Plastic vents. Zherlitsy with their own hands. Important for every design

The zherlitsa is one of the oldest fishing devices for fishing for predatory fish. Invented hundreds of years ago, a simple design still surpasses many modern gear in terms of efficiency.

The zherlitsa is one of the oldest fishing devices for fishing for predatory fish. Invented hundreds of years ago, a simple design still surpasses many modern gear in terms of efficiency. During this time, it has not changed much, except that it has been slightly modernized, and as for its popularity among predator hunters, there is hardly any other such tackle that can compete with it.

So what is her secret, maybe in the design? Let's try to figure it out, and at the same time we'll look at how to make a vent for a pike with your own hands.

This simple tackle is designed for catching predatory fish exclusively on live bait. It may have several design options, but the essence boils down to one thing: the predator is presented with a bait mounted on a hook connected by a fishing line to a fixed base, which, as a rule, is above the water. Usually anglers use several vents. Their number can be any, if only the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe reservoir and the capabilities of the fisherman allow.

Despite the fact that today you can buy any tackle in the store, anglers prefer to make vents with their own hands. This business is absolutely not expensive and takes very little time. A good fisherman can have a dozen and a half girders in his arsenal. If you know where to look for a predator, this amount is enough to get a pretty good catch. Making vents with your own hands for some anglers is gradually developing into a kind of hobby. Making these tackles on their own, the craftsmen constantly modernize them, bringing them to perfection.

Types of girders

All vents can be divided into two main types:

• winter;
• summer.

The first, in turn, are divided into supraglacial and subglacial. Winter designs are more common and popular than summer ones, which have recently been superseded by more modern means of fishing.

Winter girders are of three types:

• with a flat base;
• on a vertical stand;
• "taganok".

Flat base girders

The most common are girders with a flat base. They have a simple design and, unlike vertical and "taganka", are easy to install. In addition, such do-it-yourself girders are made within 15-20 minutes from improvised materials.

Such tackle consists of a wooden or plastic platform on which a reel with fishing line and equipment is located, as well as a signal flag that “shoots out” when biting.

Advantages:

• simple design;
• easy replacement of structural elements;
• quick and easy installation on any surface;
• the possibility of overlapping the hole to prevent sunlight and freezing.

Flaws:

• in the presence of strong winds, without additional load, they can shift;
• freezing of the base into ice in severe frost is possible;
• good factory models are quite expensive.

Vertical girders

Vertical vents work on the same principle, however, their entire mechanism is not located on a flat base, but on a stand, which is installed in the snow compacted near the hole. This, in fact, is their only drawback: installation is impossible without snow.

A do-it-yourself vertical vent can also be made from improvised means in a minimum period of time.

Advantages:

• when securely installed, they are quite stable;
• purchased models are significantly cheaper than flat ones.

Flaws:

• difficulties with installation without snow;
• does not cover the hole.

"Taganok"

"Taganok" is a design in the form of an aluminum tripod with a coil and a flag located on it. This do-it-yourself vent is rarely made, as it requires certain metalworking skills and the availability of the necessary tools.

Advantages:

• compactness and the ability to fold the structure;
• convenience in transportation.

Flaws:

• a do-it-yourself zherlitsa can only be made if you have metalworking skills and the appropriate tool;
• poor stability in strong wind conditions.

Do-it-yourself flat ice vent for pike

Let us consider in detail the process of manufacturing a vent with a flat base. Let's start with resources and tools. We will need:

• board size 30X10 cm;
• the most common reel for a fly rod (preferably with a ratchet);
• fishing line 0.3-0.35 mm;
• cargo (olive) weighing 5-15 g;
• a leash (if for a pike, then steel or tungsten) with a carabiner;
• hook No. 4-6 (according to domestic classification);
• a thin steel plate or wire 30-40 cm long and a red flap (or a ready-made flag from the store);
• drill with drills with a diameter of 4 and 10 mm;
• 6 wood screws (3X10 mm);
• 2 plastic clamps for fixing the electric cable to the wall;
• screwdriver.

A flat do-it-yourself pike vent can be made not only on the basis of a plank. A plastic or foam plate can also play its role. It is important that the platform can securely hold all the elements installed on it.

We drill a hole with a diameter of 10 mm in the center of the plank. We change the drill to 4 mm in the drill and make holes in the coil mounting plates. Using self-tapping screws, we fasten the reel with the fishing line pre-wound on it at the edge of the plank, positioning it so that the fishing line, unwinding from below, has a direction towards the drilled hole.

