Today, fishing has turned from a way of obtaining food into entertainment, so hunting for predatory fish is of particular interest. Avid fishermen use girders - gear for catching pike. These devices were used in ancient times, and today they have been modified and improved, which ensures a guaranteed catch. The participation of the fisherman when using the girders is limited solely to the installation of gear and removal of the catch. Catching pike with girders gives you the advantage of being able to use gear in any place, even hard-to-reach places, where other devices cannot be used.
Peculiarities of catching pike with summer girders and their types
Depending on the season, girders are divided into winter and summer. In other words, gear for closed or open water, which determines their design. According to the installation method, there are floating ones (circles), on a stationary pole (postavukhs), and slingshots for fishing from the shore.
Summer to winter zherlitsa
Winter gear for catching predators can be easily converted into a summer version using sheet insulation and thick rope. In open waters, with the help of an installed signal flag, the bite is quickly detected. The effectiveness of winter girders, which are competently converted, subject to the calculations of the technical characteristics of the gear, is not inferior to their summer counterparts.
The depth of the bait should not be less than 1 meter and no more than 2 meters, since it is in these layers of the reservoir that the temperature is optimal for live bait.
Mugs (floating mugs)
The essence of this fishing method is the natural movements of the bait, which should interest and provoke the predator to attack. Correct calculation of the technical characteristics of the fishing rod will ensure a guaranteed catch, and the slightest errors and errors in the manufacture of gear will reduce efforts to zero.
Slingshot from the shore
The most ancient way of catching pike is using a slingshot. This type of summer girder is used in reservoirs with a large amount of algae, snags and other obstructions that make it impossible to use a spinning rod. The tackle is a spear with a line wound around the branches of a fork in the form of a figure of eight. Even material found on the shore - dry branches, etc. - is suitable for a slingshot.
What types of summer vents are there and how to make them yourself
During the development of its design, many different types of summer girders for pike fishing appeared.
Depending on the characteristics of the equipment and design, the following types of summer girders are distinguished:
- Postavushi.
- Hanging girders.
- Moored girders.
Summer girders of these types have differences not only in equipment, but also in installation methods . Let's take a closer look at each type with its varieties, installation and installation on a pond.
Postavushi
These girders are designed for fishing in bodies of water with current . Depending on the design and method of attachment to the shore, the following types of postavush are distinguished:
- Simple - the equipment of such a rig consists of 5-6 meters of fishing line with a cross-section of 0.5-0.6 mm, at the end of which a sinker weighing 30-50 grams is attached. Above the sinker, two loops for leashes are made on the fishing line in increments of 0.5 meters. The length of the leashes is on average 40-45 cm, they are made from the same fishing line as the main equipment. The leashes are tied to the main line using the “loop-to-loop” method - for this, strong double loops are made at the ends of the leashes. Leashes are equipped with double or triple hooks. The resulting equipment is wound onto a reel or plastic reel from under the fishing line. When installing on hooks, bait small fish, unwind the required amount of fishing line, and lower the baited equipment into the water. The reel or bobbin is attached to a branch or bush hanging over the water using the remnants of the fishing line.
- With reel – is structurally the same winter vent. To make it, a spring with a flag made of bright red or light green fabric is screwed to the top of a long stick using self-tapping screws, and a bracket with a coil is attached just below. The end of the stick is sharpened. The equipment used is the same as in the previous design, with the difference that the amount of main fishing line can be increased to 10-15 meters. They fish with this tackle in the following way: bait the fry on the hooks, throw the equipment into the water from the hand, using the donkey principle; the vent is stuck with its sharp end into the soil of the bank; The reel is used to tension the fishing line. The spring with the flag is inserted into the groove of the coil. When a bite occurs, the reel rotates and the spring, when released, straightens, signaling to the angler that a predator has captured it.
- Floating - assembled from a large foam or cork float to a ring, in the body of which the main equipment with a sinker and two leashes, as well as a cord for casting the tackle, is attached. They throw the baited bait with a cord from the shore or bring it in by boat. The cord is tied to a tree or a peg driven into the bank.
Video: pike on rigs or summer baits
Hanging
These are classic Sabaneev zherlitsy. Depending on the design there are:
- Simple - a figure of eight 12-15 meters of monofilament fishing line with a cross-section of 0.3-0.4 mm is wound on a cut-out wooden slingshot, a sliding “olive” sinker weighing from 5 to 15 grams is put on, and fixed on both sides with silicone stoppers. A metal tungsten leash up to 30 cm long with a double or triple hook at the end is tied to the end of the main fishing line. The girder obtained in this way is attached to a tree or thick bush, or a stake driven into the bank, using a nylon cord. A fry is baited onto the hook and, after releasing the required amount of fishing line, it is fixed in a split at the end of one of the branches of the slingshot.
- With a shock absorber - the equipment of such a summer pike rig is assembled in the same way as the previous one. The difference lies in the presence of a rubber shock absorber attached parallel to the line in a ratio of 4:1 (line: shock absorber), and the absence of a reel - all equipment is attached to the top of the pole. When biting, the shock absorber very well softens the jerks of the fish and contributes to better and more reliable self-hooking.
Video: installing a summer girder from the shore
Moored
This zherlitsa is a circle with equipment from the postavushi. They make a similar tackle (jet) for pike with their own hands as follows:
- From the selected floating material, a circle with a diameter of 12-13 cm and a thickness of 2.5-3 cm is cut out with a jigsaw.
