Today there are fishing gear used for catching fish from the depths, which, despite their antiquity, are still quite actively used. One of such gear is the tyrant - not a complicated, but very effective gear used by fishermen to catch a wide variety of fish.
Samodur has another name among fishermen - “samolov”, which explains the principle of the fishing method. This article is devoted to a detailed disclosure of a special fishing for tyrant, the principle of its operation, as well as how to make a tyrant yourself. In addition, information about the types of fish caught by this gear will be displayed.
Types of fish caught by tyrants
What types of fish can be caught with this gear? In general, the samolov is a predatory tackle, however, there are also peaceful species of fish caught with its help. It involves both catching sea schooling fish and single freshwater fish. This tackle is designed for fishing:
- saberfish;
- smelt;
- Azov bull;
- Black Sea goby;
- Don herring;
- Black Sea herring;
- mackerel;
- horse mackerel.
Sometimes when fishing in the sea you come across katran, bonito, and bluefish. Accordingly, each type of fish uses its own bait, as well as equipment. Samolov is a bottom tackle, which consists of a main and additional fishing line with elastic, short leashes with weights and hooks at the ends attached to it.
It is used for fishing at significant depths. The standard design is not designed for use with a fishing rod. The line is simply wound onto a special reel, with the help of which all the gear is controlled. Some fishermen use the rod to increase comfort when casting and retrieving a caught trophy.
Fishing in the Black Sea with a “tyrant”
During the holiday season on the Black Sea , sea fishing is popular among vacationers . Distributors of tickets for excursions, “jeeping”, have numerous offers for sea fishing in the Black Sea from owners of various vessels, yawls, yachts, sloops, etc.
All these proposals called “sea fishing” imply fishing with classic sea tyrant tackle .
They catch various fish in the Black Sea using tyrants, mainly horse mackerel, herring, and mackerel. From evening to morning, mullet are caught near the shore in some places.
Design and principle of operation of a tyrant
A standard fishing tyrant consists of the following set of components:
- reel or rod;
- main scaffolding (shvorka);
- additional scaffolding (rate);
- leashes;
- sinkers;
- hooks
How is fishing done? You can fish with a tyrant either with a reel, held permanently in your hand, or with a rod. The rod is a hard, short blank (1.5-2.5 m), equipped with a reel. You can use any reel, as long as it is reliable. Today you can buy a tyrant ready-made in any fishing store.
Herring fishing
Winter is coming soon! shoals of herring begin to roam the open spaces around Sevastopol! It’s time to share the experience where. for what!
So, let’s get a little more detailed from this point, WHERE IS THE HERRING?
And on the topic, I offer you an article for your perusal.
?FOOLING? HERRING IN THE BLACK SEA
Our information
Most herring? a valuable fishery object, but there are species that are also available for recreational fishing. Representatives of the genus of oceanic herring are distinguished by the upper location of their large mouth, the absence of a central notch on the upper jaw, and a pointed belly; the rays in the anal fin are not elongated.
Several species of this fish are widespread in the Azov-Black Sea basin.
The most numerous in the herring family is the Black Sea herring of the Danube stock , which is usually found off the coast of Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine to the western coast of Crimea, as well as in the southern open areas of the sea to Turkey. The bulk of the Danube herring stock is kept in the North-Western region of the Black Sea.
This is a fairly large schooling migratory fish, its length can reach up to 40 cm. In catches, specimens 22-32 cm are usually found. The body is spindle-shaped, elongated with short pectoral fins. The head is narrow, 0.21-0.26 times the length of the fish’s body. The mouth is large, the jaws are of equal length. The teeth are well developed. The back and top of the head are greenish-blue, the sides are silvery-white with a pinkish or purple tint. Spawning takes place in the Danube River. When migrating into the river, herring feeds poorly. Herring feeds on the seashore and in the fall rushes to the more southern parts of the sea, where it spends the winter at a considerable distance from the coast.
The first of our herrings to leave for the winter in the Black Sea is the Azov shad. This fish also belongs to the herring family. Its local names? garloskun, ploskunets, plastun, plastunets. The body is laterally compressed and shortened at the tail. The head is large, high, wedge-shaped. The mouth is big. The abdomen is laterally compressed and has a long keel from the throat to the anal fin. The caudal fin has two elongated scales. The body is covered with cycloid scales. The color of the back and upper part of the head is dark, the sides are light. On each side of the body there is one (occasionally 4-5) dark spot.
The little one lives up to 5 years. Body length up to 18 cm, weight up to 72 g. Enters the Sea of Azov in March? early April and is distributed throughout the entire water area, including in Sivash. Spawns in the lower reaches of the Don and in the desalinated estuaries of the Kuban. Spawning lasts from late April to June. The main feeding areas are located in the northeastern part of the Azov Sea.
