DIY or DIY fishing tackle. What can you do for fishing with your own hands

Many fishing enthusiasts devote all their free time to fishing. At the same time, anglers who are in love with their occupation are engaged in the manufacture of fishing tackle, such as baits, tackle, etc.

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

Manufacturing technology

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

Almost always, when catching fish, you need to quickly and quickly change the bait or modify the equipment by changing the leash or feeder. For these purposes, there is a fastener design, a rather small size. Making it at home is not difficult.

Manufacturing technology

The following tool is required:
- wire cutters;
- round teeth or pliers;
- tweezers.
The basis of the material can serve as a large bracket from the stapler.
The wire is bent with pliers into a shape that looks like a paper clip, but smaller.
Excess ends are cut off with wire cutters.
A cambric of the appropriate size is selected so that it fits freely on the fastener.
The size of the cambric should be slightly larger than the fastener, so the excess is cut off.
A piece of cambric is put on a fishing line and fixed with a knot.
Any bait is attached to the other end of the mini-fastener, after which, with effort, the cambric is pulled.
Mini clasp, ready to use.

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

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

A piece of pipe is taken, up to 30 cm long, and plugs are installed on both sides. One of them is installed deafly, and the other in such a way that it can be easily removed. After that, holes are drilled over the entire surface. A rope is attached to the plug that opens. To prevent the plug from opening on its own, a lock or latch of any design is installed.

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

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

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

In this regard, some anglers have mastered, and very successfully, the manufacture of wobblers at home. This is a very interesting and exciting process that does not require special equipment and tools.

How to make a wobbler

To begin with, you should decide on the shape and color of the future bait. To do this, you will have to do art and draw a sketch of the future wobbler on paper. Regardless of the material of manufacture, the wobbler is made of 2 symmetrical parts. A reinforcing wire should pass inside them.
Styrofoam can also serve as a material for manufacturing, but it is not as durable as wood or plastic. Therefore, taking the necessary material, they are engaged in the manufacture of blanks.
From thin stainless steel, fasteners for the ring and tee hooks are being prepared. Mounts are mounted in specially cut out places placed on the body of 2 halves of the lure. the two halves are joined with glue. After the glue dries, a cut is formed for the front blade, after which it is rigidly attached using the same glue.
After that, the wobbler should be configured based on personal preferences.
All recesses or voids left on the bait are sealed with epoxy, after which the bait is sanded and prepared for painting. Painting is also carried out depending on the presence of your own imagination.

It is not at all difficult to make a spinner yourself, if you have at least some skills in working with tools and materials. For its manufacture you will need:

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

First, on a piece of cardboard, you need to draw the shape of a petal for the future bait, after which the drawing is transferred to the metal. Scissors are taken and a petal is carefully cut out of a piece of metal. After that, the cut petal is processed with a file so that there are no burrs. Two holes are drilled along the edges of the petal (one from each edge) and processed with needle files. The places where the holes are drilled must be bent 90 degrees in relation to the petal. Then you need to take the wire and align it, and at one of its ends you need to form a loop and fix the tee.

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

The spinner requires adjustment by additional loading. The lead weight is placed between the tee and the petal. Again, you need to calculate everything correctly so that the load does not interfere with the rotation of the petal. The last step is painting the petal.

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

A 2-liter plastic bottle is taken, in which the neck is cut off to half.
After that, the neck is cut off from the same side in the widest part.
The result is a piece that looks like a watering can.
The bottom of this bottle is cut off.
The second bottle is taken and the bottom is cut off from it, at a distance of 5-7 cm from the greatest thickness.
In conclusion, the structure is assembled together. The cut-off "watering can" is inserted back, but only on the contrary, with the thinnest section inward, after which the structure is firmly connected with artificial threads. Another bottle is taken and the cut end is put on the first bottle with a neck.
A weight and a rope are attached to the trap.

After that, you can place the bait in the trap and lower the trap to the bottom of the reservoir. Fish that fall into the trap will no longer be able to get out of it. If you need a live bait, you just need to pull the trap out of the water. In order for the fry to always be fresh and lively, the trap must be kept in the water, moreover, indefinitely.

