How to choose and make feeder tackle for bream with your own hands

Features of the selection of components

The feeder is excellent for successfully catching bream, because with its help you can catch prey both in the current and in calm places. When choosing equipment, an important attribute is a high-quality fishing rod. On rivers, the most optimal rod length is 4–4.5 m, since you need to make long casts with a heavy feeder.

When fishing takes place in a body of standing water, a fishing rod no more than 3 m long is used, consisting of several parts and replaceable tips of varying hardness.

Equipment for bream consists of the following basic elements:

• fishing lines;
• connection means;
• hooks;
• feeders;
• anti-twist;
• stop beads.

Many anglers equip their fishing rod with special bite alarms through which the main line passes. But it is usually customary to navigate by the top of the rod, which begins to bend when the fish jerks.

Fishing lines

The main and rigging lines can be identical - for example, a braided cord selected specifically for catching cautious fish.

It should be remembered that when sharply hooked and fished, the bream will strongly resist, and this will create an additional load on the equipment. Therefore, the assembly of leashes and paternosters must be carried out only from monofilament with a diameter of 0.2 mm.

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Connection means

Beginner fishermen do not use connection devices, believing that they make the equipment more noticeable. Indeed, the cautious bream is very suspicious of various unmasking components, so instead of carbines you should use inconspicuous swivels.

For braided cord, devices with a round cross-section are excellent.

The main rule is simplicity of design, because the more complex it is, the faster it will break during active fishing. When using monofilament, all known types of joining agents can be used.

Hooks

Some feeder gear for cautious bream involves self-hatching. For this reason, sharp and strong hooks are needed that will catch on the soft tissue of the prey even with a slight tug. When fishing, the sting goes much further and securely fixes the trophy on the hook. To catch large fish, you should use products with numbers 14–16. When fishing for smaller fish, you can use bream hooks numbered 8-10, but they need to be baited with large bait.

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Feeders

When buying a feeder for a feeder on a current, you should opt for open-type devices. A round cormak is of little use in strong currents. The optimal weight of the device is considered to be 120 g. With such a mass, the product does not have time to move much when lowered to the bottom.

Oval feeders should be used on lakes with standing water, as well as with a small current. They are very different from their counterparts in that they have large cells that allow the bait to quickly spread in the water.

Anti-twist

Many equipment schemes often contain slightly bent tubes, which are called anti-twist tubes. These devices are designed to completely eliminate overlaps. According to many fishermen, it is necessary to choose this device based on the color and vegetation of the bottom, so as not to scare off the intended prey.

Stop beads

In specialized stores you can find stop beads in bright colors, but they are more suitable for predatory fish. For bream, it is worth buying stoppers that have the opposite qualities, since this is an extremely cautious fish, the equipment for which must be carefully camouflaged.

Choosing a fishing spot

Bream is found everywhere in various reservoirs. The inhabitant is caught both in lakes with calm water and in rivers with fast currents. The fish is sensitive to heat; on hot days it prefers to hide in the deeper layers. It feeds near bottom holes and finds food on the muddy surface of the reservoir. The diet includes snails, shells, crustaceans, small zooplankton, larvae, and insects.

It is recommended to choose a fishing location taking into account the following factors:

• the main fishing season is summer, but you can start fishing immediately after the ice melts in early spring, when the fish are looking for food after wintering;
• In the evening, it is possible to find bream in shallow water, where the fish comes to feed;
• in reservoirs with stagnant water, promising areas are located next to underwater thickets and mud formations;
• autumn fishing is especially catchy, as the inhabitants greedily search for food to accumulate fat for the winter;
• as the weather gets colder, bream dive to a depth of 12 meters, become inactive, and rarely emerge from their shelters;
• at the end of spring, with the completion of spawning, the fish are observed to eat to replenish expended energy; catching bream during such a period is not at all difficult.

You can find a promising place after finding a hole with a slight current. Observations of flow patterns help to detect. As a rule, shelters for fish are formed at the border of direct and reverse flows. To help the fisherman, echo sounders reflect the structure of the bottom. A simple throwing of a weight along the bottom surface also helps to identify unevenness and the boundaries of the stall.

Thus, the choice of a place for high-quality bottom fishing is determined by seasonal characteristics, time of day, study of the bottom topography, and characteristics of fish behavior.

Selection of equipment

Catching bream on a feeder is the most effective. This method can catch prey in a variety of conditions. Most often, fish live in bottom holes near snags. If you feed the chosen place well, you can count on a decent catch.

