Cutters for wobblers and spinners: varieties, method of application

How does a wobbler release work?

A regular release is a heavy device with a load of various shapes. All summer cuts can be divided into two groups according to the nature of their action:

Cuts that, solely by their weight, literally knock the bait away from an obstacle (snag, branch, aquatic vegetation);
Cutters that are equipped with a variety of catchers (wire loops, chains, tees). The devices of this group hook onto the bait itself and delicately pull it out. They are attached to strong cables.

Cuts in both categories can be effective, depending on the specific conditions. At the same time, there is no guarantee that the device will still help and allow you to save the bait. But, of course, we must fight to the last.

How to use it correctly?

Lighter and simpler types of hooks are used to release bait when fishing from the shore.

The principle of use for each type of cut is individual and has its own nuances.

How to use the release

And so, let’s say you have a difficult snag of a spinner or wobbler on a snag and you need immediate surgery to save the bait. We take the release and thread the line through a special clamp, then lower it to the point of the hook.

When the release is at the desired point, raise it a few meters and lower it back with a sharp movement so that the heavy object hits the bait and helps it free itself from the snag. If the hook has all sorts of chains and loops, we also lower it to the place of the hook and move it from below to hook the bait.

For convenience, it is better to wrap a long cable or release rope around something, for example, on a reel. At great depths, the release loses its effectiveness, so a rope with a length of 16 to 20 m is enough. It is very good if you have a boat on which you can sail to the problem area. In this case, the release can more easily reach the hooking point, and you will most likely get a positive result.

The variety of cuts is quite rich

These include:

Plumb type. To make it yourself, you need a metal alloy (weighing 50-70 g) with rings installed in it. It is desirable that the alloy has the shape of a rectangle. The rings are needed so that the fishing line passes through them. It is recommended to lower the release into the water at an initial speed, that is, it must be pushed. This will allow the sinker to hit the wobbler with speed and release it from the trap. If you fail to hit the bait on the first try, then you need to try to do it again and again.
Cat type. This cut differs in shape from the previous one. It consists of a metal sinker, a cord 6-9 m long and two large hooks (tees). It should be noted that there must be special places on the surface of the sinker to which tees can be attached. If they are not provided on the ring, they are usually welded. The ring is put on the fishing line and lowered to the bottom of the reservoir close to the wobbler. With light movements it is necessary to achieve adhesion of the release with the bait. When you feel tension, you need to smoothly pull out the device. It is the cat that is most often used by fishermen.
Loop on a stick type. This type of release is widely used in coastal fishing. It is made from a stick 3 meters long and a metal ring with a diameter of 4-5 cm. The diameter of the ring should not differ from these dimensions, otherwise it will not be able to catch on the wobbler. The ring must be placed on the main fishing line and the stick gradually lowered into the pond along it. When the ring has reached adhesion to the wobbler, you should lift the tackle with smooth movements.
"Trap" type. This device has a triangular shape. The main line passes through it. The release is put on the fishing line and lowered to the bottom. When it reaches the wobbler, the upper part of the device closes. The fisherman can only carefully pull it out.
Type "Carabiner-trap". Despite its simple design, this type of release is very effective. In order to make it you will need a carabiner and several chains. Chains with treble hooks or weights are attached to a carabiner. You need to tie a long cord to it.

Shore releases

Loop on the current

In some cases, a loop of fishing line will help, picking up the wobbler and freeing it from the snag under the influence of the force of the current.

With this procedure, you should refrain from strong jerks so that the hook does not go even deeper into the snag.

Cat release

One of the oldest and most popular coastal cut-offs. The “cat” itself is made of thick wire and tied to a strong cord. The success of the procedure largely depends on the accuracy of casting, which is carried out entirely manually.

Wire loop

It is better to have a simple wire loop in stock, mounted to an ordinary long stick. First, you need to pass the fishing line inside the loop, then lower the loop into the water, holding the stick by the other end. If possible, it doesn’t hurt to go into the pond a little to make the process of rescuing the bait easier.

floating ring

A detachment of this type can easily be made right on the spot if there are well-bending branches nearby (for example, willow branches). The simple design is a curved branch in the shape of a ring. The thickness of the branch is about 1.5-2 cm, length is 70-80 cm.