In winter, the most common tool for catching a predator (pike) is using vents. It turns out that it can be done quickly and easily:

The basis for its manufacture is a sewer PVC pipe, 32 mm thick. The pipe must be cut into segments, 10-15 cm in size.
All irregularities in the places of cuts are best processed with a file.
3 holes should be made in the pipe. Two holes are made on one side, one opposite the other, to install on a tripod, and one hole is made on the other side for the line stopper. Its diameter is 1 mm.
In the form of the letter P, a stopper for the fishing line is formed and threaded through a small hole. The stopper should not limit the free movement of the fishing line.
A ring is formed from a fishing line with a thickness of 0.4-0.5 mm, which is passed through two holes located opposite each other. This ring will serve as a kind of fastening. The vent is attached to a metal rod securely driven into the ice.
About 10 meters of fishing line is wound on a piece of pipe.
An appropriate weight and a hook, such as a tee, are attached to the end of the fishing line.

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

Making bait for carp

Crucian, the average carp that most anglers catch, prefers the bait from semolina prepared according to a special recipe.

Recipe for making a catching nozzle for crucian carp:

Water is poured into the dishes, a couple of drops of flavoring are added, and brought to a boil.
Semolina is poured into boiling water with constant stirring. The result should be a homogeneous thick mass.
The fire is turned off so that the porridge cools down and steams out.
Upon reaching room temperature, the porridge is kneaded with hands to obtain even greater density.
After that, the porridge is wrapped in several layers of gauze.
It is not recommended to wrap porridge in polyethylene.

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

The recipe for making porridge bait in a cold way:

Water from the reservoir is collected in a suitable dish and a little flavor is added.
After that, semolina is added to the dishes with active stirring.
As a result of active stirring, a homogeneous mass should be obtained. The readiness of the bait is checked as follows: if the spoon with porridge is lifted up and turned over, then the porridge should remain in the spoon.
Stirring is stopped and the porridge is left for 10 minutes to swell.
In conclusion, you need to take a syringe and fill it with porridge.

The porridge from the syringe is squeezed out onto the hook in a spiral so that the sting of the hook closes last.

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

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

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

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

Therefore, in order not to spend extra money for fishing, it is better to spend a little time and strain your imagination, especially since there is a sufficient amount of used materials that may well come in handy on the farm. In addition, no expensive equipment or tools are required, an elementary set is enough, in the form of a soldering iron and a stapler. As practice shows, the result will always be the same, and the costs will be much less.

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Why buy what you can make yourself? Do-it-yourself fishing tackle is a hobby of many anglers. No, this does not mean at all that it is not possible to buy a float, feeder or other piece of equipment. Many fishermen have the money to buy the best gear, but still prefer to make some parts themselves. Who is just out of interest, and who, because he manages to make the most suitable option for himself.

Regular addition of new articles will allow you to learn something new every time and try to do it yourself. You will learn how to make floats, spinners, mormyshkas, marker floats and much more.

Just give our craftsmen from the people a reason to make something. Special article - fishing tips and crafts. Firstly, they performed (and sometimes continue to perform) purely practical functions in the era of a total shortage of goods for fishing. This is now for you and wobblers, and twisters, and bloodworms, and telescopic fishing rods - all kinds of good in bulk (although not always of high quality, but for serious companies - you will go broke). And I remember there was a time when a standing hook or a Klin fishing line - in the afternoon with fire. So the fishing people got out as best they could. And I must say, he did it very well and efficiently, and most importantly - functionally.

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

The third large group includes fishing accessories, invented or copied from already existing samples. These are all sorts of devices for longer storage of fish in the summer when fishing, winter subtleties in terms of equipment on ice, used in order not to freeze, containers for saving bloodworms and other baits. All of them, with rare exceptions, are a real storehouse of folk wisdom, a book of fishing luck. So, to your attention - a small hit parade of homemade products made from what came to hand by the fishermen themselves.