When making girders with your own hands (winter), you should pay enough attention to the flag. If it is not factory, then we take a prepared steel plate or wire and bend its edge (1.5-2 cm) at an angle of 90 degrees. We apply this edge to the middle of the board on the opposite side of the coil and press it with the help of clamps and self-tapping screws so that the flag stands vertically and can be removed from the clamps with force. We attach a red flap to its end in any convenient way.

Now it remains only to attach a load and a leash to the fishing line. That's the whole process of making a flat vent with your own hands. Winter structures of a vertical type are made according to the same principle, only they have a different arrangement and fastening of structural elements.

Ice pit for pike

Under-ice vents are used by anglers for hunting predatory fish in two cases: when the tackle is set at night or during the day for a long time in conditions of severe frost. Their essence lies in the fact that the entire structure is lowered into the water in order to avoid freezing gear into the ice.

Do-it-yourself ice vent for pike is made even easier. A base is taken in the form of a wooden slat or stick with a length of at least two diameters of the hole. In the middle we tie a thick fishing line, to the end of which we attach a piece of plastic or rubber pipe (you can use a hose), which has negative buoyancy. From below, a thin cut 2-4 cm long is made in it. The main fishing line is wound on the hose. The tackle with the bait sinks to the bottom, the fishing line is pulled up and brought into the cut, where it is fixed. The zherlitsa is lowered into the hole a few centimeters under the water, where it will be held by the load.

When biting, the pike will pull the fishing line behind it, it will slide off the cut and begin to unwind to its full length. You can determine the bite by the emerging tube. A do-it-yourself ice vent can also be made in the form of a horn. Similar designs were used by our ancestors for fishing for pike and burbot. The principle of its operation is similar to that described above, only a small horn is used instead of a tube. A fishing line is wound around it, after which it descends under the water with its horns down. The fishing line is also fixed in a cut made in one of the horns. As you can see, making a winter zherlitsa with your own hands is quite simple. What about summer?

Do-it-yourself summer zherlitsy

Summer vents are also used for catching predatory fish, however, unlike winter ones, they are installed not on ice, but above the surface of the water. Today it is rare to see such a design in action, but still some anglers continue to use them quite successfully.

Let's look at how to make a do-it-yourself vent for summer fishing for a predator, using the example of a classic flyer. For this we need:

• a small wooden horn 10-15 cm long;
• fishing line 0.3-0.4 mm thick;
• cargo-olive (5-15 g);
• leash (steel or tungsten);
• triple hook (No. 6-8);
• drill with a drill 8 mm;
• piece of strong rope.

We cut out the horn from hazel or willow. It must be thoroughly cleaned and sanded so that the fishing line does not catch when unwinding. We drill a hole in the handle and thread a piece of rope into it. In one of the horns, you need to make a thin cut to fix the fishing line, as is the case with the winter ice vent. Now we wind the fishing line on the horns, having previously fixed its end. We fasten the load and the leash with a hook. That, in principle, is all that remains to install our vent.

Features of installing a summer vent

There are two ways to put the flyer: by tying it to a tree branch hanging over the water, or by installing a long pole on a steep bank. In the first case, we will need to either bend the branch, or climb onto it and tie our vent so that it hangs above the water. In the case of a pole, the "flyer" is tied to its edge, after which it is driven into the shore and leans at the right angle to the surface of the water. This option is more acceptable, as it gives you the opportunity to fully control the tackle.

So we figured out the designs of the girders. Agree that in the process of their independent production there is no difficulty. In fact, making vents with your own hands is an entertaining and creative process for the most part, because any design can be changed and adjusted to certain conditions, which, in principle, most anglers do.

Video how to make a do-it-yourself winter zherlitsa

Fishing homemade zherlitse from plastic tubes the most efficient. At one time, while fishing for a predator, I tried many vents of different designs. I started, like many others, with a wooden flyer. I tested factory devices made of plastic, reminiscent of the same flyer. Then there were scraps of rubber hoses and plastic bottles with fishing line wound around them. Having summarized my very rich experience in this area, I came to create the best, in my opinion, vent. Thirty years have passed since then, and even now I have practically nothing to add to this design, which is why I consider it almost ideal. I myself currently fish mainly with spinning, but many friends and acquaintances still enjoy fishing with my vents. Now about how to make a zherlitsa yourself.

How to make a vent from a plastic tube

You can make such a vent from a plastic tube - the same one that is widely used in plumbing as a water pipe (for our purposes, PVC, polypropylene or polyethylene pipes, which are both publicly available and cheap, are suitable).