First, we clear the branch of bark and shoots, then we make a ring out of it, securing the ends with fishing line (you can use electrical tape instead of fishing line). First of all, you need to pass the fishing line through the release that goes to the bait.

The ring is thrown above the current and as far as possible from the hooking point. While swimming through the ring, you need to make sharp movements with the rod in order to pull out the bait.

Description and principle of operation

A simple device that allows you to go down to your destination (a caught wobbler) and try to free it can have many forms and auxiliary elements.

To a greater extent, hooks in the form of a “cat” and a construction carbine equipped with strips of metal rings are used. To pull out the wobbler unharmed and without damaging the main fishing line, “tees” or “doubles” and a strong thread or cable are attached to the hooks.

All unhooking devices have a single goal - to unhook the hooks of the wobbler from the bottom obstacle. As a rule, heavy sinkers or rings are used, which, when lowered towards the bait, can tear it away from the hook or help it attach to the tackle and, accordingly, pull it to the surface.

For unhooking, the main thing is the presence of engaging elements (large hooks or rings), which must be attached to the wobbler in any way. For this process to happen, the unhooking tackle is put on the main line (in a tense state) and, at a certain degree, is released to slide along it until the moment of joining between them.

The moment is quite noticeable from the vibrations of the fishing line and the stopping of the unwinding of the rope or cord tied to the release.

The hook is checked by testing the tackle by pulling it to the surface. At the moment of tightening the cord, resistance should be felt from the wobbler. The cord must be pulled slowly and without sudden jerks. The process can occur in several stages - pulling and releasing, and if the release does not occur, you can try to change the place of pulling or the intensity of twitching.

Recommendation: you should not try to pull out a hooked wobbler with strong physical effort (“wryly”) - this will lead to the extension of the “tees” or to the complete loss of your favorite and catchy tackle.

Boat releases

If there is a boat, the fisherman has the opportunity to swim to the place of the hook. In areas with shallow depths, you can reach the bait with your hand or a long stick with a wire loop at the end.

Cat release

This original cut has the shape of a ring with a slot that resembles a donut, is made of lead and weighs about 200 g. A series of tees on hinges are attached to the ring. When the release is lowered towards the bait, the tees hook it onto the winding ring or the hook itself. Applying some force, we pull out the precious spoon.

Chipper release

Summer baits, as well as winter lures and jigs, can also be obtained using a chipper, which is a sinker of a certain shape with a weight of 50-100 g. In the center of the chipper there is a small hole with a diameter of about 2.5 mm, into which a wire loop is inserted . The line is passed inside this loop, and then a heavy striker is lowered towards the bait. When the load reaches the bottom, it needs to be raised about 1 m and sharply released again to knock the bait away from a snag or other obstacle.

Release-trap

The design of this cut is more complex. A trap release is a drop-shaped weight with a small recess, to the bottom of which a wire loop is attached. A special frame resembling the letter “M” rests on the loop.

The hinged frame has some spring properties and upon contact it opens, allowing the body of the bait to pass through and rests against the hook. When rising, this frame grabs the hook, after which with a strong movement you need to pull out the release, and with it the spinner or wobbler.

How to do it yourself?

Factory-made (store-bought) hooks can be bought, but if the fisherman has the necessary materials and tools, this tackle can be made with his own hands at home.
The entire work process will take about an hour of personal time and will significantly save money.

DIY release for wobblers and spinners

Fans of spinning fishing are willing to pay any money to make their favorite activity as successful as possible. They have a wide variety of fishing lures in their arsenal, and they are so expensive that the loss of one of them is a real disaster. Therefore, in order to prevent such a loss, it is advisable to buy or make a release for wobblers in advance or make it yourself.

A release stick for bait, and how to make it yourself

If you are going to fish with expensive baits that cannot be carried out at great depths, you should pay attention to this equipment, which can save your costs. Such baits cling and it’s a shame to tear them off. In reservoirs with depths of less than 4 meters, it is better to use so-called unhooking sticks instead of unhooking. The authors of the video had a need to make such a release stick with their own hands.

For more than 100 years, anglers have been using various types of hooks. In the 70s of the last century in the USA, sports fishermen began to use special sticks that successfully work at depths of up to 4 meters.