- A hole is made in the center of the circle and a stick with a cutout in the upper part is inserted into it.
- A groove is cut out along the rim of the circle.
- The equipment is wound into the groove.
- The upper part of the circle is covered with red waterproof paint, and the lower part with white.
- Slots are made along the rim of the circle on two opposite sides for attaching fishing line.
When installing such a girder, the required amount of fishing line, slightly larger than the depth at the fishing site, is unwound, it is alternately attached in the slots on the rim of the circle, in the slot in the end of the antenna tip.
When biting, the pike pulls the rig and the circle turns over under the force of the antenna lever, notifying the fisherman about the bite.
Summer rig for pike
To set up the gear you will need:
- leash - the optimal length when catching individuals up to 5-7 kg is at least 35 cm, for larger fish you will need over 70 cm. This increases the number of bites. You should not make it longer than 1.5 - 2 m, since the likelihood that the fish will go into the thickets increases. It is also not advisable to take a soft or thin leash without a plastic coating, as the pike can chew the line or break it.
- fishing line or nylon thread - the length is selected specifically for the selected reservoir and most often up to 20 m, and the diameter does not exceed 0.5 mm.
- sliding load - for floating girders, the optimal weight of the load should not exceed 5-10 g. It is calculated for each tackle depending on its diameter, size and weight of the live bait individually.
- swivel - is a mandatory component of the rig, used to prevent tangling of the fishing line and stops the sliding load. This element contains a roller mechanism that ensures free sliding of the line when fishing for fish up to 20 kg.
- hook - doubles or tees are used. Their choice depends on the type of bait and the method of attaching it. A live bait is placed under the gill cover on a double, and under the back - on a tee.
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How to make a summer zherlitsa
The question of how to make a summer girder does not lose its relevance among fishermen, perhaps because homemade gear often turns out no worse than store-bought gear.
- In addition, you can make it right while fishing, using available tools. Do not forget that such a craft also saves the family budget.
Let's look at the simplest version of a homemade summer geranium. To create such a design you will need:
- wooden flyer;
- a piece of PVC pipe;
- piece of plywood.
Take a piece of plywood and wrap at least 20 m of fishing line around it. Fix one end of it in the slot on the reel, and attach a sinker to the other.
The total length of the fishing line should be 30-35 m. The specific value depends on the depth at which you plan to fish. The weight of the sinker should not exceed 15 g. Its fastening type is sliding.
Attach the leash with the fry to the swivel. The hook can be used both double and triple. The optimal choice is No. 1 or 2. As for the leash, it is advisable to choose a Kevlar one. However, steel or pike are also suitable.
Install the vent in any way. The easiest way is to tie it to the branch of a tree hanging over a pond. It is also possible to dig a pole into the ground and secure the tackle to it. The role of the base can be played by a rigid spinning rod, securely attached to the shore.Read here Do-it-yourself shell: production and use in summer and winter (145 photos)
That's all! All that's left is to wait for the catch. When making a girder, it is worth remembering the strength of the device - it should be maximum, since predators have great strength and behave very aggressively.
The principle of action of summer baits on pike is that the bait moves freely on a leash, and the fishing line is invisible to the fanged beauty.
When capturing prey, the fishing line is pulled out of the groove on the reel and begins to unwind, while remaining invisible to the pike. As soon as the bait is swallowed, the fish hooks itself.
Catching pike with poles in summer, correct installation of poles
To successfully catch pike in the summer using a zherlitsa, you must:
- Choose the right fishing line thickness, taking into account the expected weight of the individual, fishing conditions, and the passivity of the pike;
- The place should be shaded, near springs and springs, near the border of clear water and thickets of water lilies;
- Considering that pike feeding time occurs from dawn to 9 am and after the heat subsides in the evening, the girders are set out at night or very early in the morning;
- The shore fastening of the gear must be securely fixed;
- The strength of the current and its presence in principle, as well as the weight of the live bait, determine the size of the sliding load and the type of swivel;
- To keep fishing simple, it is not recommended to install more than two leashes.
How to catch pike on girders in summer
The presence of a current requires a more careful calculation of the weight of the sliding load and the method of fastening the vents. This differs somewhat in the way the gear is installed. Put it right
On the river
Fishing for pike on the girder river involves the use of a fishing line with a diameter of up to 0.6 mm and a length of no more than 8 m. Considering the presence of many snags near the bays of the reservoir, it will not be possible to insert a short fishing line into the “fishy” places. The weight of the sliding weight is chosen to be slightly larger than 10 g in order to keep the line flowing and balance the movements of the live bait, bringing it closer to the natural feeding behavior of the pike. In addition, a weight lying motionless on the river bottom holds the leash with bait in the desired position.
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How to make summer girders for pike with your own hands
To make a trap for predatory fish, you need to choose the type of gear depending on the type of reservoir where you plan to fish. The most common in summer are mugs, homemade slingshots, as well as converted winter girders. Let's take a closer look at how to properly make one or another summer girder for pike with your own hands.
From the winter zherlits
You can prolong the pleasure of pike fishing in the summer using a winter girder with the help of a small modification. More details in the video below:
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Types of girders for summer fishing
As can be seen in the photo of summer vents, according to their design features they are divided into:
- Postavushi.
- Hanging.
- Moored.
Each type differs not only in equipment, but also in the installation method.
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