We need a white tube (the most common option) - this is noticeable from afar. In addition, when a fish, when biting, removes a dark fishing line from a white tube, girders as if changing color, signaling a bite. This moment is noticeable from afar, which makes fishing more effective.

The length of the pipe upon purchase depends on the number of vents that you need. The calculation here is quite simple: the length of the vent for fishing from the shore is 12-15 cm, for fishing from a boat, you can use shorter vents - up to 10 cm. As for the diameter of the tube (it is usually measured in inches), it makes sense to choose it the stings of the double hook were hidden inside the tube during transportation - this is very convenient and safe.

We cut the purchased pipe into blanks according to the selected dimensions. Then, on each workpiece, we drill a through hole 5-6 mm on one side and make a cut 8-10 mm deep on the other side with a manual jigsaw. Now we equip the body of the girders with a strong rope for fastening and a fishing line, which can be easily and quickly wound onto the tube “in bulk”, or you can wind it a little more slowly, but evenly and beautifully, turn to turn.

We fix the sinker on the fishing line, tie a carabiner, to it - a leash with a hook. A piece of foam, strung on a fishing line, will be useful if you put the bait near the shore: when the sinker lies on the bottom, the foam float does not allow the live bait to lie on the bottom.

For vents installed from a boat, a foam float is not needed, there the sinker is suspended above the live bait. The length of the fishing line for coastal vents is usually 5-6 m, 3-4 m is enough for boat vents, so I have some shorter than others. However, it depends more on personal preferences - you can make all the vents the same, but the visualization of the bite, if too little dark fishing line is initially wound on the tube, will worsen.

Now a little about the tricks of attaching the girders during installation. The photo shows two options for the fastening rope. One - with a clamping tube, which should move with some tension along the rope folded in half. This method allows you to quickly fasten and then unhook the girders, especially for a bunch of coastal grass. By the way, do not be afraid that the pike will be able to tear off the zherlitsa from this grass, well, perhaps the “crocodile”.

The second mounting option is simpler, but also effective. For him, you just need to fold the fastening rope into a loop, as shown in the photo, and tighten it on a peg. A few simple recommendations for equipping vents. As I already mentioned, we tie a carabiner to the fishing line. This is done so that the leash can be easily attached and detached.

Why is this needed, because by tying it directly to the fishing line, we simplify the design? The whole point here is that, having pulled out the caught fish, we can simply and quickly disconnect the leash, put another one with a hook in its place and, having planted the live bait, install the vent again, and remove the removed leash from the fish at home. In the case of a tied leash, we will have to cut it off, then tie a new one, and this is time, nerves, and sometimes even mosquitoes ...

We choose the leader material according to our own taste - from home-made, from a guitar string, to branded, from titanium. Some use a very thick (over 1 mm) monofilament as a pike leash, which has its advantages: invisibility and low cost.

And a little about live bait fish for bait fishing. Do not use minnows, minnows or other small fish. Do not feel sorry for large crucian carp or roach - from 15 cm and more. The larger the live bait, the more likely it is to catch a large pike, and minnows and minnows most often come across only squints. Given the specifics of the tackle, it is unlikely that they will be released. So if you really catch on vents, then a decent fish.

There are such types of homemade vents:

1. Changeling. It consists of a plastic tube, thick wire and electrical tape. A baited hook is put on the wire and set over the hole. The end of the tube with bright electrical tape shows whether there is a bite or not.
2. On the leg. To use such a vent, you will need more materials. Here you need to have:

• plastic tube;
• bright flag;
• reel from fishing line;
• nuts and washers;
• base;
• hose bushing.

It works like this: put the leg on the snow and freeze it. Fishing line with a hook and bait passed through the reel will signal a bite.

1. On the platform. The design is considered the most complex, as it requires a drawing and fitting of all elements. They are mounted on a single platform, which is often carved from wood or plastic. For its preparation take:

• coil;
• checkbox;
• plywood;
• staples;
• fishing line;
• hook.

When biting, the fishing line crawls out from under the retainer brackets, the flag rises up and signals the appearance of a fish.

1. From a bottle. The easiest way to make winter vents, as an ordinary plastic bottle will do. For large fish, you should not take a half-liter bottle, but at least a three-liter one. It will only depend on the angler whether the fish will fall on this vent. The main thing is to be careful.
2. Subglacial. They leave the angler more free time. It is better to leave such supplies for the night. If you put the structure on the ice, then you need to put a signaling device there. This option does not contribute to the freezing of the hole.