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The Shcherbakov brothers have been using these release sticks for over 20 years. Initially, they adapted them to save bait on small rivers and streams when fishing for brook trout. What are the benefits of a stick? When we walk along the river bank, we have the opportunity to cast our baits almost anywhere, and we absolutely do not need to protect the hooks from snagging. Any non-hooking bait, in any case, has the ability to hook fish worse than if it were a simple spoon. And if the bait has open hooks, then almost any bite, if you hook it in time, ends with a successful hooking of the fish.

And when the fisherman first got a release stick, his catches increased. Big fish began to be caught. We just started catching more fish. Because when an angler walks and is afraid of hooking the bait, as a result he holds it higher than necessary. He is afraid to throw it into a place where there is a possibility of a snag. And if the angler is always confident at any moment that he will save his favorite bait, then he begins to focus directly on the retrieve. The slower and deeper you move the bait, the more fish bite it.

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It is best to use a telescopic fly rod as a release stick. These rods come in various designs. But it is best to focus on those fishing rods that have a large number of knees and at the same time the knees themselves are short in length.

For example, the traditional Soviet 9-leg fishing rod is heavy and inconvenient to catch fish with. It is relatively short, but it is best suited for unhooking. Because if the angler moves on land and needs to carry a stick with him; and when we go to the shore, we always take it with us. At the same time, it is convenient to use fishing rods and devices that are compact in size. The 5-knee is optimal for this.

Spinner hook

The hooks of spinners and gear are different, the spinner can get caught on underwater vegetation, on stones, logs, branches under water, on metal structures, and in general there is a lot of debris at the bottom (trolleys, boats, anchors, wire, nets, etc. ). In most cases, the lure can be released even without a special device - a shore release. But of course there are cases of a blind hook, where unhooking will not help.

spinner release diagram

The procedure for unhooking a spinner from the shore without a special unhook:

You need to immediately pull the bait towards you, and not with a spinning rod (it dampens) the force on the release. You need to pull either by holding the fishing line with your hand, or by straightening the spinning rod with the fishing line, so that the fishing line goes directly from the reel to the bait. In this case, the spinner will unhook immediately or after several twitches and force (you must feel the force so as not to break the line). We try to unhook the spinner by lifting the spinning rod up and sharply release the line, wait a few seconds, hoping that the spinner will go in the opposite direction and be carried away by the current, or the wobbler will float up on its own. If the spoon is not caught deeply, then in the summer you can go into the water and unhook the spoon or wobbler.
If the attempt to unhook the lure directly is unsuccessful. It’s best to pull the lure in the other direction, but from the shore you won’t be able to do this, but you can “reduce the angle.” Having also straightened the spinning rod, we move along the shore, first towards the hook (maybe the line will turn in the other direction not 180 degrees, but 90 or less, but this is a chance), then in the other direction. We move away, unwinding the fishing line, move to the maximum distance in different directions (by moving to the sides, the angle in the area of the hook decreases), if possible, we go into the water as far as possible from the shore. When moving, you need to tug on the line. When leaving, we use the unevenness of the shore.
The hook of the spinner remained. We try to unhook it by force, also moving away in different directions. Sometimes it is possible to lift an object on which the lure is caught; in this case, you must try not to lower it back to the bottom (it will be difficult to pick it up again), but either move away from the shore with a taut line or, without stopping, reel in the line with a reel. In some cases, for example, with small wobblers, it is possible to straighten the hook. So, for example, 0.2 braid extends the factory hooks on the SALMO BUTCHER 5 gr wobbler. Some people, when fishing in unfamiliar places, preheat the bending point on the hook; the metal loses its properties and easily bends. They do this in unfamiliar places to test the bottom for hooks.
Don't dive into the depths for a spinner! Sometimes you can ask fishermen in a suit or on a boat to unhook the spoon vertically

Unhooking the spinner from the surface of the water

In some cases, when the bait is caught at depth and if there is a boat, you need to stand above the hook and try to swim in the opposite direction. If the hook is dull, you need to forcefully pull the spoon vertically upward in the hope that the hook will straighten. Vertically, since at a smaller angle the hook also needs to bend to a smaller angle.