Do-it-yourself makushatnik for carp: varieties, how to make it and where to find makushat?

What is a makushatnik?

Few fishermen like boring fishing, because only small fish are caught.
And you want to feel all the heaviness and activity of a large and agile fish. A makushatnik can make fishing much more interesting and active. It attracts with its simplicity and low cost. Fish hunting with it has been popular for many years. According to an old legend, once upon a time, during the Soviet era, several Soviet scientists arrived in China. There they watched for a long time how the locals caught fish. The fishing method for Soviet people seemed rather primitive, but very effective.

The principle was as follows : a piece of cake was taken, tied to a small stone and connected to a thin thread.
The whole assembly had a button attached to it. All this looked, of course, strange. But with such an unusual fishing rod, the Chinese people hunted carp, and without making any effort. The tackle was immersed in the water, and the other end was attached to the shore, and the Chinese went to work. When he returned, each time he took the fish off the tackle and went to feed his family. Our people lured this method to the USSR, where it quickly gained popularity.

Varieties of makushatniks

All makushatniks have a common principle of action - “hickey”, where the fish confuses the hook, which is located in the cake, with garbage and directs it back through the gills.
The number of hooks, the type of top , its method of fastening and the type of load are the main differences between the gear:

A rod with a lead weight in the shape of a horseshoe , the tip is attached with a loop that tightens itself. This loop is threaded through the pulp beam. The hook is attached to the tackle using the fastener of the leader material. In such gear it is easy to change the hook or add a few more leashes.
Tackle with a lead weight in the shape of a heart , the top is attached with a loop that tightens itself. The cake is shaped like a cylinder and a loop is wrapped around it. A leash with hooks is tied to the load with a simple knot. Replacing the hook when necessary is quite difficult and time-consuming. In areas with fast flows, this gear is not used.
The third type of tackle is considered the most popular, as it is based on a flat square lead sinker with a side . The thrust board protects the cake from crumbling in case of collisions with anything in the water. Also, the flat shape of the load allows it to always be above the bottom. The crown is tightened with a loop with a ring. Hooks are inserted into the holes made.
Tackle of a combined design , which is supplemented with a feeder where complementary foods are placed. This type of gear attracts carp the most.

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The essence of the fishing method

Today, button fishing has a different name - makushatnik. The button, naturally, was replaced by a hook. This device is a rather heavy weight with a latch or elastic band that holds the “makuha” - seed cake - on the load. Several leashes with hooks are attached to the load and stuck into the cake.

Fishing on top is as follows:

The makushatnik is thrown into the water
Sunflower, hemp or flax (cake) begins to swell in water and attract fish with its aroma.
The fish, absorbing the swollen food, grabs the hook accordingly.
If the leashes with hooks are long enough, then the fish tries to throw the hook through the gills, which it succeeds in doing. If the leash is short, then the hook cannot be thrown out, so the fish’s lip is pierced.

After casting the top, you should not wait for an instant bite, since the process of soaking and stratification of the food is quite long.
If the line tightens sharply and the reel clicks, it means a bite has occurred; it is impossible not to notice it.
You need to hook the fish instantly and sharply, since a large trophy has very dense tissue on its lips.

Top system

The principle of operation of the makushatnik tackle is that the top, which is tied, falls to the bottom of the reservoir and gradually gets wet. As a result, small particles begin to blur, which attract underwater inhabitants.

The makha also gives off an interesting smell of roasted sunflower. Since fish have a good sense of smell, this is also an excellent factor for successful fishing.

After the joyful fish discovers the pieces of tackle, it begins to slowly suck them in and the hook gets into its mouth with them.

The time it takes for the fish to start biting is determined mainly by the quality of the top and how well it is compressed.

The rate at which the food breaks down into pieces is also important. Sometimes it happens that a fish gets hooked within 5 minutes, but this happens extremely rarely when a fisherman throws the tackle right under its nose.

However, most often this procedure takes more than 10 minutes. Therefore, anglers usually fish with several fishing rods at once, which are equipped with top rods.

Main types of equipment

Before making a makushchatnik, you need to decide on the choice of equipment that will be used. It comes in two types :

With sliding weight
With fixed load.

Sliding weight

You must have:

A flat weight with a through hole . A weight shaped like a swallow's tail is suitable. If you are making gear for river fishing, then you need to take a load in the shape of a washer. Cargo weight – 30-50 g.
Clasp . The principle of operation of the fastener is to secure the hooks next to the pulp. The fastener can be replaced with wire.
Leash with hooks . The length of the leash is approximately 15 cm.
Makukha . Approximate size – 3*5 cm.
Swivel . It must snap into place and withstand a load of up to 10 kg. The swivel is attached to the loop.

Assembly is carried out as follows:

A short piece of fishing line is passed through the lead,
At the end of this fishing line, either a loop or a knot is made,
Hooks are attached to a knot or loop.
A swivel is attached to the other end of the fishing line, which, in turn, is attached to the main fishing line.