There is a great deal of information about various vents in the specialized literature, but they have one thing in common - you can really catch fish on them.

The ice fishing chute consists of the following components:

1. signaling device;
2. bracket together with the coil;
3. rack;
4. tooling.

The rack is prepared from a plastic tube, and the bracket from a metal knitting needle, and their corners must remain even. The coil is made of foam, and the signaling device is made of steel wire.

When assembling a winter zherlitsa, you must perform the following steps:

1. fasten the wire to the rack at one end, and provide a flag with the other.
2. attach the rig to the spool.

• On the example of an American vent with a rubber shock absorber, we recommend that you also use this feature so that the pike does not break the tackle and, when playing, the rubber smooths out sharp jerks of the fish.
• A great way to set up the girders is to use a tripod. Unlike the platform version, this one will be securely fixed in the ice and powdered with snow, which guarantees its immobility.
• Closer to the bait, use fluorocarbon up to 0.4 mm so that the pike does not notice the line. Nevertheless, a metal leash will still have to be used.
• The wooden structure of the girders can be replaced with propylene (pvc) tubes.
• A flagless vent is another option to improve your design. Use an electronic bite alarm, or even better, a pager to transmit a bite signal from a distance.

Classic variant

This design consists of several elements:

• signaling device;
• bracket with coil;
• rack;
• tooling.

It's easy to make.

1. Take a metal tube that will serve as a stand.
2. The bracket can be made of a metal knitting needle.
3. The coil is made of foam.
4. The signaling device is made from a piece of wire.
5. Attach a snap to the coil.
6. At the moment when the fish swallows the bait, a bright flag rises.

Upgraded classic version

This design includes the following components:

• base;
• signaling device;
• bracket with coil;
• snap.

Cooking process:

1. The base is made of rigid foam or plywood with a diameter that matches the hole;
2. The coil is made of foam and is fixed on the bracket;
3. The signaling device is screwed to the base;
4. A fishing line is threaded into the base and fixed on a reel;
5. During fishing, the signaling device goes behind the coil, and at the moment of a bite, it starts to rotate, which causes the flag to rise up.

Reel "Spatula"

Comprises:

• polystyrene;
• racks;
• hinge;
• signaling device.

Since the signaling device looks like a spatula, it is equipped with a wooden handle, and then secured with an elastic band. The handle itself should be painted or sealed with electrical tape so that it remains bright and noticeable. When biting a pike, the signaling device stands straight, and the fishing line begins to unwind.

Wooden frame construction

The simplest model:

1. Find a wooden flyer from a branched knot (preferably elastic).
2. Cut a fork with a handle 15 centimeters long and 10 millimeters thick.
3. At the end of the flyer, make a rim to fix the loop.
4. It is better to have a fishing line with a margin of up to 7 meters and a diameter of 0.6 mm.
5. Attach a metal leash to the free end of the fishing line.
6. Attach a triple hook size No. 4-5 through the ring from the leash.
7. Install a sinker on the fishing line (you can install several of them).
8. At the bottom, fix the sinker with a swivel.

Ice pit

Such vents are simple to manufacture and various items are suitable for them that will correspond to the hole made. To prepare an ice pit you will need:

• object corresponding to the hole;
• a plastic tube of approximately 40-50 cm, which is fixed on any selected object;
• the fishing line is inserted into the sawn hole of the plastic tube.

Another way to make a structure for fishing from under the ice can be built from a duralumin strip using metal wire. The method of self-preparation consists of the following points:

1. A strip of duralumin 1x50x200 mm or more with bent ends in one direction (it is also the base);
2. Drill a small hole in the center of the plate where the coil will be placed;
3. Near the reel, make another hole for the fishing line.
4. Attach a signaling device wrapped or painted in bright colors to the spring;
5. Attach the spring to the end of the base and secure with a pin.

Another option for fishing from under the ice. For manufacturing you will need:

• a couple of pieces of hose about 10 centimeters;
• on one piece of hose, make a hole for attaching the loop;
• on the other segment, cut a hole where the rope will be fixed;
• instead of a reel, a plastic tube is used, where 10 meters of cord are wound;
• fasten the first end of the cord with a loop, and insert the second into the slot at the end of the hose;
• tie a sinker and a leash made of fishing line about 40 cm to the free end of the rope;
• connect the leash with another metal leash and hook.

For catching pike, perch, pike perch and other predatory fish in the summer, a vent that will float on the surface of the water is perfect. Such tackle is called a circle.

