Fishing with feeder gear is gaining more and more popularity. Its high efficiency compared to traditional fishing gear allows you to catch even where it seems impossible. This is achieved due to the presence of a feeder located directly on the tackle, as well as due to correctly selected equipment.
Feeder gear
The feeder, like most other effective fishing tackle, came to us from the UK. It was the English fishermen who came up with a feeder next to the leash. Regardless of whether the bottom is clean or overgrown with algae, standing water in a pond or running, bait will always be next to the bait.
Feeder gear consists of:
- fishing rods;
- reels for fishing line (often inertialess);
- main fishing line;
- feeding troughs;
- snap.
What is a feeder tooling?
Feeder equipment (installation) is a part of the gear located at the end of the main fishing line. It includes a timber structure for attaching the feeder, the feeder itself and the hook leash. Some installations can be additionally equipped with a sinker and means to prevent twisting of the gear. The choice of type of equipment depends on the fishing conditions, as well as on the fish that is supposed to catch.
Types of feeder mountings
Today, there are about twenty different types of feeder accessories. Their number is gradually growing, as fishermen always come up with new and new montages, improving tackle. All snap-in feeders are divided into three groups:
- fixed (paternoster, "method", "helicopter");
- loopback (symmetric and asymmetric loop);
- sliding (snap with anti-twist, "intime").
Each of the montages is used for specific fishing conditions. A paternoster, or, as it is also called, a Gardner loop, and a symmetrical loop are the simplest and most universal snap-ins, the “anti-twist” and “helicopter” are designed to protect tackle from tangling, the “method” works better on a difficult day, and the asymmetric loop is considered the most sensitive installation. It is about her that we will talk.
Advantages of a single-ended loop
Asymmetric loop in its qualities and effectiveness is often compared with a paternoster. Both of them are quite effective, sensitive, reliable and easy to manufacture. But still, what is better - a paternoster or an asymmetric loop? Here are some of the advantages of the latest snap. Installation asymmetrical loop in comparison with the Gardner loop:
- more sensitive;
- possesses excellent flight characteristics;
- does not confuse the leash;
- It has a good self-healing effect.
Asymmetrical loop feeder equipment and its sensitivity
Asymmetric (asymmetric) loop is an improved version of the symmetric loop. The difference between them is that the latter has equal (symmetrical with respect to the horizontal axis) fields, and the first is made in such a way that one of the fields is significantly larger than the second.
What does it give? In a symmetrical loop, sensitivity is underestimated due to the distribution of jerking efforts on two branches (fields) at the point of attachment of the lead. In addition, a feeder located on one of them also dampens vibrations. This often leads to the fact that the uncertain bite goes unnoticed.
The asymmetric loop for the feeder does not have such a disadvantage. The force is transmitted from the leash to a smaller field, which is in the same plane with it, and further to the main line. The feeder is located on a larger (sagging) field and in no way affects the power of the jerk.
Casting Properties
But not only the asymmetrical loop is distinguished by sensitivity. As you know, when casting a feeder flies ahead of the rest of the gear. It is during this flight that the leash very often overlaps the main fishing line, which leads to entanglement of the equipment in the air.
In the case of an asymmetric loop, this almost never happens. By increasing one of the fields, the feeder moves forward, pulling the leash. In addition, stumbling between the loop and the leash prevents tangling.
Self-sticking effect
Asymmetrical snap-in equipment has another advantage. Thanks to the same asymmetry of the fields, the leash turns out to be completely unloaded, which allows the fish to play with the bait without feeling the weight of the feeder. But when the bait is swallowed and the catch, having felt the catch, begins to look for ways to get off the hook, the feeder will play the role of a self-guard.
Of course, a paternoster works for self-patching better, but if it comes to catching such cautious fish as bream or carp, which are used to trying bait for a long time, an asymmetric is the best option.
A few words before knitting an asymmetrical loop
And now let's figure out how to tie the asymmetric loop yourself. Here you must immediately make a reservation that this equipment is more complicated than a paternoster, which fits in a few seconds right on the spot. With an asymmetrical loop, you will have to tinker a bit, and make it better at home. Some anglers pre-harvest feeder accessories from fishing line of various types and thicknesses. Ready-made installations are placed in small plastic bags, folded into a fishing bag and wait in the wings. At any time you will have the right equipment at hand.
The asymmetric loop for the feeder is knitted exclusively from the fishing line. No cord or braid is suitable for this. The line should be at least 0.15 mm and not thicker than 0.4 mm. Otherwise, the tooling will turn out either too soft, which will lead to tangling and hooks, or too rigid, which will cause loss of sensitivity.
We knit an asymmetric loop
We take a piece of fishing line about a meter long. Fold it in half so that one end is 10-15 longer than the other centimeters, and tie a surgical knot at the beginning of the short end. You should get a big loop about 50 cm long when folded.
On the side of one of its fields, backing 10-15 cm from the top, we form a small loop, to which the leash will subsequently be attached. Here you need to make a twist, so before knitting it is necessary to bend the field in half and scroll the line in different directions. When the loop is twisted, we fix the base and the top with a surgical node, leaving 1.5-2 cm above. As a result, we should get a big loop with a small twisted loop on its side.
The feeder is attached with a carabiner to a large loop from the side of a longer field. She must move freely between her base and twist for a leash. On a small loop using a loop-to-loop method or on a swivel, a leash will be attached. When completing the installation process, be sure to trim the excess ends of the fishing line. They can cause tangling.
Where is the asymmetric loop used?
An asymmetric loop is great for fishing on any kind of peaceful fish:
- carp;
- bream;
- crucian carp;
- line;
- roach and others
This feeder tool with high sensitivity can be used both on a clean bottom and in conditions of abundant vegetation. The asymmetric loop is used even in strong currents, provided that the type of feeder is correctly selected. Proper installation and loading of gear allows casting to a distance of up to 50 meters.
Features of catching on an asymmetric loop
When casting, the feeder, along with the equipment, falls into the water and sinks to the bottom. After casting, you need to pull the tackle a little on yourself. In this case, the feeder will move to the very edge of the loop and remain in that position.
The fish attracted by the bait will go up to the bait, take it and try to step aside to protect itself. But it will depart only as much as the size of the main loop and the length of the leash allow. When they are tensioned, caused by the weight of the feeder and the effort of the fish, the self-cutting process will begin. In the case of an asymmetric loop, this will certainly affect the behavior of the quivertype (the top of the rod). At this point, you can wait a little longer and make a cut. If everything was done correctly, starting from equipment and ending with hooking, the fish will certainly be on the hook. It remains only to scoop her up.