On a large river, catching bream with a can from a boat (slipping) is more comfortable and effective in the current than using standard donks with springs, especially on choppy waves. Light tackle gets blown away and twitches in the wind. In such conditions, special side donks with large feeders and heavy loading work better. Spinning casting is not required - the tackle is lowered under the boat by hand. In this article we will look at what fishing with a can from a boat is and how to mount such gear.
Sheer donk from a boat
In the current, fishing for bream from a boat with bank tackle is a healthy alternative to conventional spinning donks. A heavier load and no need to mount long rods in the boat makes it easier to manage the gear. Bream likes to approach a fairly massive feeding table. The can holds much more bait, and besides, fishing is usually carried out with several tackles lowered from the side. In the current below the boat, a powerful trail of rushing food particles is created, to which fish approach - bream, silver bream, blue bream, any river whitefish. But this method works better for bream, since the feeding is voluminous and constant.
Tackle ring diagram
Fishing with a can is similar in principle to fishing with a ring - the equipment also has a volumetric feeder, and the leashes are pulled downstream by the flow. The bream rises along the feed stream and finds the bait on the hook. The egg rig is a continuation of the development of the ring. Instead of a lead ring running pivotally along the cable, two weights on a wire are used. When a large fish bites, this device flies off the feeder cable, and fishing takes place without the working equipment coming into contact with the feed. Read more about side donks.
Inline access scheme
Inline principle
Advantages and disadvantages of the jar fishing technique
Fishing with a can also has its pros and cons. Not all fishermen like and use this technique, because they consider it pointless and ineffective. For example, you may simply not notice that a fish has swam into your jar, it will swim away from there and leave you with nothing. Therefore, this technology requires increased attention and patience.
The advantages of fishing with a jar are that it is very simple and accessible. Every person has all the available materials needed to make gear at home, especially plastic bottles.
The only difficulty may be that you need to carefully tie the bottle so that it becomes in the desired position. Also make sure that all the bait is not quickly washed out of the bottle and always replenish its reserves.
Once you understand the intricacies of jar fishing, you can safely take plastic bottles and go fishing. There are many varieties of this type of fishing, but it is best to fish from a boat, so you can catch some really good and big bream. Fishing with a can from a boat will definitely bear fruit if you select all the gear correctly and get out to a good place where a lot of trophy fish live.
Bank for bream (submission)
A can for catching bream is essentially a bottom bottom, in which the feeder is located on the main line according to the inline sliding principle. This is the ancestor of the ring and egg rig. In this form, the tackle is thrown in and taken out along with the feeder. On the ring and eggs, the equipment is thrown in and selected separately, sliding along the feeder cable, and the heavy feeder itself is not taken out (only occasionally, to replenish food). A jar is a space in which the feeder itself is made from the appropriate container. The most commonly used are coffee cans, but there may be others. Any jars with a volume of 300-500 milliliters will do. Read more about catching.
The bank donk is something average in caliber between ordinary donks with a spring and a ring. The bottoms have light weights that allow you to cast the rig with a fishing rod. The can is larger and heavier; it is lowered into the water by hand or with a rod without casting, just into the water from the side. The ring and eggs contain even more massive feeders, into which kilograms of food are stuffed. Therefore, they are installed for a long time. Each time the bank tackle is pulled out along with the feed, which is filled with bait. The principle is the same as in a regular spring, only the volume is much larger. And this is just good for luring bream.
Inline feeder diagram
The bait is filled into the jar, the consistency of which is selected individually depending on the strength of the current, the number and diameter of the holes in the feeder. It is necessary to achieve such a ratio of the holes in the jars, the stickiness of the food and the strength of the current so that the bait is completely washed out in about 30-40 minutes. The bait is prepared depending on the preferences of the bream in a given reservoir. It can be porridge, store-bought mixtures - it doesn’t matter. Traditionally, jar makers mix millet or pea porridge with dry mixtures, ground cake, and breadcrumbs. Read more about proper bait for bream.
Principles of can fishing
The principle of fishing is generally the same. Take an ordinary plastic bottle or jar of any size and the process itself takes place. But the principles may vary depending on what kind of fish you want to catch with the can.