Bream constantly gather in schools, so you should try to keep them near the feeders.

When fishing for cautious bream, you must have the following additional equipment:

• fishing lines for making broken leashes;
• spare feeders;
• round nose pliers for removing the hook from the prey;
• feeder stand for placing a fishing rod;
• cage

Feeder fishing requires certain skills. When choosing a method for installing gear, you should take into account the type of water you will be fishing on. Also, the equipment depends on the natural conditions of the reservoir.

Feeder rig for bream in the current

For fast flows, feeder equipment is used using heavy feeders and a strong main line. The complementary food should be dense and viscous so that under the influence of water it is gradually washed out, and the feed is retained in a certain place where bream accumulate.

In summer, you need to use complementary foods of plant origin, and when catching bream in the spring, use animal baits on the feeder. When fishing in strong currents, you should constantly check the reel clutch. When it is in working condition, when fishing for large prey, there will be no breakage of the line or leash with the hook.

Rigging in still water

Lake fish are very careful and shy, so the rod needs to be equipped completely differently. The absence of a strong current allows the use of light baits, thin leashes and small hooks.

In reservoirs, bream are not very shy, and the water in them is often not so clean. But in these reservoirs you need to make long casts, because most of the holes on the bottom are located at a considerable distance from the shore.

Feeder rigging for still water is very similar to river rigging, only it uses lighter feeders and shorter leashes.

In currents, bends of a meter or more are often used, but on lakes a length of 30–50 cm is sufficient. If the bite is bad, you should drag the bait along the entire length of the leash in order to move the bait from its original place and place it in the bait spot.

Feeder equipment for catching bream depending on the season

The feeder installation for large bream in the summer should be extremely reliable and a little rough, since during these months it actively grabs the bait and is practically not afraid of the bait, because there is a large amount of debris, plant debris and various floating particles in the water.

In summer, fish bite well on plant baits - corn grains, boiled peas and pearl barley. The main emphasis should be on high-quality fishing techniques and high-quality complementary foods.

In cold weather, it is worth using thin long leashes and small hooks, and it is not recommended to add a lot of feed additives to the porridge for bream, as you can oversaturate the prey.

In the spring before spawning, the bream begins to eat, and in late autumn you can successfully catch the pre-winter bite. In autumn, the fish do not feed as actively, so it is quite difficult to catch them. Because of the clear water, the equipment should be made extremely thin and neat, and there are certain nuances in the technique of working with complementary foods and baits.

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Installation of feeder with feeder

Bream is considered a large fish, so the choice of equipment and its installation should be taken seriously.

Feeder tackle includes several elements:

1. Rod . Its minimum length must reach 3.5 m, test weight - 90 g, class - “heavy”. However, these criteria vary according to the intended body of water. If the fishing spot is a wide river mouth, then the length should be up to 4.5 m, the test should be up to 120 g, the class should be “extra heavy”. On a narrow section of the river, a 3 m long rod is appropriate.
2. Reel _ You should choose the simplest non-inertial type product with a spool up to 4000. Since fishing on a feeder almost always indicates a high degree of load on this part of the gear, it would be appropriate to choose a model with three or more bearings. The main condition is the correct setting of the clutch, so as not to injure the fish’s oral cavity during hooking.
3. Hooks . These elements are selected high quality, ranging in size from 10 to 14 according to international numbering. They involve the use of large bait, and will not bend or break when catching a large specimen.
4. Main line . Can be used both wicker and monofilament. It is better to take the first one because it is more durable. An important criterion when choosing is the lack of stretchability, which will allow you to more accurately cast the feeder over a long distance from the coastline.
5. Leashes . The line should not be short. A thin and small product will be easily torn by a strong fish like bream. The length of the leashes is set during the fishing process. It can be 30–100 cm.

When fishing in fast currents, you need to take with you removable rod tips of varying degrees of rigidity. Too soft one bends and makes it impossible to see the bite, and hard one is not sensitive in weak currents or in standing waters.

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There are the following methods for installing feeder equipment:

1. The asymmetrical method involves using half a meter of hard fluorocarbonate fishing line. A main loop is made from it, about 15 cm long. A second one is also created under the main thread. The feeder is attached to a large loop and moves freely along the fishing line. A leash with a hook is also mounted here. The first one is longer than the feeder itself. In this way, the highest degree of sensitivity is created, and the fish will not detect the movements of the gear.

2. When constructing a paternoster, you need to choose two fishing lines of different diameters.: for the base and additional. At the end of the first, a small loop is constructed. The leash is inserted into it and the hook is secured. Above this loop, a feeder is mounted on an additional fishing line. With this fastening option, during various hooks, only the feeder comes off, while the fish remains on the hook.

