Tactics for catching carp by hair: making your own tackle

Hair equipment - how it works

The feeding habits of carp individuals confirm the fish’s indiscriminateness in food - especially the carp is able to suck in without getting caught. However, the carp is afraid of the hook in the bait.

Interesting fact! Experiments were carried out by English sports fishermen when, in the 80s, they tied a hook and a bait slightly lower to a hair extending from it.

Thus, hair rigging has received a stable definition among fishermen around the world - carp fishing rigging, when the hook and bait are located at a certain distance from each other. The carp chases the bait, not paying attention to the metal located nearby. Since it periodically sucks in algae and branches near food, they perceive the hook as such an obstacle, not suspecting that it is a sharp hooking tool.

The habits of the carp are similar in this regard. He swallows the bait and sits on the hook tip under his lower lip. The main thing here is to make the hook in time and drive the hook harder into the soft tissues of the carp. In addition to the effectiveness of bites, when pulling out the hook, it does not damage the fish. Therefore, this is the favorite method of carp fishing for many athletes and amateurs.

With this method of fishing, on the advice of experienced fishermen, you should be prepared for:

Periodic hooking on vegetation in the pond;
The overlap of a too soft leash with the main line.

We invite you to look at the photo and evaluate which carp live on the Astrakhan peals.

Hair rig in feeder fishing

Despite some bias among anglers towards hair mounting, it should be used in the feeder. There is nothing complicated about this. Hair is also useful in a classic feeder - on paternosters, loops and other equipment. And in the flat method there is absolutely no way without hair equipment. In various videos you can see how athletes or carp anglers get busy using various specialized hair tackles, leashes, and needles. However, an amateur does not need all this.

Silicone ring, screw and needle on the hair

The advantage of hair equipment is reliable fixation of the nozzle. Special floating boilies are quite expensive. However, one ball can be enough for an entire fishing trip, so a jar of Pop-Ups will last the entire season. Even cheaper is to plant corn with foam balls. The hair holds the nozzle tightly and often remains in working order even after fishing. The bait on the hair easily withstands long-distance force casts from the feeder.

Another important advantage of the hair mounting of the feeder is the natural supply of the nozzle, not encumbered by the metal hook inside. This fact increases the number of bites from cautious fish. A carp or crucian carp can calmly try the hair bait - nothing bothers it. When he sucks it in, the rig will fly into the mouth following the bait, with the sting against the movement. And the fish will be caught on the feeder (in the case of a solid installation) or even in a sliding version. Further, during fishing, the sting penetrates even further into the tissues of the fish’s mouth, firmly holding it on the feeder equipment. Read more about the method equipment of the feeder.

In amateur fishing, you don’t have to bother with various store-bought hair preparations - with a silicone ring, a plastic needle, ready-made leashes and equipment. Hair installation is easy to do yourself, like an extension of the leash. The main thing is to keep the dimensions, that is, to make the correct length of the hair. The length depends on the size of the nozzle (more on this later). The equipment with hair is knitted immediately when making the feeder leash along with a boilie (pellet) of the required size - to set the correct length, and then the leash can be used repeatedly with a nozzle of the same size. Everything is knitted literally on the knee in a minute - a hook, a leash, a loop for attaching to the main feeder equipment and, in fact, a hair outlet. Next, we’ll look at how to make hair accessories for a feeder.

How to make hair tackle yourself

Basic installation is accompanied by a hook, basic mono or fluorocarbon line, braided or PVA thread for the leader, forend rings (rubber cambrics, silicone or heat shrink tubing), scissors, waterproof glue, mounting needle, stoppers and boilies or corn.

Catching carp with a hair requires the presence of an appropriate hook for a certain size of carp. This rig should have a powerful, high-quality hook that will self-hook the prey. High-quality hooks undergo chemical sharpening. If we fish a littered rocky bottom, the tip should be concave inward. We choose hooks without a barb to increase the efficiency of hooking.

Attention! It is better to use a banana-shaped hook with a long point to hold a large carp.

The bait is fed with a fishing line, which determines the casting distance and accuracy. Nylon monofilament or fluorocarbon fishing line is an excellent option for catching carp with a hairline leader. Fishermen also use braided line, but since it practically does not stretch, the likelihood of breaks during the fishing process increases. For large carp, it is better to choose a shock-absorbing and load-softening fishing line.

Advice! The most preferred option is fluorocarbon line. It sinks quickly, creates casting accuracy and does not create a sail effect in the wind.

For hair, we choose the thinnest and at the same time high-strength fishing line. Interestingly, some experienced fishermen use simple sewing thread. The hair equipment should be flexible and elastic. A high-quality hook is achieved by using the correct length of hair so that the hook does not move towards the lower lip and fly out of the mouth. The softer the material of the leash, the more comfortable the carp feels; for this there is leadcore, which acts as a soft lead core.

Advice! To avoid tangling, we use a special gel - we coat the main fishing line and the hair leash with it. The rigidity of the hair increases and dissolves in the pond minutes after casting.

Since long casts increase the load on the equipment several times, we cannot do without cambrics and rings on the forend. The tube also acts as an alternative to lubricant gel against line overlap. With a cambric, the bait will lie on the bottom and increase the likelihood of a carp biting.

About the hair rig for bream

This article will talk about hair rigs for catching bream. In general, there is quite a large number of rigs for catching bream, one might say huge. I know only a few of them, it’s quite difficult to know them all, much less try them out, that is, in fishing, so I’ll tell you about the ones I know.

