There are many devices for fishing. Some of them have appeared recently, while others have been used by fishermen for many decades. A proven, one of the favorite types of tackle of many fishing enthusiasts is an elastic band or a throw. This is a special type of device that is simple and catchy. Features of fishing for gum, as well as its manufacture will be discussed later.
Gear Description
Tackle called "gum" - a purely Russian invention. It is used everywhere. Sometimes it is also called a quilt. It has been used in our country for many decades. This device never loses its relevance. Some fishermen do not even want to switch to other types of fishing. Simplicity and low cost, versatility, ease of manufacture, high performance have made the gum so popular that it can be considered a truly folk tackle.
A classic gum consists of a reel on which the main fishing line is wound, leashes with hooks, rubber shock absorbers, a nylon cord with a load, a bite signaling device.
In addition to the basic elements, anglers often use various modifications and improvements designed to make fishing with rubber bands even more comfortable and productive. Each element of gear should be considered in more detail.
Requirements for the main components
Reel - this is what all the tackle is wound on. It should completely fit on this plate, while the hooks must be securely fixed, which is especially important during storage and transportation. The reel should be tough and light. They usually make it from a piece of plywood with cuts on the ends, from solid foam or some other suitable material.
The main fishing line should be thick enough, strong and durable. Its length is from ten to fifteen meters, and the diameter should be at least 0.4 mm. For leashes, thinner fishing line is used, depending on the object of fishing. For example, for crucian carp use a fishing line with a diameter of up to 0.2 mm, for predatory fish - 0.3-0.4 mm.
And fishing for pike with gum will require a special durable leash material made from special fibers that this predator will not be able to eat. Leashes are from ten to seventy centimeters long, but usually leashes of the same length are installed on the same gear. But the hooks can be used in different sizes.
As a shock absorber, rubber of circular cross section should be chosen. It should be able to stretch 3-5 times. It is undesirable to use rubber of square section, because the faces of it often burst. This is fraught with a cliff of all gear and loss of a sinker.
The load is necessary to hold the device in one place with frequent pulling out of gum. It is attached to its end on a nylon cord about a meter long. It can be cast from lead on its own or from a factory. In extreme cases, a stone or a fragment of brick can be used as a sinker.
In order not to miss the bite moment, it is worth installing a bite signaling device. The simplest option - a thin branch - is used by almost all fishermen. But you can install an electronic signaling device.
When fishing with gum from a boat, you can use a float with a rope to mark the location of the cargo. The use of carbines and swivels in the equipment will allow to avoid hooks and twisting of the fishing line, simplify the replacement of leashes.
Benefits
Presented gear has a lot of advantages. The main ones are the following facts:
- Lightweight and compact. The elastic will fit in any bag, backpack or even a regular bag.
- Universality. Many different species of fish are caught on this stanchion.
- High fishing efficiency due to the ability to cover all coastal depths without changing the position of the gear itself. Also, the ability to use at the same time a large number of the most diverse baits and their combination affects the increase in the effectiveness of fishing.
- Convenience. No need to throw the sinker every time when pulling out the fish and when replacing the bait. You can also quickly replace a broken lead without getting all the gear out of the water.
Fishing for gum is possible both from the shore and from the boat. These advantages make the presented device very popular among Russian fishermen.
disadvantages
The disadvantages of this type of fishing are insignificant in comparison with the advantages, however, they should not be ignored.
Hooks and leashes quite often twist and cling to the main fishing line. When fishing for elastic on the course, especially on a strong one, the tackle “sails” - it bends downstream in the form of a parabola. This worsens the sensitivity and prevents a good hook. In addition, during the course of the hooks, branches and algae floating in the water catch on themselves. Therefore, it will be most effective to catch with rubber on a river with a slow course or in a reservoir with standing water.
How to assemble tackle with your own hands?
First you need to cut the reel from plywood or other suitable material. At one end, they make a point to stick it into the ground on the shore of a reservoir.
A sinker is tied to a kapron thread no more than a meter long, at the end of which a loop is made. This thread is tied to the shock absorber with a large number of strong nodes. Measure out the main fishing line. Its length is proportional to the degree of stretching of the rubber. For example, if you take ten meters of elastic, you need a fishing line thirty meters long. At the end of the thread make a loop and connect the fishing line with a shock absorber.
One and a half to two meters recede from this place and tie small loops for fastening the leashes by folding in half a small piece of fishing line and tying it with a knot around its axis. The distance between them depends on the leash length and can range from 0.4 to 1.5 m. Usually, five to ten loops are tied, depending on the length of the gear.