To make a summer zherlitsy (mug) you will need:

• slingshot;
• fishing line;
• sinker;
• triple hook (you can also single);
• a wooden stake to secure it to the shore.

Instruction:

1. tie a fishing line to a slingshot and wrap it around;
2. going to sinker, leash and float;
3. put a live bait on the hook;
4. fasten the tackle on the shore to the branches of the bushes that are next to the pond.

With the onset of the summer season, many reservoirs are overgrown with vegetation, and in order to build a good vent for pike, you need to take into account the hard-to-reach places where this fish lives. For example, those who are accustomed to catching pike in the winter may well change the winter zherlitsa into a summer one.

The main thing is to find the necessary elements for the manufacture of the vent, on which you can wind the fishing line. Mainly use:

• plastic circle;
• plastic bottle;
• piece of wood.

It is not difficult to make a zherlitsa from a plastic bottle with your own hands. For the manufacture of the structure you will need:

• adhesive tape or electrical tape;
• scissors or a sharp knife;
• elastic;
• thin spring;
• nylon cord or fishing line 3-3.5 m long;
• plastic bottle with a cap with a volume of 1-1.5 liters;
• hook;
• a piece of tarpaulin;
• sinker.

The process of making a bow:

1. Free the plastic bottle from the bright label. Wind the fishing line or cord in the middle, tying it with a strong knot at the neck. Fasten a rubber ring under the cover, which additionally fix the fishing line.
2. Attach a triple hook to the end of the cord. The sinker can be attached to the line directly in front of the hook or 30-40 cm higher.
3. Attach the spring to the side of the bottle using tape or tape. Fasten a bright flag from a tarpaulin at its end. Bend the spring to the bottle and fix the position by passing the fishing line under the elastic.

Put a live bait fish on a hook and lower the zherlitsa into the pond. When the fish swallows the bait, the line will unwind, releasing the spring with the flag. Take out the catch and plant a new live bait.

With the help of a thread, the zherlitsa can be attached to a wooden or iron stick, foam or board. This will facilitate the process of getting tackle and catch from the water.

To prevent the bottle from getting lost in the seaweed, paint the bottom red, pink, or red. Bright shades will help you find a zherlitsa among coastal bushes and snags.

Water must not seep into the bottle. Fill the place where the lid is screwed with waterproof glue or screw a piece of bandage onto the thread. Check the equipment every 60-80 minutes, in case of even a minimal leak, the vent will completely go under water.

Those who are familiar with the design of the winter zherlitsa, of course, can easily convert it into a summer version. Although there are different designs and many anglers do not know how to mount them on a pond or large rivers with a moderate current.

Among the classic options for vents, you can make simple designs from improvised materials with your own hands: flyers, tubes, a flag or an ordinary plastic bottle.

Pike vents can be made from any materials at hand, and most of them will work quite effectively. The main thing is to immediately estimate what sizes of fish are found in a particular reservoir, which will allow you to make such tackle more competently.

Some craftsmen in recent years have begun to make girders by analogy with pipe structures. Due to the fact that much less material is used, and not too much time is spent either, they produce ten or fifteen of these products at once and arrange them along the coast.

The fact is that here, instead of a fairly long piece of pipe about 70 cm long, a small piece is used, the length of which is maximum 10 cm. Otherwise, the technology is exactly the same.

This ring is hung on a strong branch of a tree growing on the shore and left until the bite, which usually happens quite quickly. Having thus passed about two hundred to two hundred and fifty meters along the coast of the reservoir, it is possible to establish in the region of 10-12 vents, each of which is highly likely to be attacked by pike or perch.

Do-it-yourself summer zherlitsa from a bottle

There are times when a person suddenly finds himself in a pond, there is nothing suitable at hand like spinning or similar gear, but I really want to fish. In principle, making tackle from improvised materials is quite easy, but for this you will need to use a plastic bottle, the volume of which should be about half a liter.

Equipment

All important elements:

1. Fishing line. Due to the fact that it is less exploited, the company should not worry. Its diameter will depend on the size of the fish. Usually take up to 0.6 mm.
2. Coil. 20 meters of fishing line are wound on it - a little more can be.
3. Leash. Metal, so that predatory fish could not bite it.
4. Sinker. Its mass should have a ratio of 1:2 to fish. On the river, the load is chosen from the speed of the current (it is important that the live bait is kept in one place).
5. Signaling device.
6. Bright flag.