Fixed load

A rectangular load weighing from 30 to 150 grams is taken One hole is drilled in it on each side.
is attached to one hole .
Leashes with hooks are attached to the other three holes . Leashes should be approximately 7-8 cm long.
The top is attached to the load using an elastic band or a bolt .

How to make a makushatnik for carp with your own hands: instructions

For catching carp on the top, tackle is considered ideal if it consists of:

Feeder type rods from three to five meters long;
A reel for carp fishing is usually a spinning reel 3500-4000, which is equipped with a brake and a baitrunner.
Fishing line , the thickness of which is 0.35-0.45 mm, length - from 150 m. The thickness of the monofilament is selected based on the severity of the catch. For carp weighing up to five kilograms, a fishing line with a thickness of 0.35 mm is suitable.

The design of the gear is quite simple and you do not need to have any specific knowledge or skills to make it. To create the most common gear you will need:

Fishing line.
Cargo.
Nylon thread.

Manufacturing procedure:

First you need to insert the fishing line into the sinker and tie a loop with a diameter of 0.4 mm. Next you will need to tie the main line to it.
The hooks are attached to the fishing line , or more precisely, to its end, and the knot is hidden under the heat-shrinkable tube.
The stopper is installed on the leash on the other side of the sinker.
is placed in the empty space between the sinker and the leash . You need to make sure that it holds firmly and does not fall out.
The hooks are hidden in the cake, the fishing line with leashes is fixed with beads . It should be taut.

Types of makushatniks

It’s no secret that every fisherman adjusts the gear “to suit himself”, introducing something new into it, and this fully applies to the makushatnik. There are many varieties of this device, but the main group includes four types. Let's look at a few of them:

Makushatnik with latch (clip)

This type of installation is quite common, and, as the name suggests, it has a latch (another name for a clip). In some regions, it is problematic to buy this equipment, but if you have wire, pliers, and round nose pliers on hand, then making it yourself will not pose any problems.

The clamp has three tasks:

hold the top of the rig on the rig, while pressing its sinker. Even when the briquette has dissolved by more than half, the latch will still hold it;
Fishing hooks are tied to the latch;
helps to hold the locking knot.

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Advantages: this type of hook is simple, you can replace the briquette (cake) very quickly and without any problems.

However, there are also disadvantages:

The kit must include a clip (latch), but it is not sold everywhere.
A through mounting hole must be made in the crown cube. The purchased cake already contains it, but if you have to prepare the briquettes yourself, you will also have to drill them.

Equipment-mushchatnik with noose (loop)

This option is popular with many anglers. Its advantages include the simplicity of the design due to the absence of additional parts, for example, a clamp.

How to choose makukha and where to find it?

The pressed type can be found at the market or in a fishing store. They are usually sold in a round, sheet-like form. It is important that it is fresh. Freshness can be determined by taste and smell. The taste will be sweetish and the smell will be like halva. A fresh product should not have any bitterness.

The flour comes in different consistencies:

Soft.
Average.
Solid.

The harder it is, the longer it will swell in water.
Its softening is also affected by the temperature of the water and the speed of its flow. It is advisable to use soft fluff in stagnant waters. In the warm season, it softens in a few hours, and in cloudy weather - within 3-5 hours.

If the top is round in shape, then bars of the required shape and size can be prepared from it.

To make it give off more aroma, you can put it in sunflower oil before assembling the gear.

What is the best time to fish?

In principle, the makushchat tackle works well throughout the daylight hours. It is better to skip the evening and morning hours. There will be no result, because at this time the fish swims to the upper layers of the water, and the top of the head is at the bottom. On hot days, representatives of cyprinids escape from the sun in the lower layers of the reservoir, where they end up on the top of the tree. However, this is more about “small things”.

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Daytime use of makushatniks will not cause much trouble. As for night hunting, there are some subtleties here. Experienced fishermen say that in the evening, after 10 p.m., carp and carp come very close to the shore, hoping to find food for themselves. And since visibility on the reservoir at night is almost zero, fish follow the scent. Makukha is very aromatic; in the water the smell of its components spreads very far, thereby luring large fish.

Carp fishing technique

Before you start fishing for carp, you need to feed the fishing area well . Pearl barley, corn and other crops are used as bait. This bait perfectly attracts carp, but small fish have no effect on it. To attract fish more, you can add a few drops of oil before baiting.
The tackle with the top is thrown. After some time, the top becomes softer and begins to limp. By this time, the smell of sunflower has spread quite far. Carp sucks the cake. This is noticeable by frequent bites. In order not to spook the fish, you do not need to touch the rod at this moment.
When the end of the fishing rod begins to swing, you need to be ready to hook. Just a few seconds later the line begins to unwind from the reel. If this happens, it means that the carp has captured the hook.
It is necessary to pull the fish out of the water very carefully and without sudden actions.