No self-respecting fisherman will miss the opportunity to get acquainted and further practical use of this interesting method of equipment. Such a tempting and mysterious abbreviation attracts the fisherman with its sound and inspires him with hope for solid catches, which, by the way, are not empty words that have a real basis.
Of course, not everyone who tries the equipment in action later becomes its ardent fan. But everyone will agree that a bombard for fishing is a spectacular and effective element. And this is not a tribute to fashion, but a modern approach, where there is a reason to use productive and progressive equipment.
What is a bombard?
Fishing with a bombard is a type of equipment that allows you to catch a variety of fish, the main element of which is a float in the form of a miniature egg, strung along its axis on a small diameter tube. The main role of this float is to ensure the casting range of small bait, as well as control the level of depth of the thrown bait during the process of retrieving it.
For general development and to exclude double assessments, I can say with confidence that the name of the bombard float, which has become more familiar to us, is quite identical to the word sbirulino. Therefore, there is no need to look for differences in equipment, since it is absolutely the same equipment. This float is made of dense plastic and its colors can vary from transparent specimens to options with exotic colors, for example, acidic or black with a metallic tint.
Posting options
There can be several ways to feed a fast-sinking bombard. The main thing is a banal uniform wiring with a slow monotonous reeling of the fishing line. The equipment is thrown to a given point, immersed to the bottom and driven 20–30 cm above it.
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The second wiring option is stepped feed. The bombard is carried out like a jig bait. First, it is immersed to the bottom. Then, with a few quick turns of the coil, it lifts up. This is followed by a pause, during which the rig slowly moves downwards. The bulk of bites occur during the free fall phase, less often the fish takes on the rise.
The described animation technique shows the best results in cold water, when the predator is passive. Slowly gliding bait provokes apathetic fish well, awakening its appetite. Often this is the only way to provoke a bite.
When using streamers and fly fishing flies, wiring with jerk elements shows good results. The fisherman lowers the equipment to the bottom, but does not allow it to touch him. Feeding is carried out 10–30 cm from the bottom. It is a series of short jerks with minimal pauses. This technique is most relevant when fishing for asp and perch. Suitable for pike perch, sabrefish, grayling and other underwater inhabitants when they feed in the lower layers.
When fishing with bombards, special telescopic or plug rods are used that are longer than spinning rods, from three to five meters in length. This is due to the fact that the leash in the rig is often very long. Unlike spinning rods, fishing rods are much softer and lighter, and are equipped with a large number (11–15) of rings. These rods are characterized by a parabolic action and a sensitive tip.
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When fishing with bombards, special telescopic or plug rods are used that are longer than spinning rods, from three to five meters in length. This is due to the fact that the leash in the rig is often very long. Unlike spinning rods, fishing rods are much softer and lighter, and are equipped with a large number (11–15) of rings. These rods are characterized by a parabolic action and a sensitive tip.
The parabolic action ensures smooth casting and contributes to a long casting range, soft and sensitive movement of the bait, and allows you to successfully catch large fish using thin fishing lines. The thin and very flexible tip helps to instantly detect the bite of even cautious and indecisive fish, and you need to respond to it with an immediate hook.
If you don’t have such a special rod, you can find a suitable one from Bologna or match rods. If it is inconvenient for an angler to work with a long rod (for example, when fishing from under overhanging branches), you can successfully use a regular spinning rod. The choice of rod length depends, first of all, on the body of water, as well as on the weight of the bombard.
At sea, rods 4.5 meters long with 20-70 grams of dough and a stable, sensitive tip are usually used. On small bodies of water, the rod is selected to be of shorter length and lighter class. It should be convenient for fishing with a long leash with light baits, and also allow you to cast the equipment normally.
(based on materials from the Internet)
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When fishing with bombards, special telescopic or plug rods are used that are longer than spinning rods, from three to five meters in length. This is due to the fact that the leash in the rig is often very long. Unlike spinning rods, fishing rods are much softer and lighter, and are equipped with a large number (11–15) of rings. These rods are characterized by a parabolic action and a sensitive tip.
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I couldn’t find these special rods on the Ukrainian market, but do we have them in stock in our stores?
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But never forget that fishing in a place accessible to everyone can also be made surprisingly interesting and exciting. If you think you know absolutely everything about the place and the fish you've been catching for years, then think again.
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I really want to develop the topic of fishing accessible to everyone. It is probably much easier to get into wild places where there is no fishing pressure, and show off your fishing skills there. Long-distance expeditions, long-hour helicopter flights are very cool and if you have the opportunity to participate in this, then be sure to participate.
But never forget that fishing in a place accessible to everyone can also be made surprisingly interesting and exciting. If you think you know absolutely everything about the place and the fish you've been catching for years, then think again.
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Try it and go for it!