Tubular girders

Tubular girders have become popular with the advent of various materials in the construction market. Fishermen have come up with a new variety - tubular, consisting of a polymer pipe up to 35 mm in diameter and up to 70 mm long.

Design

The design of the girders is easy to manufacture:

• two holes are drilled at the top of the tube;
• a segment up to 20 meters long and no more than 0 5 mm thick is wound on the tube;
• a sliding sinker weighing up to 15 g is hung on the zherlitsa;
• stopped by a rubber damper;
• a swivel with a clasp is tied to the end of the thread;
• a section from the bicycle chamber up to 2 cm wide is pulled onto the tube in order to fix the vent in the working position.

Flags with a flag

Making your own flag is a solid option, especially if it's made up of different colors. A small red flag is barely visible in the reeds, and at a long distance it turns completely black. Orange is clearly visible in the bushes, but invisible at a decent distance.

A multi-colored flag will enable the angler to immediately see the bite. It is also recommended to stick strips of reflective material on the flag (at night, under the light of a lantern, they will be perfectly visible).

Manufacturing is not difficult:

• take a rail 50x50 mm and a length of 40 centimeters;
• set a checkbox on an elastic material;
• at the end of the workpiece, fix the flag rod with electrical tape;
• attach an inertial coil to the rail, which is present on the float rod; it is attached in such a way that during the scrolling the stem with the flag is straightened;
• wind a fishing line up to 20 meters on a reel;
• fasten a sinker on the ring from the fishing line;
• attach a swivel to the fishing line;
• attach a metal leash with a hook to the swivel;
• fix the zherlitsa on the shore with a peg.

This is a common tackle among anglers used in winter. For fishing in the summer, it is enough to modify it a little.

As a material you need to choose:

• stick in length up to 40-45cm;
• checkbox;
• inertial coil;
• monofilament fishing line up to 0.5 mm in diameter, up to 20 m long;
• carabiner;
• sinker;
• leash;
• hooks.

To assemble the structure you need:

• attach a flag and an inertial coil to the vent (coil);
• equip the reel with monofilament fishing line up to 20m long;
• attach a sliding sinker when fishing for pike;
• equip the zherlitsa with a metal leash;
• attach hooks and you can throw into the pond.

To install the tackle, you will need to drive a stake on the shore and tie the vent to the rack with a rope. The leash allows you to make the bites of the fish more pronounced, and the flag will tell you when the fish swam up to the bait. It will begin to rise up above the water, signaling the start of a bite.

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But, you can not rush to hooking. You need to wait a few minutes for the fish to swallow the live bait properly. From the beginning of the rotation of the reel, you need to prepare for hooking the fish.

The flag will be clearly visible even at a distance, if you first paint it in brighter, conspicuous colors.

As a rule, a flag vent is used in winter and only for ice fishing, but many fishermen use it in the summer months as well. It just needs to be tweaked a bit.

The design of the girders

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1. A stick, the length of which should be about 40 cm;
2. checkbox;
3. Small inertial coil;
4. Monofilament line with a diameter of about 0.5 mm and a length of approximately 20 m;
5. Sinker;
6. Carbine;
7. Leash;
8. Hook.

A coil is attached to the stick along with a flag, and this must be done in such a way that the flag begins to straighten when it rotates. Now wind the fishing line on the reel and attach the sinker to it. A carabiner is attached to the end of the fishing line, through which a metal leash is fastened.

Recall that not only pike, but also burbot, pike perch, perch, and rotan bite on the vents. Nevertheless, pike is the most popular object of fishing. Finally, we will give 8 important recommendations.

• If fishing allows you to use several leashes, you can plant different live bait.
• The bite will depend on the gear. If it is thin, then the bite will be bad.
• If there is a strong current, then it is better to take a heavier sinker.
• Disguise supplies for the night. The hole can be covered with snow.
• Do not stand over the tackle and do not run from one to another. Choose a place to wait and watch the alarms carefully.
• Observe the correct installation of the vent.
• The bite will depend on the place of fishing.
• It would be useful to prepare for knowledge in the field of fish behavior in the dead of winter.

Those who consider winter fishing to be a dull sitting over a hole in frosty weather are very mistaken. This activity is no less exciting than summer types of fishing, and sometimes even surpasses open water fishing in terms of catchability.

In fact, in order to catch, for example, a large pike from the shore in the summer, you need to work very hard to find a place for its parking. If you swim up to him on a boat, a cautious predator will surely leave its habitat as soon as it notices your movements.