In general, in something like fishing there is always room for experimentation. It is always necessary to try something new, something unexplored, so to speak. But you shouldn’t neglect someone’s advice and experience. Although every fisherman has his own secrets that he probably won’t share.

Well, let's get started. Once upon a time I read somewhere about this method of connecting a bait with a hook. I think if you have never tried this method, then try it for fun. Very often the fish will abandon the bait, even if it liked it, when it feels the hook or line.

Especially when it comes to trophy specimens. After all, think about how long it takes for a fish to grow, a bream you caught weighing a couple of kilograms, the age of which, depending on the reservoir, of course, can reach up to 10 years. During this time, he was not eaten by predators, nor was he caught by humans. It is possible, of course, that he and you were very lucky.

I hope that he lived so many years that you caught him, but I think that this is not entirely true. The bream that was able to grow to such a size was very cunning and careful. You are the fisherman who was able to catch him, almost a sensei in fishing. And you don’t have to visit this resource (just kidding, of course).

So there is a method in which the bait, for example a worm, is not strung on a hook, but is tied in a cunning way with a fishing line. The line should be as thin as possible.

The bait is strung on a fishing line , which is attached to the hook. A loop is made at the end of the fishing line into which something like a stopper is inserted. This is done so that the bait does not slip off the fishing line.

You should also install a cambric on the hook . Moreover, the eye of the hook should be in the middle of the cambric. All these manipulations are necessary so that the bait is in the same position from the hook. The bait is located about one and a half centimeters from the hook. The length of the leash is no more than three centimeters.

On the one hand, this is not the usual way of positioning the bait . It may seem that the fish will not catch the hook, but will eat the bait. But that's not true. If the bream likes the bait, it will swallow it with the hook. When tasting the bait, the bream most likely will not notice the catch.

When the bream feels the line or hook, it will be too late. The fish, having made a sharp movement to the side, will most likely be hooked very securely on the hook.

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Features of catching carp with hair on corn

Since carp is considered an omnivorous fish, in addition to boilies, corn is common as bait. You can purchase a canned product and fix it on your hair. An interesting Chinese bait is artificial corn, which imitates a sweet smell if dipped into an attractant before casting.

Some anglers have adapted to fishing with “drunk” fermented corn. Thanks to its specific smell, it covers a large radius. When corn ferments, it loses its qualities as a rich product, as a result of which the carp remains hungry and continues to peck. This bait is made as follows:

Fill 1/3 of the container with steamed corn.
Fill with water 2 times more than the filled product.
Add yeast or two tablespoons of sugar to speed up the process to a 3 liter container.
Cover tightly with a lid and leave in a dark place for several days.

The resulting liquid during the fermentation process is perfect for wetting bait or bait. The readiness of the nozzle is determined by a specific pungent odor. Since the fermentation process begins after approximately 3 days, you should wait a week for the product to be completely ready. Drain off some of the water when ready.

Dependence of the leash on the nozzle

When casting, a small boilie is more likely to overlap around the main line. Larger attachments practically do not overlap, which allows you to use softer leads.

They have a number of advantages:

a soft leash at the bottom will be less noticeable, as it will “bypass” all the features of the relief. When using a hard leader, an extra stone or branch can lift the entire rig above the bottom, forcing the fish to be extra wary;
The soft leash has greater mobility, which provides the hook with a greater degree of freedom and the correct position for effectively hooking the lower lip of the carp.

If you follow the above instructions, the stiffness of the leash must be selected based on the size of the nozzle.

It would be useful to use conical anti-twisters, which significantly reduce the chances of overlap. However, the hair rig on carp allows some liberties; there are useful little things that allow you to deviate from the rules.

A PVA candy attached to a hook with boilies or pellets immediately turns the bait into a “large” one. This feature is often used by many sports fishermen. A knitted combination leash made of hard and soft material has all the advantages of both.

The smaller the nozzle, the stiffer the leader material should be.

Tips for catching carp with a hair rig

Sudden changes in climate or atmospheric pressure are not comfortable for carp. If you use store-bought corn, you should not add too much of the product to the complementary food, as the carp will get enough and go into the pits. In the fall, it is better to alternate corn with animal bait - make a sandwich. When fishing with corn, you should re-cast no more than half an hour after casting.

Wild carp first carefully approaches the bait, then takes a closer look and only then attacks the rig.

Advantages and disadvantages of hair rigging

When using any hair equipment, there are positive and negative sides.

Advantages

Easy to produce.
Possibility to make it yourself.
When fishing, it helps to achieve maximum catch.
Available materials.
To make the equipment, all the substances you need can be bought in the store.
The equipment is a reliable design.
Compared to other types, it is in a more advantageous place.
This type of equipment is safe.

Flaws

Prone to overlaps.
If there is a large amount of algae in the reservoir, then the likelihood of snagging increases.
Not a very big catch if everything is installed incorrectly.

Material

The rigid part can be made of braided and monofilament leader material. In this case, fluorocarbon is used as a monofilament. It has the same degree of refraction as water, making it practically invisible.

Relatively recently developed stripped skinline materials allow you to combine the advantages of a hard and soft leash. It is a soft leash covered with a hard or semi-hard shell.

To easily remove the shell, you will need a special tool, which is offered by many well-known brands.

Usually, only the part that goes directly to the hair, the hook and a small section after the hook is freed from the shell. The length is determined depending on the fishing conditions. As a rule, this is 1-2 cm.