Ahead is winter, and for many fishermen this means the opening of the winter fishing season. Perhaps the most fascinating thing is to catch predatory fish in winter, especially for pike, pike perch, perch and others. The easiest way is to provoke a sleepy fish to bite with live bait fish, then girders come to the rescue. There are many of them, this time we will consider such a design as a jerk-shifter with legs (or is it a converted “cross” tackle).
Going to homemade quickly, and all the necessary parts are easy to get.
Tools and materials for creating a girly:
Instruments:
- scissors;
- a hacksaw for metal;
- drill with a drill of a suitable size;
- other tool.
Materials:
PVC tube or something similar;
- wire or metal rods;
- a leash with a tee;
- multi-colored insulating tape;
- plastic stopper;
- sliding load;
- fishing line with a diameter from 0.25 to 0.50.
The process of making a topping:
Step one. Cut the tube
First, you need to cut a piece of tube 40 cm long. The tube should be 10-15 mm in diameter, it is easiest to work with a hacksaw for metal. Still for cutting, a special tool for biting off pipes is well suited. As an analogue of PVC, metalplastic, HDPE or another similar one that remains after repair is also suitable. The author was left with metal plastic, these were the extra pieces that remained after the installation of the boiler.
Step Two Drill holes
Now you need a drill. Three holes need to be drilled in the tube, in diameter they must coincide with the diameter of the legs of the vents. In the center of the tube, two pairs of holes need to be drilled through with a 90 degree offset. The fishing line mount is located closer to the end of the tube.
Next, you need to figure out how to fix the fishing line. The author solves this problem by making an incision at the end of the tube to a depth of about 1 cm. Now, after installing the vent, the fishing line will be conveniently fixed.
Step Three Insert the legs
Two rods are inserted through the center of the tube; as a result, a cross should form. For these purposes, the author used suspension rods for suspended ceilings.As an option, even spokes from a bicycle, from an umbrella are suitable, well, or you can still use steel wire with a thickness of 2 mm or more. It is important that the legs have good stiffness.
Step Four Making a bite alarm
So that the zergirl can be easily noticed during the bite, the author decided to decorate it a little. For these purposes, colored electrical tape was used. It must be wound on the opposite end from the worker.
Step Five Final stage
First you need to wrap the fishing line, for this it is securely attached to the working hole of the vent. Then the fishing line is wound directly on the tube. As for the thickness of the fishing line and length, then every fisherman decides for himself, it all depends on what size the fish is likely to catch. The author used a fishing line 0.3 mm long 10 m.
Then you can set the load, it is needed so that the bait fish does not activate the zergelika during the game. But if the load is chosen too heavy, then the live bait game may not be too active and the predator may not respond. The weight was used sliding, it is fixed with a plastic stopper.
Well, in conclusion, a leash and a hook are tied. Since the pike usually swallows bait fish quite deeply, she will most likely have a quick bite of the fishing line, so there is no need to do without a steel leash. The leash length and thickness are selected based on fishing conditions. If you catch not a pike, but a burbot, then here a steel leash will not be needed, a thick fishing line or a wicker is enough.
That’s all, the zerzilla is ready. According to the author, it took no more than 10 minutes to assemble it. That is, it is possible to collect such zergirls quite a lot and quickly, and this is guaranteed to bring a fishing catch.
The zerglia is installed with the working part above the hole, that is, above the hole there is an end with a slot. When there is a bite, the zherlitsa turns over, the line is unwound, and the fisherman notices the multi-colored side of the tube.
To make it easier for the girl to carry, her legs are removed. So that the hook doesn’t dig where it doesn’t stand, you can put on a rubber band on the vents and hook the hook on it.
How everything works, you can see in detail in the photo.
The advantages of this design include ease of assembly, low cost of all materials, and low manufacturing time. Also, if you leave the necklace for the night, when you bite, part of the tube with fishing line remains under water, which means that the fishing line will not freeze and in the morning it will be quite easy to get the necklace. Also in this case, the fishing line is not cut on ice.
As for the design flaws, it can be attributed to the fact that such a girder is poorly visible with heavy snow. But this is solved with the help of additional signal flags, which are attached to the signal end of the gate. For a long time, you need to wind the line, because the diameter of the tube is small.