Azov-Don herring also enters the Black Sea The body of this fish is elongated, the teeth are well developed. The color of the back and upper part of the head is blue-green. The sides are silvery-white with a purple or pink tint.
This herring consists of two forms? large and small. Both forms winter in the Black Sea. The large form with a small admixture of small ones is the first to enter the Sea of Azov. In the Kerch Strait its progress is noted at the end of March? early April. From late April to June, small herring migrate. Lives up to 10 years. The wintering migration of herring to the Black Sea is observed in August-September (small form) and in October-November (large form).
Azov (Kerch) herring , famous for its unique taste, also winters in the Black Sea The body is elongated, the eyes are large. The color of the back is green-blue, with a grayish tint. The sides are light and silver. The pectoral fins are light with a black upper edge. The lifespan of Kerch herring is up to 7 years. The maximum body length is 33 cm, and the usual length in catches is up to 26 cm. At the end of March it returns to the Sea of Azov. Mass entry is observed in April. Large mature fish migrate first.
?FOOLING? HERRING IN THE BLACK SEA
In late autumn and on fine winter days in the Black Sea, herring is successfully caught from boats using tyrants with white shiny hooks. The bet is similar to horse mackerel, but is made from stronger fishing line. Hooks, as a rule, are large in size with an elongated shank? 7?8. The distance between the leads is up to 30 cm. For quick immersion, the sinker is used in a streamlined shape and weighing at least 100–200 g.
Sometimes herring go well on bets with bare hooks, but it is better to use hooks with red threads or small colorful bird feathers tied to the shank on the back side, which should be slightly longer than the hook. Herring do not have a lateral line, so they respond well to color.
What color should the feathers be? There is no consensus among fishermen on this issue. It is believed that it is better to use feathers of different colors. Sometimes herring prefers red, sometimes gray, sometimes black. This is undoubtedly due to weather conditions, which affect visibility in the water. In addition, sea water at this time of year is often cloudy due to strong waves. It has been noticed that in muddy water, herring is more often caught on a hook equipped with bright red feathers...
It is better to alternate feathers of different colors: for example, the bottom hook is equipped with a red feather, a hook with a black feather is placed above it, and the next one is ? with gray, then the same sequence? red, black, gray, after which (if the bet is long) the combination is repeated.
Schools of herring fatten in different layers of the Black Sea: closer to the bottom, in the thickness or near the surface. Herring moves at different depths and under the influence of weather and sea water temperature.
It is not so easy to detect a school of herring in the sea, so they do not catch this fish alone.
Fans of herring fishing always try to go out in a group (10–15 boats). And first, a group of fishermen is evenly dispersed in the area where the schools are supposed to be located at a fairly large distance from each other. The one who catches the first herring tells other fishermen the depth at which it was caught. For example, the following exclamation is heard: “Ten swings, there is an initiative!?” Then all the boats are grouped around this fisherman, adjusting the gear to a depth of 15 m (swing length 1.5 m). This allows you to keep the herring in the fishing area.
The fish, noticing attractive feathers in different places, stops and begins to move in a circle, greedily pouncing on the bait.
When a bite occurs, a slight shock is transmitted to the angler’s hand, but there is no need to rush with the choice of tackle; it is better to wait for a few more fish to hook up.
You can catch herring throughout the day, but the most intense bite occurs in the early morning, at sunrise.
Prepared by Victor Efanov
Line and leashes
As the main fishing line, you can use nylon, nylon cord, or monofilament fishing line. The length depends on the fishing depth, however, installing gear with a fishing line less than 50 m is impractical. The thickness is selected depending on the expected catch, as well as the transparency of the water. Basically, the aircraft is equipped with a forest with a thickness of 0.4-0.6 m.
As an additional fishing line, it is better to take a monofilament thread with a diameter of 0.3-0.35 mm, a length of 5-6 m. Leashes are made from fishing line with a diameter of 0.25-0.3 mm, a length of 2-5 m. Long leashes can tangle the fishing line. The number of leads depends on the type of fish being fished for.
On the main line for fishing for mackerel, the leashes are fixed 25-30 cm apart, for mackerel 60 cm. Depending on the length of the additional line (5-6 m), there can be 10-20 of them. Experienced fishermen have several main lines with hooks on leashes designed to catch various types of fish: goby, mackerel, horse mackerel. Such fishermen make tyrants with their own hands at home.
Fishing with a tyrant: description of gear
In the Black Sea, tyrant tackle is used to catch horse mackerel, haddock, katran, mackerel, herring and bluefish. The main components of a tyrant are:
- bet with hooks (“fools”);
Features of the tyrant tackle are the use of a heavy sinker (weight - 30-100 g), streamlined and highly elongated, with a loop at the end, as well as a special rate. It consists of a piece of fishing line with a diameter of 0.25 mm. up to 0.35 mm, to which leashes with hooks are attached in a special way.