At different times of the year you can catch different fish with bombards, the season is not the same. Therefore, it is impossible to paint a graph for fish species here. You need to know that before dark, predators approach the shore and fishing here becomes more successful at this time of day. Try, experiment, look for something new, your own - your efforts will definitely be rewarded! Good luck to you, my dear readers!
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Good day to all!
Does anyone have experience in fishing with a bombard with a fly in our area, namely in the Neva? This method seemed interesting to me, so I bought several bombards of different weights on sale, and today the flies I ordered on eBay arrived. But somehow I couldn’t find any information on fishing with a bombard + fly in the Neva.
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Good day to all!
Does anyone have experience in fishing with a bombard with a fly in our area, namely in the Neva? This method seemed interesting to me, so I bought several bombards of different weights on sale, and today the flies I ordered on eBay arrived. But somehow I couldn’t find any information on fishing with a bombard + fly in the Neva.
DonArchibaldos
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Mostly - the process (what kind of wiring and in what layers to conduct, what weight of bombard to choose, sinking/floating bombard).
tamil
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That year I tried fishing with bambards. I liked the floating one, which is filled with water. And slowly sinking. I got a good bite of sabrefish on it. This fish stays 1.5 meters from the bottom. I attached the bait to a worm hook. Using a feeder, I threw bait with the addition of coconut shavings into the fishing area. This year I will continue to fish with it.
One of the videos on the bamyard. And there is a lot of information about bambarda on YouTube.
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Where the asphalt comes into the water there are no fish and for a long time.
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Good day to all!
Does anyone have experience in fishing with a bombard with a fly in our area, namely in the Neva? This method seemed interesting to me, so I bought several bombards of different weights on sale, and today the flies I ordered on eBay arrived. But somehow I couldn’t find any information on fishing with a bombard + fly in the Neva.
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I went on reconnaissance to Staraya Ladoga on the Volkhov with a friend. A friend caught a fly/beetle with neutral sbirulino. Spinning 3.5 m. From the shore. It was the first time I saw such tackle.
During an hour of reconnaissance, a friend got 1 small asp, 300 grams (released). Another one was caught almost under the feet of the bridge, it looked to be about 1.5 kg, but in the absence of a landing net it was not possible to take it - it fell off.
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The tackle is interesting, because... makes it possible, as I understand it, to play with the depths with a light bait + it is not so striking to such a cautious fish as an asp.
I also bought it and will train casting in Finland
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Vadim, what length of spin did you use?
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Thanks for the comprehensive answer!
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However, today the bombard is most often used by workers of the blue Neva for fishing:
What are the types
If there is no need to talk much about the shape of the float, since in this equipment it is uniform and varies only in the size of its ratio, then there are significant differences in the floating properties and loads on which, in essence, the methods of fishing with a bombard are based.
So: according to buoyancy, floats are divided into floating - intended for fishing on the surface of the water, slowly sinking - this type allows you to fish at a certain depth level, and quickly sinking - with which you can quickly deepen a tiny-sized bait and hold it at the very bottom.
The design of the loading float may also differ. There are two main types of loading sbirulino. The first method is a stationary loading, so to speak, a factory setting that cannot be changed. The second type of float is with an empty chamber, which by filling it with water, you can achieve the load required for the fishing conditions. As can be seen from the above-described nuances in the structure of this device, you can have quite wide possibilities for using equipment for bombard fishing in a variety of fishing conditions. Well, the more opportunities a fisherman has, the more successful and higher the catches, which is a sin not to take advantage of.
Rod selection
As with any other common type of fishing, there is specialized equipment for their conditions. In nature, fishing gear also includes a bombard rod. Manufacturers of gear endow it with certain qualities that provide comfort and reliability when fishing with a bombard. In general, such a rod can be described as a soft rod of parabolic action, measuring from three to six meters with a test in the range of 25–60 grams.
But these characteristics of the gear do not mean that its other technical potential cannot be used with a float. A spinning rod for a slow action bombard is an ideal example of this. The telescopic rods of the above test frames can also serve as an excellent example. Match gear adapted for sbirulino also sufficiently provides the possibilities for this fishing method.
Features of fishing on the river
Fishing with a bombard on the current is carried out in two ways - rafting along the river and rafting with the current.
In the first case, we throw the tackle at an angle of no more than 45 degrees upstream. If you cast the tackle higher, you may lose control of the bait and miss the hook. The tackle is floated downstream until it passes an angle of 90 degrees. With each subsequent cast, we increase its range, capturing a wide fishing sector.
Let's move on to the interesting second method of fishing with a bombard in the current. We cast the bait upstream, and as soon as it reaches the surface of the water, we begin to quickly reel in the line. The fly should swim no faster than the river flow. However, high-speed retrieves can excite a boring predator.
