Crivit Bottom/Feeder Fishing Reel Combo 300-6 - Manual (Page 8)

Fishing with the trout/perch rod
In float fishing, a natural bait is offered in free waters
with the help of a float.
Baits that are used at the water surface don’t need a
bite indicator as the bite can be recognised visually. If
the bait touches the ground, you talk of ground fis-
hing.
The equipment
For light float fishing up to a float load bearing capaci-
ty of 8 g, rods with a casting weight of up to 60 g are
perfect.
A shorter rod is easier to handle, a long rod allows for
better leading of the bait and a quick lift.
The perfect rod length depends on the water.
A tip action of the rod allows for an exacter lift, quick
casts and a good control of the fish when drilling.
For heavy float fishing up to a float load bearing capa-
city of 20 g, rods with a higher casting weight up to
80g are to be preferred.
As large, soft baits are used very often, the rod should
have a rather semi-parabolic action.
As reel, one chooses small to medium stationary
reels. Depending on the size, the spools of the reel
are filled with monofil line with a diameter of 0.20mm
to 0.35 mm.
Stoppers, glass beads, corresponding floats as well
as lead, swivel and hooks of different size complete
the equipment.
The necessary equipment consists of a mesh landing
net corresponding to the rod length and the expected
fish size, an exact measuring device, a stunning devi-
ce as well as a knife and unhooking pliers.
If you have forgotten your measuring device, you can
make use of bank notes.
A 5-Euro-note is 12 cm long, a 10-Euro-note is 12.7
cm long.
The knife should have a fine point so that it doesn’t
slip off during the stab into the heart. A flexible blade
allows for a better netting.
There are unhookers in many different designs.
Unhookers anticipating that the hook gets stuck a
second time have proven of value.
When choosing a rod holder you should check that
there is an incision for the line and that the line is not
obstructed or abrased at
square edges when running
off.
If it is necessary, due to pre-
ventive measures, to use keep
nets, the new generation of
keep nets should be conside-
red as being especially durable
due to tension rings lying on
the outside. The rings anticipa-
te premature fraying of the
net.
The net material should be processed without knots,
the diameter should at least be 45 cm and the overall
length at least 3 m.
The baits
The most famous baits in float fishing are natural baits
like maggot or worm. But also vegetable baits like
corn, bread or dough are used.
The only artificial lures known in this kind of fishing is
the Hegene for catching arctic chars and whitefish
and the Mormischka for catching most of the trout-like
fish.
Fishing
Using the ringed float rod, you mostly fish for cypri-
nids. As these fish are looking for their food near the
ground, an exact determination of the water depth
using a plummet is necessary.
Modern plummets are plummets featuring a clap
mechanism. Plummets exceed the load bearing capa-
city of the leaded float by far.
The float or the stopper is pushed back and forth on
the line until it can be seen just under or above the
water surface after having been thrown into the water
together with the plummet.
By throwing the plummet into the water several times,
disturbances are created at the place of fishing. Using
the following trick, you only have
to throw the plummet into the
water once:
Push the float or the stopper far
beyond the expected water
depth. Take a wine cork and
push a paperclip that has been
formed to an eye into the upper
and the lower part of the cork.
Through these eyes, the line is
passed.
If you add correspondingly more line after the cast,
the line runs through the two eyes without problems –
thanks to the plummet.
If the line comes to a
halt – that means that
the plummet has rea-
ched its destination –
tighten the line. Now,
the line tightens
around the cork and,
when reeling the line,
you lift the cork without
it sliding on. In doing
so, you have determi-
ned the water depth by
plumbing only once.
L a t e r, you have to pull
the float or the stopper
to the position of the
cork. By pulling out the
eyes, the cork is remo-
ved, detaching the float is unnecessary. There are dif-
ferent possibilities to lead floats.
For floating waters, a float with a drop-shaped or
spheroidal body is used so that there is less resi-
stance for the current. Then, the float is balanced
using one single lead (bar, olive or "Catherine” lead).
For still waters, the bead assembly is used. When
using this balancing method, one distributes the
weight that is to be borne by the float as far as possi-
ble on the overall length of the line below the floater.
The bait sinks slowly and naturally towards the
ground and offers the fish the incentive to bite.
A sophistication of this bead assembly is the lift
method. Using this method, a floater having particu-
larly long antennae is used. The load bearing capaci-
ty of the antenna is determined using one single lead.
This lead is fastened two fingerbreadths over the
hook. Upon uptake of the bait by the fish, the lead is
taken, as well, and disburdens the float. Thus, the
antenna rises out of the water, the bite is recognised.
The sensitivity of the assembly depends on the follo-
wing factors: line, float, lead, swivel and leader. T h e
thinner the line and the finer the float, the lower the
lead weight to be balanced. Finest leaders and hooks
with very thin wires reduce the fish’s mistrust when
taking the bait. The following general rule applies: the
larger the fish and the more difficult the water, the
more robust the assembly must be.
In fine assemblies, the casting distance turns out to
be problematic: the finer the assembly, the more diffi-
cult it becomes to cast correspondingly far. Here, a
little trick may be helpful:
Fasten one or more pieces of lump sugar in the leader
using the magic knot.
Every piece of sugar weighs approximately 5 g, you
can reach great casting distances even with a sensiti-
ve float bearing little lead. After water contact, the
sugar dissolves very quickly and falls out of the noose
that tightens without residues.
It is sometimes necessary to treat the line above the
float. If there is no or only little wind and/or little cur-
rent, the line is slightly fatted so that it swims on the
water surface. For this purpose, fly sprays on a silico-
ne base have proven of value.
If the weather or the water does not allow for this kind
of preparation, one removes the silicone using a cloth
that has been moistened with washing-up liquid. T h e
line will then sink immediately and offers considerably
less resistance to the wind, the bait can be offered at
exactly one place. One disadvantage is, however, the
difficult catch caused by the water resistance.
The catch depends on the size of the bait. For rea-
sons of fish-friendly behaviour and according to the
rules of good huntsmanship, an early catch has to be
preferred to a late catch. The following general rule
applies: the smaller the bait, the more direct the catch.
It is only allowed to delay the catch accordingly if you
use large baits.
When catching and drilling, the performance of the
rod as well as that of the used line must be observed.
Upon landing, rod and line are loaded most. If you
choose a rod that is too long and a net that is too
short, the rod will brake.
If you are regularly fishing at the same place, it is
recommended to mark the water depth at the rod. For
doing so, the float has to be adjusted correctly; then
hang the hook in the end cap of the rod and determi-
ne the position of the float or the stopper using a rub-
ber ring at the rod blank.
One last tip:
In order to avoid excess of age of the line and to
always know which diameter the line has, write the
line strength and the purchase date on a customary
label and fasten it on the inner part of the spool.
Tips and tricks for a successful haul
keep net with tension
rings lying on the
outside
Plummet featuring
a clap mechanism
with hook intake Plummet featuring
the possibility to
insert a hook
Stopper knot
"Banknote-
trick”
Unhooker
rod
holder
Cork assembly for
determining the water
depth
Magic knot
Lump sugar
Right
Wrong
Correct load and a
load that is too heavy
with a suitable net and
a net that is too short
lift method Slack water
assembly
running water
assembly
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