- To catch live bait or just small fish, a regular liter container is enough for you. Make a hole in the bottle cap and tie a rope for bait to the bottom of the bottle. Place any bait on it, such as bread or corn, and then wait for the fish to swim inside. You can also control the can from the shore if it is visible from the water.
- The principle changes slightly if you catch bream using a can. Take a large bottle, five or six liters. Then place a piece of lead or any other weighting agent at the bottom of the bottle so that it stays in the water column. Fill the container with any bait that will be washed out by the current and attract bream or ide.
- When catching catfish, the technology becomes more complicated. Tie a fishing line with a hook and sinker to a large bottle. Place live bait or several worms on the hook, and then lower it into the pond where the catfish live. If a predator is caught on your tackle, the jar will begin to float across the entire surface of the reservoir. You can also use several of these gears.
Attention! Please note that glass containers can break, so it is best to use plastic bottles and other containers.
Can design
Any solution will do - a metal can, a coupling from a plumbing pipe with two plugs, plastic jars of the required volume (up to 0.5 kg of bait - otherwise it will be difficult to lift the tackle). No need for a larger one. Larger containers are suitable for rings or eggs. The weight of the feeder from a can is attached to the fishing line in a sliding version. The main line should pass through the feeder structure freely. A swivel or ring with a bumper bead is tied from below - the usual inline principle, as in a bottom spring. A line passing system can be made in any way - anglers try as hard as they can:
- Punch holes in the center of the bottom and lid, process them so as not to injure the fishing line. You can pass a plastic tube through the holes - even better.
- Attach wire rings to the outer surface and pass the fishing line through them.
- Attach the anti-twist tube to the cormak.
The lid must open so that you can fill it with food. At the same time, the lid should not open on its own so that the bait does not spill out in vain. A sinker is attached to the can, usually 100-300 grams, depending on the current. You can rivet it directly to the jar, put it inside, or tie it to the outside in any reliable way. The weight of the load is selected so that after immersion the feeder lies on the bottom, but not tightly, but with some effort it rises and moves a little further. This is necessary to fish with a can according to the rolling principle, launching the tackle further from the boat - bream is sometimes afraid to come close and stands lower in the stern stream, 10-20 meters away.
Tackle
The main line is regular strong monofilament 0.4-0.6 mm. You don't need a special fishing rod - simple reels will do. However, for ease of storage and fishing, it is better to mount the jar on the lower butt part with one elbow and a ring of a Chinese telescopic bottom fishing rod, or on the side bottom. The lower part of any broken spinning rod will do. You can fish like a fishing rod, if its power allows you to reel in a bulky can. If there are small reels, we select and lower the tackle by hand.
At the top of the fishing rod we mount a long elastic nod with a bell. Firstly, it will serve as a bite alarm. Secondly, its up-and-down movements on the wave when rocking compensate for the difference in distance, and the can, even with strong rocking, stands securely on the bottom without rising. The nods sway in time with the wave, and a failure in these identical movements means a bite. You can also place the can rig on a wire reel with a nod - the main thing is to securely attach the entire structure to the boat.
Where and for what fish is it used?
Each type of gear must be used in certain conditions of the reservoir. Only then can you achieve your goal and catch the desired fish.
- Catching small fish with a can is best done in small rivers or in shallow coastal areas of ponds or lakes. It is in such places that such representatives of the ichthyofauna live as bleak, gudgeon, minnow, perch, roach, and crucian carp. In addition, at a shallow depth, you can notice what is happening inside the jar and promptly remove the prey from the water.
Photo 1. Small top from a plastic jar.
- If you need a can for catching bream from a boat, then the best option would be fishing on a medium and large river. Only during the current will the food be slowly washed out of the feeder, forming an attractive trail. Not only bream, but also roach, silver bream, and ide can be suitable for it. Species diversity will depend on the correct preparation of bait. It should be viscous and heavy enough to form a feeding path on the bottom without attracting hordes of bleak and perch.
- Catching catfish using can tackle is most often carried out in large reservoirs. Since this predator comes out of pits to feed, jars are installed at the entrances and exits of deep pools, as well as next to snags or thickets of grass. In addition to catfish, you can catch pike, pike-perch and perch with this tackle. If instead of live bait you attach peas, corn or boilies, then a large carp may also be hooked.