3. The helicopter method is based on the selection of fishing line with a diameter of 0.2 to 0.3 mm, approximately a meter long. It is folded in half and a knot is tied at a length of about 15 cm. The next one is made at a distance of 1 cm from it. Thus, a large loop is needed to secure the feeder, and a leash and hook are fixed between the knots. Tackle made using this method increases the likelihood of the fish hooking itself at the moment of biting.

   
   1 - the equipment is knitted on a fishing line with a diameter of 0.28 to 0.32 mm; 2 - the slip-on loop of the leash in the figure is loosened for clarity; in practice, it must be tightened.

For the current

The most common option for catching fish from the carp family using feeder gear is river fishing. For effective fishing, you need to choose an edge and a long, flat area among the terraces with steps and a shell.

When measuring the bottom, you should find the required area not only in the casting direction, but also in the opposite direction. It is in these places that, despite the current, larvae and bloodworms linger, which means bream come here in search of food.

When selecting a location, the main thing is to find such a promising point and immediately start baiting. It should be point-like, not scattered. This type of fish is attracted to small but abundant spots of food.

The main criterion in river fishing is the current. It depends on him what kind of bait, nozzle, equipment should be chosen. The casts should be clear, and the feeder should lie on the bottom in the same place, while the food should not crumble along the way. Since the edge can be steep and with a shell, the feeder must be adapted to the given fishing conditions. An abrasion-resistant shock leader can help with this, as can the correct choice of feeder.

Diagram of a cross-section of a reservoir valley indicating bream feeding points.

For standing water

Lake bream is an extremely neat and very timid fish. This means that the equipment needs to be lighter, and the feeder needs to be compact . Thin leashes and small hooks are also used in the feeder gear. It should be noted that in stagnant reservoirs bream is not so shy. In such reservoirs it is necessary to use longer casting.

The feeder for bream in still water is almost the same as for places with a rapid current, only the leashes are taken shorter - from 30 to 70 cm. If the bream behaves passively, then it is necessary to pull the feeders to the length of the leash after casting in order to move them away into the feeding area.

Important! When fishing for bream using baits of animal origin, the hook should be thin, which will allow the bait to remain on it longer.

Catching bream using feeder gear in still water is much more difficult than in the current, since it is much more difficult to attach a school of fish to the feeder. With this type of fishing, first you need to choose the right place and a suitable depression in the bottom of the reservoir in which the bait will take place. This is done using a marker float and a fishing rod.

Having selected the required recess and the desired type of bait, the next step is to mark a knot on the main line. This is done so that it is possible to clearly get to the baited place. When catching bream in still water, a paternoster and an asymmetrical loop are most often used with a feeder rig.

The feeder is taken in a round shape and weighs about 40 g.

Line or cord depending on fishing conditions

Each tackle for catching large bream on a feeder has not only its advantages, but also disadvantages. Braid allows you to react faster to bites because it practically does not stretch. But when using it, the risk of prey disappearing during fishing increases. In this case, the optimal solution is to use feeder rubber, which absorbs sudden jerks. The optimal cross-section of a braided cord is 0.17 mm.

When choosing a monofilament, you should choose a diameter of 0.2 mm, since the fishing line has less strength compared to the cord. The short casting range is compensated by good shock absorption when fishing for bream for a long time. And also the main advantage of monofilament is its invisibility.

Fishing line for feeder

In feeder fishing, both braided and monofilament lines are used. Monofilament fishing line must have the following qualities:

• Low elongation;
• high abrasive resistance;
• sink quickly in water.

Which fishing line to choose, braided or monofilament, depends on the fishing conditions. When fishing at short distances (up to 30 meters), monofilament fishing line is quite suitable. Typically, fishing lines with a diameter of 0.25 - 0.30 mm are used for catching bream.

When fishing at medium and long distances, it is better to use a braided line. It has zero elongation and thanks to this it transmits fish bites well to the tip of the rod. In addition, with the same breaking load, braided fishing line has a smaller diameter, so it is not carried away much by the current. When catching bream with braid, you need to take cords with a diameter of 0.12 to 0.18 mm.

Baits and baits and their combinations

Choosing the right bait depends on the time of year. During cold periods, fish accept animal baits well, so worms and bloodworms are optimal for autumn fishing. In summer, bream mainly feeds on plant foods. For this reason, to catch it on the current, it is worth using corn grains, boiled peas and other grains or legumes.