Another thing is fishing in winter, from the ice. Here on the ice you can get to any place of the reservoir, you only need to know at least approximately where the predatory fish lives. Then it remains only to put the vent, and not one, and then just watch when the bite happens. And it is especially interesting to fish when this tackle is made by hand ...

Is it possible to make a zherlitsa with your own hands

Now there are a lot of options for zherlits in stores. There are, located on small platforms, there are in the form of a tripod, there are enough options. However most of these designs require improvement. Some are too low to be seen if the snow is high. Others have a little noticeable flag-signaling device. It happens that store girders quickly freeze to the ice or are blown away by the wind.

Expert opinion

Knipovich Nikolai Mikhailovich

Important! Homemade girders are distinguished by the fact that they do not need to be completed. After all, already in the process of making this tackle, you probably took into account all the required nuances and made the chute the one that suits you and just for this reservoir.

And it's easy to make your own. In fact, this is an ordinary donk with a large supply of fishing line, which unwinds during a bite. The basic principle of bait fishing in that when the predator grabs the bait and goes aside with it, she does not feel the resistance of the fishing line until a certain moment and deeply swallows the live bait, now all that remains is to carefully hook it.

If you make a zherlitsa with your own hands, it remains only to figure out what will become a signaling device for the sudden unwinding of the fishing line. This is not necessarily a flag, in some designs an ordinary twig or a plastic bottle is enough. In addition, some anglers prefer the tackle to remain completely in the water, there are already their own manufacturing rules.

Advantages and disadvantages

The undoubted advantages of homemade girders, as well as girders in general, include the following factors:

• a do-it-yourself zherlitsa no longer needs to be finalized;
• with a well-thought-out design, it can be used on any body of water;
• depth also does not matter much;
• with the help of a homemade vent, you can catch a pike even in the dead of winter;
• minimal cost - can be made from almost any improvised means;
• simplicity of design - even a beginner can successfully make a zherlitsa relatively quickly.

But this gear also has its drawbacks, let's be frank:

• no, even the best home-made tackle can do without live bait, you have to either buy it in advance or catch it right there, on the pond;
• it is difficult to determine the pike parking place without knowing the reservoir from the first time, so you will have to run around the reservoir with vents in your hands - if store structures are mainly equipped with packages for quick laying and carrying gear, then homemade products are not always equipped with them;
• if you do not use protective shields, which "homemade" often neglected, the fishing line gets tangled in the wind.

What can be made

There are plenty of options here:

• from a plastic pipe;
• from a duralumin strip;
• using a spring from an alarm clock;
• just from a hose;
• from stainless steel wire;
• from a plastic bottle.

In short, fantasy in this regard can be limitless. Some even signal lamps-indicators are connected. The principle of material selection is the same: the unwinding of the fishing line should be noticeable at a certain distance.

Step by step instructions on how to make your own

Made of polypropylene

One of the most common, simplest and most convenient options for homemade vents at home. The starting material here is an ordinary polypropylene tube, which is used when laying a water pipe.

Expert opinion

Knipovich Nikolai Mikhailovich

Zoologist, hydrobiologist. I am a professional fisherman.

Important! It is advisable to use white, some tubes are tinted at one end for greater visibility.

Choose the length of the tube yourself (when buying, consider the number of vents that you are going to make), as for the diameter, it is not regulated either, it is only advisable to choose it so that the tee hook or its sting fits snugly into the tube during transportation, it is safer and more convenient .

• cut pieces of the desired length;
• on the one hand we make a through hole with a diameter of about 5 mm;
• with another jigsaw, a cut is made;
• we equip the tube with a rope for fastening;
• exactly, coil to coil we wind the fishing line;
• we attach a sinker to the fishing line;
• we also install a carabiner with a leash;
• tie a hook to the leash.

Also, as an option, you can assemble tackle with a cross, which is installed in the center of the tube, passing through it, and prevents the tackle from drowning in the hole.

The disadvantages of gear include its invisibility at a great distance and in heavy snow.

From a plastic bottle

This tackle is more often used for summer fishing, but it is also effective in winter. It is made like this:

• under the neck of a plastic bottle, the main supply of fishing line is wound;
• the beginning of the fishing line is tied through a hole in the lid;
• an elastic band for banknotes is fixed near the base of the fishing line;
• the end of the fishing line with a tee and a sinker is passed through it;
• the required depth is measured;
• for reliability, you can tie a cord to the elastic band, which is fixed on some kind of rack.

