian carp. You can not feed the fish as plentifully as it was in the summer. The bait must be energetically valuable.

1. In the very heat, crucian carp may practically not respond to either bait or complementary foods. You can replace the feeder with pressed bait, which will create a cloud in the water that mimics the movement of zooplankton. In this case, the bite may intensify.
2. Large carp can be tempted to bite with a small boilie using a classic hair tool;
3. In many reservoirs, the fish only react to the bait with which he is well acquainted. It is necessary to use worms from the shore of a reservoir, caterpillars from the leaves of trees growing near the water.

How to make donka on crucian carp with your own hands

Carp is a fish found almost everywhere in our latitudes, so it has become an integral part of fishing. Despite the fact that some people prefer to fish crucian exclusively on float rod, a more convenient option may be to use bottom gear. Donka is designed for use at great depths far from the coast. When using such gear, you can almost always count on a rich catch.

Most often, the donka is used for catching fish at great depths far from the shore. This allows you to catch more big fish living in the deepest parts of the reservoir. For shallow places, a simple donk, or tackle with a spinning rod, is suitable. For deep waters, a donk with a rubber shock absorber is the best fit.

Features of the design of donkeys for crucian carp

On the donka you can catch the most different fish, the main thing is to choose the right tackle.

Figure 1. The main components of the donkey: rod, fishing line, reel, sinker, hook, feeder, bell

Donkey benefits include:

• Bottom tackle with a long line length is used for long-distance casting;
• Gives you the opportunity to fish even at a large depth of the reservoir;
• Can be used even in strong currents and in windy weather;
• It is possible to use not only traditional, but also modern electronic methods to control biting;
• When using a feeder, baiting and catching fish occur at the same time.

Please note that it is better to use a donkey in a reservoir with a sandy or muddy bottom, but it is very important that there are no algae, snags or large stones.

When making tackle with your own hands, you need to take into account the features of the reservoir where fishing will take place, namely: the presence and strength of the current, the state of the bottom.

To make a donkey, you will need a rod, at least 50 meters of fishing line, an inertialess reel, a sinker, a hook and a feeder (Figure 1). The bite signaling device for the donkey is a bell or a nod of the fishing rod.

It is important to know the habits of fish, crucian carp in our case, in order to choose the right gear for a decent catch.

There are several types of donok, and we will briefly talk about how to make them.

How to make a simple donkey for carp

The simplest tackle, which is easy to make even for beginner fishermen. Its only drawback is the short casting distance.

For manufacturing we need:

1. Strong fishing line;
2. Sinker;
3. Hooks with 2-3 leashes;
4. Bite alarm.

Figure 2. Option for making a loop for leashes and their placement on the donk

The role of the rod can be successfully played by a peg driven into the shore. It is important for the forest to take a strong one, otherwise it may not withstand the load. Its length must be selected in accordance with the conditions of the reservoir, or find a constant optimal size for yourself.

The weight of the sinker ranges from 10 grams, when fishing with a feeder, to 50 grams with a strong current. The mounting option can be used deaf or sliding.

We tie the sinker, and make loops for leashes (Figure 2), the distance between which should be about 30 centimeters. For leashes, the length of which should be about 10-15 centimeters, you can use a thinner line. We tie hooks to it and connect it to the main fishing line using the “loop to loop” method, and we can start fishing.

Donka with rubber shock absorber

This option is more suitable for use in standing waters. This is a modernized version of the donkey, which requires more leashes (at least five). Therefore, there is an unpleasant minus of use: leashes often get tangled, you need to spend a long time unraveling.

Figure 3. Donk with rubber shock absorber

For correct installation and moving a donkey with an elastic band to another place takes quite a long time and a boat.

We will need:

1. Strong elastic band 30-40 meters long;
2. Short bit;
3. Scaffolding and reel;
4. Leashes 5-10 pieces;
5. The sinker is about 500 grams.