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Bombard equipment
Bombard fishing tackle has its own classic rigging algorithm, which varies by replacing the floats, the length of the leashes and the type of bait. The classic is to equip the tackle with a medium-sized spinning reel with a friction gear designed for spinning fishing for predatory fish. The reel is equipped with monofilament or braided cord, depending on who you like, because this factor will not have a decisive significance on the quality of fishing with a slow rod action, with a thickness of 0.2 to 0.3 mm and a volume of at least one hundred meters. A bombard is strung on a cord. Its movement up the line is limited by a stopper. A meter and a half, or even a meter, is quite a sufficient distance.
Next, a block of swivels is tied to the fishing line; three or five in a row completely satisfy the conditions that prevent the main thread from twisting. It is mandatory to place a damper bead made of strong material in front of the knot. The float, with each cast, will necessarily and with considerable effort repulse its inertial mass from it. At the end of the swivel block, the installation ends with a clasp to which leashes with baits will be attached.
Important! Various types of baits can serve as bait, ranging from animals to a variety of artificial ones.
Depending on the type of fish, worms, maggots, pearl barley, mastyrka are used, and, of course, wobblers, spinners of various designs, and artificial flies are an integral part of this bombard fishing subculture.
Fishing with a bombard fly involves the use of floating floats. Chub, rudd and saberfish become the main objects of hunting with such equipment. Bombard fishing for asp, perch, trout, bream and pike requires the use of slowly sinking floats. Fast-sinking representatives of the bombarda are used for catching bottom fish, such as catfish and, to a greater extent, pike perch.
Important! The length of the leash depends on the timidity and caution of the fish.
Pike are not afraid of the float and even make attacks when it moves, so when catching it, a thin metal leash of 30 cm will be enough. Often, focusing purely on pike fishing, anglers additionally equip the bombard itself with a suspended tee, and not without success. Wary and suspicious trout need leashes of one and a half meters, which is why six-meter rods are not uncommon in bombard fishing, because it is in principle impossible to cast such long rigs with a shorter rod.
Bombard installation
Models of equipment with a bombard are assembled in the following order:
- The cord from the reel is threaded through the rings of the rod into a tube of sbirulino.
- Next you need a special rubber bead that will protect the assembly on the swivel from damage.
- After the rubber gasket, the fishing line or cord is tied on a swivel.
- On the other hand, a leash is attached to the product, which is shorter than the spinning rod.
- A hook (spinner, fly) is attached to the leash.
On Chekhonya
Chekhon does not respond to shiny baits. A hook is attached to the leash, on which earthworms or pearl barley, maggots, and twisters are attached.
Wiring should be done without haste, with a slight twitch.
For grayling
To catch grayling, the main thing is to choose the right fly. Fish are picky and change their preferences several times a day.
You will also have to select a wiring method. Sometimes you can try using streamers.
For garfish
They catch it in the sea from a boat, throwing a bombard as far as possible. There is a special fishing line for sea water. Experienced sports fishermen pull out garfish with 0.08 mm leashes, the length of which is more than 2.5 m.
As a bait, it is best to use a sea worm, fry-like pieces of fresh fish (can be garfish) 4-5 cm, chicken (with skin film). The hooks are small, sharp and hard. The wiring is preferably calm with pauses.
For asp
In the spring, asp is caught before sunset or in the morning at dawn. In autumn, the best time for fishing is in the afternoon, when the water has warmed up. At this time, regret is the most well-fed.
Artificial flies, streamers, and wobblers serve as bait. The bait is slowly pulled towards the shore with pauses, gradually increasing the speed. Advantageous places are holes, snags, pitfalls.
For pike
For this predator it is better to use shiny baits. During the feeding season, pike are unpredictable and can catch both on the surface and in the depths. You need to start with a floating bombard.
The wiring is carried out along the reeds, closer to the shore, with stops. If the width of the reservoir allows, you can fish it from the opposite side. If flies are used, special wire loops are installed to prevent snagging on the grass.
For perch
This bombard fishing accepts all baits. The hooks must be stiff so that they can penetrate the lip or catch on the gills.
If the perch is inclined to feed, then it does not matter how the wiring is carried out. For fishing further from the shore, you can use a float with a popper.
For zander
It is good to catch pike perch along sand bars. If the fish is active, then it will attack most baits on the surface or upper layer of water. The weight of the bombard must be selected.
Spoons, wobblers, bite activators are the most preferred means. It is better to go fishing when there is a moderate wind and stable atmospheric pressure.
For carp
In clear water, several hooks can be used to catch fish. Natural or imitated nozzles are suitable. Take with you a worm, maggot, corn, bloodworms, pearl barley.
Postings should be done briefly, with long pauses. Fishing is reminiscent of old-fashioned bottom fishing. It’s a good idea to use different feeders with flavors.
