Crivit Bottom/Feeder Fishing Reel Combo 300-6 - Manual (Page 12)

Bottom fishing indicates that the bait is offered
on the bottom or just above it. This fishing
method enables you to fish almost every fish
species.
The equipment
The equipment complies with the condition of
the water and the fish that is to be caught; but
also with the fact whether one fishes from a
boat or from the waterside. Thus, a recom-
mendation concerning the casting weight and
the length of the rod cannot be given.
The bottom rod should have a half parabolic up
to a parabolic action. It makes it possible to
cast also softer lures (like potatoes) far without
the danger of slipping off.
Persons who have the rod continuously in their
hands when fishing should prefer a cork hand-
le.
The reel must not be too small as one expe-
riences again and again unpleasant surprises
when fishing aground.
The line strength is adjusted to the equipment.
For bottom fishing, there are many sinkers and
other casting weights.
A speciality is the “Tiroler Hölzchen”. This
casting weight is used in the Alpine countries
when fishing in powerful rivers, but it becomes,
however, also more and more popular in the
lowlands and when fishing in stagnant waters.
In rivers and when fishing with natural lures,
the “Tiroler Hölzchen” prevents the lure (e.g.
the worm) from being pushed between stones
or water plants by the current and becoming
undiscoverable for the fish.
In stagnant waters, the “Tiroler Hölzchen” gua-
rantees that the lure does not sink in the mud
too easily and that the line can run off smoothly.
A safe method to avoid line loops when casting
is the anti tangle sinker.
Another interesting casting weight is the lead
shot line. Especially if the bottom is rugged and
the sinker gets stuck again and again,
it shows its advantages.
If one or more
balls of the lead shot
line get stuck, they are
pulled down by the
holding line and
the main line, swivel
and hook are free again.
From Great Britain comes the fishing with the
feeder basket that is becoming more and more
popular.
The food basket can at the same time be the
casting weight.
There is the punnet baiter that is filled with
living baits and the spiral baiter around which
the food dough is kneaded.
There are no special hooks for bottom fishing.
The kind and the size of the hooks always
comply with the fish that is to be caught. The
same applies for the swivel.
The bait
When fishing with a bottom rod, almost every
bait can be used, starting with the maggot for
the roach up to the big dead bait fish for the
catfish or the pike.
The most popular and most successful bait for
the carp rod is the boilie.
In bottom fishing, the bait can be cast consi-
derably further than in other fishing methods
due to the greater casting weight. Thus, one
can fish a considerably larger area.
The bait can furthermore be offered perma-
nently at the place you have once chosen as
the drifting of the line due to wind or current is
prevented by accordingly heavy sinkers.
These sinkers, in turn, can be fixed in such a
way that the fish does not feel any resistance
when taking up the bait.
The fishing
In cluster fishing the bite
can be recognised through
the appearing and disappe-
aring of the float. In bottom
fishing on the contrary, it is
the safest to feel the bite
with a finger at the line. The
feeling in the fingertip is
mostly so great that every
little tugging at the bait can
be felt.
When using this method, it
is however not possible to
put the rod aside or to use a
second rod. A strip of silver
paper can also be used to
indicate the bite.
The rod is stored on one or two rod racks and
the line between runner and guide ring is pul-
led down so far that the line is clamped.
Then, the silver paper is put around the line.
The weight of the silver paper is in most cases
enough to keep the line down. When the fish
takes the bait and swims away with the line,
the silver paper strip jerks upwards and the bite
can be clearly recognised.
Bite indicators are offered by the industry. You
can adjust their leaving resistance. With these
bite indicators it is also possible to fish in flo-
wing waters.
Furthermore, there are electrical and electroni-
cal bite indicators that are partly provided with
acoustic and light signals.
As bite indicators make you recognise every
bite at once, you can fish with two or three rods
at the same time.
A special bite indicator comes from Great
Britain: the float rod/the feeder tip and the
swing tip.
For being able to fish with the swing tip, the
end ring of the rod must be replaced by a
swing tip end ring. The removal of the old ring
is simple if one heats it a little bit in advance.
The new ring is fastened with special glue from
the specialised dealer.
Swing tips are available in different lengths and
weights; for every fish species that is to be fis-
hed, the right tip is available. The lighter the
combination rod, reel, line and casting weight
is, the thinner and lighter the swing tip can be.
When casting overhead, one should slightly tilt
the rod so that the swing tip cannot wind itself
around the tip of the rod.
After the cast, the rod is stored on two rod hol-
ders. The holders are adjusted in such a way
that the swing tip is hanging only some centi-
metres above the water surface. After that, the
line is tautened with the reel until the swing tip
is in contact with the bait and is slightly lifted.
If a fish bites, every movement of the line, even
if it is very faint, is transferred to the swing tip.
An auxiliary means in fishing with these bite-
indicating tips is a windshield with which the
bite is at the same time recognised even more
exact.
For fishing in flowing waters the swing tip is not
suitable. In this case, the feeder rod/the float
rod is used.
Under the pressure of the current, these tips
bend up to a certain degree, have, however,
still enough reserves to make fine bites to be
recognised.
The most sensitive bite indicator is, however,
of no use unless the connection from the bait
to the indicator is continuously clamped.
Immediately after casting, the line is thus ree-
led so far until there is contact to the casting
weight. Only then, the bite indicator is used.
In bottom fishing the leader plays an important
role.
In flowing waters, leaders that are 60 cm or
longer are advantageous as the bait can then
not be pushed into the soft ground by the cur-
rent so easily.
In stagnant waters, leaders are used that are
not longer than 50 cm.
With a longer leader, the bite is not recognised
when the fish with the bait swims towards the
rod.
The fisher often experiences that the fish is
only playing with the bait. When taking up the
bait, the fish feels the leader at his sensitive
lips and spits the bait out again and again.
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In this case, the leader is presumably too
strong and has to be replaced with an accor-
dingly finer one. This, however, would not cor-
respond to the fishing justice.
It is a good solution to hang the hook not to one
but to four or five thin leaders at once.
For catching predatory fish, the approved steel
leader is used.
Fishing with the feeder-/ground rod
Leader
one-threaded/stiff
multi-
threaded/
flexible
Position of the feeder rod
Feeder tip
Detailed description
swing tip
Bottom-running sinker
Glass bead
Stopper
Safety karabiner swivel
Leader
Hook size 2-8
Swing tip with
windshield
Punnet baiter (food
basket)
Food spiral
“Tiroler-Hölzl” flowing water assembly
“Tiroler-Hölzl” standing water assembly
lead shot line
Volume control
Movement indicator
Loudspeaker
Standard thread for rack(s)
Switch on/switch off
Stand-by indicator
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