Lures
In general, tyrant fishing involves using medium bird feathers as bait. It is optimal to use this bait in bright colors: jay, guinea fowl, duck, rooster feathers. In combination with them, floss or bright wool threads are used. To properly equip hooks requires skill, which not every angler has.
After selecting the composition, it is necessary to remove the rough parts of the feathers so that the remaining part exceeds the length of the shank on the hook by about 15-20 mm. The feathers are secured with woolen threads or very thin fishing line with fishing knots, for example, with a “clinch”. To prevent the structure from stretching, waterproof glue is used.
What kind of fish can you catch with a tyrant?
The tyrant is an exclusively predatory tackle, but sometimes peaceful species react to it with pleasure. It is designed for catching schooling fish both in the sea and in fresh water bodies. Similar fishing gear is used for fishing:
- mackerel;
- mackerel;
- Black Sea herring;
- Don herring;
- Black Sea and Azov goby;
- smelt;
- saberfish, etc.
Often, when sea fishing, a bluefish, bonito, or even a katran can be caught on a hook. Naturally, different equipment and different bait are used for each type of fish.
Proper fishing with a tyrant from a boat
We’ll describe a little how to use tyrant on perch from a boat. For such fishing, it is convenient to use the services of an assistant to control the floating craft. Having arrived at the fishing spot, you need to prepare your gear. After preparation, holding the reel or rod with one hand, we begin the unwinding process with the other, smoothly lowering it into the water column.
As soon as the load reaches the bottom surface, the main line is pulled up, remaining in tension throughout the fishing. If you are fishing with several gears, we unwind them one by one. At the first bite, a hook is performed, and fishing continues without removing all the gear from the water. Tyrant is used in a similar way for herring in sea water.
To prevent fish from leaving, the rod is put aside, the fishing line is reeled in by hand, and the caught fish is removed from the hook. As you can see for yourself, the tyrant is a very simple tackle to make and use, which even an inexperienced angler can make and fish. If you select the right bait, fishing with a tyrant can be very effective.
Operating technique
The most exciting and interesting fishing for tyrants will be using a boat or boat, especially in the morning and evening hours. At this time of day, fish gather at a depth of 20-35 m throughout the entire water area, and during the day - in the range from 35 to 55 m and near underwater gorges.
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It is better to go sea fishing together. Before casting the gear, you need to study the direction of the current and wind: if it is from the shore, first fish shallow areas, and from the sea, start from the depths.
Having decided on the place of fishing, the vehicle is “anchored”, the lead weight is released and, unhooking the hooks one by one, the stake is immersed. After waiting until it is in the water, the tackle is taken by the rod or handle, and the main line, under the influence of gravity, begins to quickly unwind on its own. To insure against a sharp or unexpected bite, the handle is tied to the side (the rod is held in the hands).
The fishing technique consists of periodically twitching the tackle. The moment of bite is transmitted along the line with weak or strong jerks.
After the first twitch, there is no need to rush to remove the cord from the water; on the contrary, it is necessary to lower it even deeper. In this case, more than one fish will be able to catch on the free hooks.
They lift the tackle up slowly and straight to the bottom of the boat. By selecting the main line, you can see all the caught fish in the water. It is removed from the hooks one by one, but the bet itself is not completely removed. Also, do not hold the catch suspended, as it may come loose. Having removed all the fish, the undergrowth is again lowered into the water, after which the required length of the main line will also sink to the bottom.
We make equipment with our own hands
Before you start knitting a tyrant, you should carefully prepare, or rather, prepare all the necessary tools and materials.
Step-by-step process of making tyrant for horse mackerel:
- Attach the main line to the reel.
- An additional fishing line is attached with a carabiner.
- We knit 8-10 leashes at a certain distance from each other. For horse mackerel, this distance should be 25-30 cm.
- The bet ends with a blind loop, to which a load is tied, preferably cone-shaped, which can be made of lead. The weight of this element will depend on the fishing location and fishing tactics. For shallow water 100-200 grams, for deep water 300-400 grams.
- Attaching bait to hooks. This is the most painstaking and scrupulous process that requires a certain accuracy. To do this, you need to cut off the rough edge of the bird feather, but first you need to compare it with the hook, marking the place of the cut. The finished bait should be slightly longer than the hook (1.5-2 cm).
- Using a thread, tie the bait to the hook using suitable fishing knots.
A tyrant for mackerel tied in this way can be secured with glue or varnish that is resistant to water.
Every fisherman who has made such gear with his own hands can be sure that his fishing, or rather tyrant fishing, will be not only interesting, but also productive.