On ide
The diameter of the leash depends on the professionalism of the fisherman. The thinner the better.
Suitable baits include a grasshopper, a fly, a piece of red meat, or you can use flies (even several pieces at once).
You need to look for prey along the duckweed, in the windows of the reeds, and periodically check the clean water.
How to fish with a bombard
The range and accuracy of delivery of small baits allows you to fish large areas of water by casting the equipment from one point.
Important! Having identified a promising place, you need to throw it and pause to allow the bait to reach the desired depth level. When the float brought to the required horizon is stabilized, wiring begins.
Postings with bait stops, like jigs, twitching movements with a rod, tossing of equipment, ordinary wiring by winding the cord - everything is acceptable when using bombard fishing tackle. Improvisations with pauses irritate perch, pike and pike perch. The monotony of the wiring tempts rudd, bream and catfish to bite.
Hanging the bait in the water column perfectly attracts the picky and seemingly completely elusive asp to bite. Stepped wiring is the king of techniques when hunting for trout representatives of reservoirs. Fly fishing with a bombard is similar to the fly fishing technique. Having mastered this direction, your catches will include chub, grayling and saberfish as regular trophies.
Varieties of bombard
Just as there is no universal medicine, there is no equipment for all occasions. The modern bombard for fishing also has several varieties. The classic sbirulino rig is a massive float with a channel along the axis of symmetry for the passage of the main fishing line (cord). Anyone who is familiar with at least some installations for feeder fishing will see here an analogy with the design where a sliding feeder is used (inline installation).
Creativity is a companion to success and therefore the following evolved from the traditional design over time:
- Surface (aka floating);
- Fast and slow sinking;
Floating and sinking
These floats are used where baits are effective at depths of up to 1.5 m. Fast-sinking devices have shown themselves well in the current and where light baits refuse to sink. Adjustable bombards (liquid) got their name due to the fact that water can be poured into their cavity and thereby set a “corridor” for swimming, or more precisely, for searching for fish in the water column. When fishing with a worm, maggot, insects or pearl barley, a slow dive is considered a productive trajectory. This is achieved by special wiring, where the pulling and releasing of the tackle alternate.
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Loaded and empty
On their path of evolutionary development, bombards changed not only in appearance, but also in content. Variations in the location of the weighting agent are possible in the body of the float. It can be located:
- Above;
- Bottom;
- Centered;
- To be whole or made up of parts.
Modifications of bombards have unique names and they all tend to be of Italian origin.
Advantages of gear
The main advantages of fishing with this method include, as has already been mentioned more than once in the article, the possibility of delivering small and light bait to a considerable distance from the casting point. By varying the mass of the float in combination with baits of various types, delivering the equipment to the hundred-meter mark is a realistically achievable goal.
The advantages of such a cast are obvious; cautious fish that ignore the proximity of the shore can actually be provoked to bite. An important advantage of this type of equipment is the possibility of finer control of the level of the horizon of the bait in the water column. With other fishing methods, in particular spinning, such fishing can only be carried out by a fairly experienced angler.
When fishing with a bombard, having selected the desired type of float, including the standard size and weight, almost any angler will perform such manipulations at the required fishing horizon. This method also solves the problem of delivering small baits to depths that are prohibitive for them. For example, a suspended wobbler of three or five grams, a sinking float with a short leash, can actually press it to the bottom of the reservoir, causing a bottom predator to bite.
A do-it-yourself bombard is not an advantage if a fisherman can make such a device from improvised and cheap materials. But more specifically about this, in the chapter below.
Suitable lures for bombard fishing
The bombard allows you to use almost any bait for spinning and fly fishing. The only thing you need to consider is the light weight.
- Fly fishing - dry or wet models, which is determined by fishing conditions.
- Lightweight spinner - a spinner without a weight is best.
- Oscillating spinner.
- Popper.
- Wobbler.
- Silicone bait - both a jig head and a regular hook will do.
- Important! When fishing with sbirulino, measure the weight of the bait with it. Too heavy will periodically get caught in the base line.
How to make a bombard
There is nothing complicated in the options; you can make this wonderful float yourself. A homemade bombard, with proper balancing of the main body of the float on the rod, will not differ in any way from the qualities of its factory counterpart. As the main body of the float, you can use foam blanks, polished to the desired shape and with weights mounted inside.
Old floats with broken antennas for float fishing are also do-it-yourself bombards. By drilling a hole and placing the body of the future bombard on a hollow rod that has a certain mass balanced with the float, you will get a floating representative of the equipment. But the proposal from a disposable syringe claims to be a really accurate version of a bombard for loading at the fishing site. Having shown imagination and a little effort, and subsequently received results in the form of successful bites, the fisherman who has made this modern attribute of equipment can rightfully be proud of his resourcefulness and skills.