Photo 2. Equipment for a catfish can.
Rigging a can for bream
The equipment of the can is exactly the same as for any access or winter drain. This is the same approach in inline equipment. You can attach short leashes or a rocker to the lower swivel if the fish is not afraid to approach the boat. A can with short leads can also be used in still water if the fish does not mind coming so close to the boat.
However, initially the passes were designed for fishing in the current, mainly for bream. And this fish often does not rise up the feed stream close to the feeder. Therefore, long tails with leashes are used. In still water, such equipment is difficult to cast correctly - the tail is not stretched by the current and sinks directly onto the stern under the boat. During the current, the tail with leashes descends into the water, after pulling it out, the cormak is carefully immersed.
The tail is a piece of 0.3 mm monofilament; leashes are tied on it using any branch knots or on swivels (if the current is able to straighten the tail with pieces of metal in it).
Leashes are made from fishing line 0.12-0.3 mm. The diameter is selected based on the activity of the fish and its size. Thick leashes are more reliable, but bream do not always take them. The general equipment is quite rough, so thin leaders may not support large fish. And in rivers, such gear, in addition to bream, can attract large ide, chub, carp or catfish. Between the end swivel and the leash, you can make an insert from several pieces of feedergam or rubber band (more details in the video). In this option, you can put thinner leashes on the jar - this technique significantly increases the number of bites.
Rubber insert
It turns out that the leashes with hooks are pulled further downstream from the feeder by the flow. Usually the length of the tail is up to 3 meters, the number of leashes is 3 or more. In a strong current, a shot is attached to the tip of the tail so that the equipment lies on the bottom and does not dangle. In terms of its operating technique, this rig is similar to a helicopter rig, in which a blade is attached to the end of the tail. In this form, the tail does not lie on the bottom, but wobbles in the stream along with the hooks. The helicopter is excellent at catching sabrefish, bluegill and bream, which bite not from the bottom, but in the depths.
The technique of fishing with a can is choosing the fishing distance, that is, the length of the tail. You can also move the can downwards, fishing the feeding area downstream. This is often necessary, especially when fishing for large, wary bream. To shift, the can is raised from the bottom so that the current carries it along with the equipment a little further. And so on several times, step by step, until the area where the bream bites is found. After finding the distance, you can begin to reduce the distance by one step with each cast, as if luring the fish closer.
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"Koltsovka"
Launching in a strong current - this is how you can characterize this powerful tackle with a massive feeder on a strong nylon cord, which serves as a halyard for dumping the actual sliding bottom to the feeder at the bottom. The sinker of this sliding donkey is also a massive lead ring through which the main fishing line of the donkey is passed. Using special latches or passages in the ring, the feeder cord is placed into this kind of sinker. And after this, a ring with a long undergrowth is lowered along a cord onto a feeder lying on the bottom. The effectiveness of this clever bait for bream is that the leashes with hooks and bait are located exactly in the stream washed out of the bait feeder. There was even one period in the history of Russian fishing when, due to its catchability, “ringing” was considered poaching gear and was prohibited. This ban has now been lifted.
A good alternative to a massive ring that tightly ties the feeder cord to the main line of the feeder are the so-called “eggs”. These are two metal balls on a spring wire that move freely along the cord. They replace the ring, like a sinker, and are a detachable element when landing fish. And this makes it much easier and safer for the tackle to lift large bream from the bottom. During the current, the blind connection of the ring with the main line of the line often causes the break of the leash or even the entire undergrowth of the line, the length of which can reach 3 meters. With the inevitable jerk during hooking, the “eggs” are unfastened from the cord and fishing for bream or other large fish occurs in a free mode, as when fishing for fish on a spinning rod or other tackle.
Other gear can be used from a boat in the current. Moreover, sometimes there is no other way out but to replace the “ring” with another bottom tackle. What is the reason for this often urgent need? After all, as we found out, “ringing” is a very effective and catchy tackle. It's all about the external fishing conditions, which can change dramatically due to a change in the operating mode of the Volga hydroelectric power station. That is, the current may completely disappear or weaken to the point that the three-meter undergrowth of the undergrowth will overflow around the cord of the feeder and cling to the feeder itself. A bream fishing can can be an excellent tackle in these new changed conditions. What kind of gear is this?