Toothbrush poppers

Fishing tricks and homemade products sometimes amaze with a fantasy game. Since the newfangled imported items are quite expensive, it clearly makes logical sense to make them yourself. Poppers or walkers are surface baits, so they should not sink. A slight sinking is allowed, but still - the material should be quite well kept on the water. Therefore, first you need to check the toothbrushes for buoyancy. This can be done by collecting water in an ordinary bucket and throwing a brush into it. If it does not sink, but stays on the surface, then it is the very thing. We work with a small grinder, resembling a micro grinder, with removable nozzles. Saw off the part with bristles. We process the edge with a nozzle with sandpaper. In the lower and upper parts, it is necessary to make a hole for attaching the lower tee (attached with a ring with a swivel). We tint the homemade bait (in this case, you can choose red and green - bright colors). Insert tees. A test in a bath of water shows that the weight of the tees is sufficient to sink the structure. To prevent this from happening, glue a narrow strip cut out of foam on top of the nozzle with superglue. Now the popper does not sink and keeps well on the water.

Wobblers

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

Spinner for pike perch from broken tweezers

Fishing homemade products are sometimes made from anything. But even from a broken tweezer. The tool is of high quality (it used to be), made of good stainless steel. What is not a lure for a pike perch. As you know, these predators have a rather narrow throat, and the lure is also needed not wide - just right! So, from one leg of the tweezers we cut off the workpiece of the desired length. A little sanding, shaping and getting rid of small burrs. Now we drill holes where the tee and fishing line will be connected using rings and swivels. It is not so easy to do this procedure: you can even break a thin drill, since the material is strong enough. Well, it's done. We fasten the tee (preferably on the heavier side, so the lure will be more stable in the water column). For aesthetes: you can cut the scales with the same grinder (there are already transverse layers from tweezers) - just make a couple of uniform cuts along, and the scaly shiny lure for pike perch or perch is ready for use. Such homemade products for fishermen are practically no different from the notorious branded ones. This one turned out even better: the analogue has a tee on the less heavy side, which leads to overlaps and a flip of the spinner.

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

How to save what you catch

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

Live storage

If you intend to bring home live prey, you need to store it in the water, in a cage or on a kukan (a kukan is good for spearfishing, for example). And the cage should be with fairly wide rings, the mesh should not be metal, but cloth. On metal, when trying to escape, the fish will be severely injured. Hang it, deepening into the water, you need in the shade. So that the fish can swim safely and not fight against each other. In a close cage, there is also a great danger of self-poisoning of the catch by metabolic products.

Homemade cage

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

sensitive float

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

How to balance a float at home

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

Just give our craftsmen from the people a reason to make something. A special article is fishing tricks and homemade products. Firstly, they performed (and sometimes continue to perform) purely practical functions in the era of a total shortage of goods for fishing. This is now for you and wobblers, and twisters, and bloodworms, and telescopic fishing rods - all kinds of good in bulk (although not always of high quality, but for serious companies - you will go broke). And I remember there was a time when a standing hook or a Klin fishing line - during the day with fire. So the fishing people contrived as best they could. And I must say, he did it very well and efficiently, and most importantly - functionally.

Classification attempt

Accessories

Toothbrush poppers

Wobblers

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

Spinner for pike perch from broken tweezers

Fishing homemade products are sometimes made from anything. But even from a broken tweezer. The tool is of high quality (it used to be), made of good stainless steel. What is not a lure for a pike perch. As you know, these predators have a rather narrow throat, and the lure is also needed not wide - just right! So, from one leg of the tweezers we cut off the workpiece of the required length. A little sanding, shaping and getting rid of small burrs. Now we drill holes where the tee and fishing line will be connected using rings and swivels. It is not so easy to do this procedure: you can even break a thin drill, since the material is strong enough. Well, it's done. We fasten the tee (preferably on the heavier side, so the lure will be more stable in the water column). For aesthetes: you can cut scales with the same grinder (there are already transverse layers from tweezers) - just make a couple of uniform cuts along, and a scaly shiny lure for pike perch or perch is ready for use. Such homemade products for fishermen are practically no different from the notorious branded ones. This one turned out even better: the analogue has a tee on the less heavy side, which leads to overlaps and a flip of the spinner.

Fishing little things in summer

How to save what you catch

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

Live storage

Homemade cage

sensitive float

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

How to balance a float at home

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

Fishing crafts: a tube for storing floats

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

Fishing crafts - a piggy bank of fishing experience

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