Leashes are made by cutting off segments of the required length from the fishing line. A loop is tied at one end, a hook is attached to the other. It is recommended to make leads in reserve and attach them to the free part of the reel in case of breaks that happen quite often.
To attach the leash to the tackle, pass the hook through the loop on the main fishing line and tighten through the leash loop. And if each leash is equipped with a small carabiner, this will save time and simplify the installation-removal process.
How to improve the classic tackle?
You can connect the nylon cord with a sinker and an elastic band through a two-sided swivel. This will greatly simplify the use of gear. Through the same swivel, connect the gum with the main fishing line. After one and a half meters from this connection, a tee for spinning fishing is inserted, and after every one and a half meters another 9 such tees are mounted. Such tackle is very resistant to various twists.
Leashes are put on the loose ears of the tees, as a result of which they do not twist, which saves the angler’s time and nerves. In addition, such leashes are easier to change.
Fishing technique
It is simple, like this gear itself. When fishing for gum from the shore, the tackle is unwound on the shore, the cargo is thrown as far as possible into the water. At the same time, you need to hold on to the cord, and not to the gum.
They pull the fishing line out of the water and attach leashes to it. The bait is planted on the hooks and gradually baited, they are lowered into the water.
Slightly pull the fishing line and set the bite signaling device in the form of a twig or a bell. You can periodically sip a fishing line, attracting fish. When biting, they do the hooking.
Features of fishing from a boat
Fishing with donk-gum from a boat in stagnant ponds is done by feeding the place where the hooks are located. To accurately identify this area and throw the bait in it, a couple of foam floats are attached to the leash attachment site. After the gum is delivered, the fisherman can see the place where the bait should be scattered.
The load sinks to the bottom at the place of fishing. The fisherman on the boat sets sail from him, gradually unwinding the tackle. Having sailed to the required distance, the fisherman anchors, removes the slack of the fishing line and fixes the reel.
Carp fishing
Perhaps the most popular type of fishing using this tackle is the fishing of crucian carp with gum. It is conducted on shallow standing reservoirs or rivers with a weak current, therefore it does not require a heavy sinker. In this case, a fishing line with a diameter of 0.16-0.2 mm is used. Such fishing is especially successful due to the ability to use several types of lures at once, because you will never guess in advance that this “fickleness” will prefer, whose tastes change several times a day. Due to the possibility of casting gear over a long distance, you can fish large-sized crucians that are not suitable close to the shore.
For a rich catch of crucian carp, the fishing place needs to be well fed. To do this, between leashes on a fishing line, spring feeder feeders with odorous bait are put on. When the tackle lays in place, it is shaken so that the mixture of them falls to the bottom just in the place where the bait hooks are.
Pike perch fishing
Fishing for pike perch on gum is made from steep banks. Long casting is not necessary for her, it is enough to throw the load at a distance of 13-23 m from the coast. In this case, you need to use a heavy sinker and a thick fishing line. For bait use fry or pieces of roach, ruff, bleak or gudgeon.
An additional sinker is attached to the tackle near the leashes so that the bait is at the very bottom without floating up. Pikeperch is a nocturnal predator. Therefore, tackle is usually left for the night, and in the morning they come to take the catch.
Bream fishing
To catch a bream on an elastic band, you need a thick fishing line, on which at the beginning of fishing 3-4 leashes of about thirty centimeters in length are installed, on each of which a hook number 6 is attached. They put on a different bait. It can be barley, peas, maggots, red worms. This is necessary to determine the taste preferences of the object of fishing.
The fishing spot must first be well fed. When the active bite begins, you need to leave only one hook. If two bream suddenly sit on them at the same time, they will raise such a commotion that they will frighten away the whole flock.
Well, in general, the presented gear is known for its versatility. It allows you to catch almost any fish that is found in our reservoirs. You just need to choose the right gear elements, depending on what kind of fish you want to catch. Almost everyone can assemble this device. This is one of the most effective, exclusively our types of gear.
Knowing the intricacies of fishing for elastic, as well as the features of creating such a gear, you can make it yourself and try it next weekend on the nearest pond. This lesson will give a lot of positive emotions. No wonder this type of gear was used by our grandfathers and great-grandfathers. It is distinguished by its high catchability and versatility. Some fishermen even refuse to use spinning rods and other varieties of rods, as the result when using gum remains consistently high.