The assembly principle is the same as in the first version, but with one difference. Such a donk connects the end of the fishing line with an elastic band, to the other end of which a small weight is attached. Leashes up to 50 cm long are attached to the fishing line, and the distance between them is up to 1 meter.

Two people need to do the installation.

When using this tackle, the sinker is delivered to a specific place on the boat. This allows for much more accurate bottom placement, because when casting from the bank, you only have one attempt to place the lead correctly, and it is important to make accurate throw. When installing from a boat, it is much more convenient to smoothly lower the weight, which allows you to avoid tangling the fishing line. With a sharp throw, the fishing line and leashes will get tangled.

Donka with a feeder

The option of fishing with a feeder is the most popular among all, because it is simple, convenient and quite reliable.

The rod must be strong so as not to break from the weight of the feeder when casting. Therefore, it is best to use spinning with a spinning reel. The feeder, in addition to everything, also plays the role of a sinker.

The optimal number of leashes for such gear is 3. This number is easier to manage, and the leashes will be less tangled with each other.

Figure 4. Options for homemade feeders

To make such a bottom tackle, you need to follow the scheme for creating a simple donkey, but instead of a sinker, attach a feeder. The effectiveness of this method is due to the fact that crucian carp are attracted to the smell emanating from the bait.

That is, the presence of a feeder increases the chances of successful fishing.

For small homemade feeders, you can use curlers, or make a spring with your own hands (Figure 4).

Types of feeders:

• Spring. The basis of such a feeder is a twisted wire spiral. Copper and brass wires of small and medium diameter are best suited. A tube is installed inside the spiral, through which the fishing line is passed, which allows the spring to slide along the line. For such a feeder, loose filler is used, which spills out when immersed in the bottom.
• Cake. Flat weight using pressed sunflower meal. When using such a bait, the leash is tied to a weight (top), and the hook is hidden in the cake.
• Nipple (Figure 5). The feeder is made of soft metal, giving it the shape of a spoon. In the recess we place hooks and pieces of wire. For such a bait, you need to prepare a viscous filling that can withstand a long stay in water, for example, from dough or semolina. Spread the bait on the “spoon”, and fix the hooks in the dough. Thanks to this method, the crucian swallows the bait along with the hooks.

Figure 5. Varieties of feeders: spring, top, "spoon"

What is suitable for bait in the feeder:

• Flavored dough;
• Steamed barley;
• Cake;
• French fries;
• Boiled unsalted lard;
• Bread crumb;
• Boiled peas or corn.

This is far from full list, because crucian, a fish, is, in fact, an omnivore, and you can experiment with a suitable bait for a very long time (Figure 6).

Figure 6. Feeder bait options

Do not forget that crucian carp are attracted to the smell emanating from the bait, so it is important to choose the right flavor. They can be anise or hemp oil, cinnamon, vanilla, or you can use fragrant fruit yogurt as the basis for making bait.

The choice of fishing line for donkey carp

It is very important to choose the correct diameter of the main line. It is necessary that it is not too noticeable, otherwise it will scare the crucian, but at the same time, a thinner forest can simply burst. That is, you need to choose the optimal size, taking into account and average weight the fish you are going to fish (Figure 7).

Figure 7. If you are not going to fish large carp, you can use a thin line

The average diameter suitable for the main line is 0.2 mm. modern lines withstand quite large loads, so it is possible to choose the most convenient option.

Features of the choice of leashes, weights and hooks

It is best if the leashes are from a thinner forest than the main one. The most important thing is to determine the appropriate length of the leashes. Leads up to 50 cm long are suitable for most donok options, this prevents them from tangling together. A length of about 1 meter is used only in case of live bait fishing. The diameter of the leads is selected from 0.15 to 0.25 mm, depending on the fish that is being caught.

The choice of a suitable sinker is no less important than the choice of fishing line. When fishing in the current, they use a flat load that will not roll due to the movement of water masses. If fishing is carried out without a feeder, the weight of the sinker should not exceed 10-12 grams, but with a strong current, the weight can be increased up to 50 grams inclusive.