The principle of operation of such a vent is extremely simple. A little water is poured into the bottle, and it falls into the hole. In the normal state, it is slightly sunk from the bottom or simply lies horizontally. When biting, the fishing line is released from under the elastic and unwinds, after which the bottle is already recessed neck down and stands upright, which is clearly visible to the fisherman.

Flagless

The classic version of the winter vent is the use of a flag or a signaling tube, but for some this design seems too complicated. Then they use an ordinary wooden flyer found on the shore:

• on the handle of the flyer (the length can be left at 15-20 cm), tightly fix the loop for attaching the fishing line;
• wind the fishing line itself sequentially around the ends of the flyer;
• to the end of the fishing line, tie a sinker and a leash with a tee.

The bite signal will be the flipping of the flyer in the hole.

There are actually a lot of flagless options for making a vent. Here it is - who, what much.

Expert opinion

Knipovich Nikolai Mikhailovich

Zoologist, hydrobiologist. I am a professional fisherman.

Interesting! Some freely fix the coil on the rail without its inner part. When biting, it simply falls on the ice and unwinds. The fall itself is already a signal of the approach of the fish.

True, on loose large snow, this signal method is not very effective.

From a hose

This option is used for under-ice installation of tackle using a line. Such a zherlitsa is also made easily:

• take a piece of hose about 10-12 cm long;
• make a hole at one end of the segment;
• on the other drank;
• the reel in this case is a hose;
• one end of the cord is fixed in the hole, the other is passed through the hose and passes through the slot;
• a leash of fishing line and a sinker is tied to the cord.

From PVC pipe

PVC tackle is made in the same way as polypropylene construction.

From plywood

Here the process is more complicated:

• from plywood we cut out a circle-base for the vent;
• we screw a bar to it, into which a polypropylene tube is inserted;
• screw the coil to the tube;
• we attach the signal flag to a long narrow metal plate;
• insert the other end of the plate into the tube and fix it in it.

When installed, the flag plate is bent and fixed between the coil and the tube. During the unwinding of the line, the plate is released and the flag is raised.

With indicator lamp

The LED signaling device is usually mounted on a metal plate attached to a rack made of any durable material.

Such a sensor is now freely sold in stores. It starts flashing brightly when tilted. According to instructions. Such a signal is visible at a distance of up to 200 m.

You can make such an indicator yourself by placing a light bulb between the plates attached to the battery. The design should be done so that the fishing line, stretching when unwinding, closes the chain.

Stainless wire

Production sequentially looks like this:

• we take a wire with a diameter of 3 mm and a length of about 600 mm;
• bend to get a short and long end;
• bend long to get a convenient holder for the coil;
• a bite signaling device made of a thin plate or wire with a flag is attached to the short end.

Classical manufacturing technique

Publication date: 6-08-2014, 14:30

Eh, probably many people would like to sit somewhere with a fishing rod in their hands now, while somewhere nearby there is a vent. Meanwhile, one cannot fail to say that absolutely everyone can make a zherlitsa their own, and for this you will not need to purchase a large amount. By the way, fishing on a zherlitsa in winter is much better than if we consider fishing in the summer. And yet, the vent has one very important plus, which is the ability to fish, even in the most “difficult” places, where it is impossible to catch with a fishing rod because of reeds and other obstacles, then the vent will be just right. With all this, you can make this tackle in a very short period of time.

The best option would be to use a plastic pipe with a diameter of 32 mm, such a pipe is used in the construction of sewers and it costs very little. By the way, just one two-meter pipe is enough for the manufacture of 18 girders, which of course is very good.

First you need to saw off the required piece of pipe, 10 cm long. Although it is better to cut the entire pipe at once after preparing a large number of blanks. Then the edges of all segments must be narrowed or chamfered in another way. In this case, you can use sandpaper or emery.

Then you need a large nail, with it you need to make one hole 1.5 cm from the edge of each workpiece. Of course, a screwdriver with a drill can also be used for this purpose. Next, you need to make more holes already near the other edge, in this case, you need to burn or drill not one, but two holes opposite each other. It is important to note here that the first non-through hole will be used as a line stopper.

Then comes the stage of equipping the workpiece. First you need to make a suspension. It must be done exactly from the same fishing line that will be used to equip the girders. The suspension is needed to hang the girders, so it should always end in a noose loop. According to the main line, it must be said that 10 meters is enough, and in the event that fishing will go in places where there is a lot of vegetation and snags, then 5 meters is enough.

At the end of the production, you need to fix the sliding sinker, which must be hung on the free end of the fishing line, after which, tie a 30 cm loop and tie a tee.