You can also use different larvae or combine them in the form of a sandwich with herbal ingredients. Don't forget artificial baits. Bream bite well on foam balls.

The following options can be used as a plant attachment:

• steamed peas;
• canned or fermented corn;
• boiled or fermented pearl barley.

When there is a bad bite, you should use the following combinations of attachments:

• peas and bloodworms;
• pearl barley and worm;
• corn and maggot.

In conditions of poor bream biting, a sandwich made from a garlic boilie, an earthworm and several maggots gives a good result. It should be remembered that this fish is caught mainly in the evening or at night, when it is looking for food in the shallows and near the shore.

Bait and nozzle for catching bream on the feeder

Feeder fishing begins with preparing bait. The peculiarity of feeder groundbait is that it is viscous, but at the same time quickly disintegrates, creating a groundbait carpet on the bottom. Therefore, in stores you need to choose bait labeled “Feeder”. Bream bait is usually more sticky, since the bream feeds from the bottom.

Bream is a schooling fish and requires a lot of bait. It is extremely difficult to overfeed him. And if you underfeed, the flock will not stay at the fishing point for long. If fishing takes place in the summer, then the bait must contain large components. You can use: various cereals, corn, pellets, peas or ready-made bait with a large fraction.

In autumn and early spring, you need to add a lot of maggots and bloodworms to the bait. As mentioned above, bream loves to eat, and the bait should be high in calories.

Bream are caught using both animal and plant baits. Among the animal baits for bream, maggots, bloodworms, and worms are suitable. In addition, bream is well caught using a combination of plant and animal baits, for example, pasta and maggots.

It also fishes well on corn and peas. Recently, scented foam balls have become a popular bait for catching bream.

Types of installations and their purpose

To catch bream, you should choose the right feeder equipment and method of its installation. The most popular methods are the Gardner loop, symmetrical loop, paternoster, asymmetrical loop and helicopter rig.

Gardner's loop

Due to its ease of installation and good catchability, the Gardner loop is considered the most favorite equipment of many novice fishermen. Its only drawback is the twisting of the main line, which appears after a couple of casts. To solve this problem, you need to slightly lift the feeder and spin it.

Monofilament is more susceptible to twisting; with braided cord this happens much less often.

To use this installation method, you need to make a loop at the end of the main fishing line to which a leash with a hook will be attached. When tightening, the knot should be slightly moistened to maintain its structure.

Then another loop is made 20 cm higher, into which a feeder up to 15 cm in size should freely pass. The leash is attached to the main fishing line, threaded into the end loop and wrapped around it.

Symmetrical loop

A symmetrical loop is quite simple to make, but its effectiveness is not inferior to a paternoster. It rarely tangles and is often used in still water. To make it, you need to fold the monofilament in half, and then twist it by rotating it. After 10 cm from the twist, a knot is made to which the swivel is attached.

At a distance of 15 cm from the swivel, another knot is made and twisting is performed again. A leash made of fishing line up to 80 cm long is attached to the end of the swivel, to which the hook is tied. Then, using the “loop-to-loop” method, the feeder is attached to the swivel on the feeder.

Paternoster

After casting, the line tightens and the rod tip bends slightly. When the feeder lies on the bottom, the paternoster is also in tension, and the hook on the leash lies on the bottom. After the fish takes the bait, it begins to swim deeper and the device immediately weakens. Thus, the bream does not feel the feeder and swallows the bait deeper. Using a paternoster, the tip of the rod will quickly indicate a bite.

Loop asymmetrical

The main difference between an asymmetrical loop is its shoulder. This method is effective when fishing in still water, when calm and stable bites occur.

To make it, you need to fold a piece of monofila about 50 cm long in half. One end of it is attached to the main fishing line using a knot, so that you end up with a circle on which a loop is made and the feeder is secured. Installation of a leash with a hook is carried out on the loop made.

Helicopter

When the bream bites are aggressive and the current on the river is quite fast, then it is better to assemble a helicopter for fishing that can self-hook prey. To make it, you should take a rigid monofilament with a thickness of 0.35 mm. Many fishermen use fluorocarbon for these purposes.

Then you need to fold 25 cm of fishing line in half and twist a knot at a distance of 15 cm from the end. Then the monofilament is folded into a figure eight and a second knot is made 1 cm from the edge. The feeder is secured using the “loop-to-loop” method, and the leash is threaded between two knots and securely attached.

Tackle

Depending on the fishing location, you need to select gear.
So, if it is a wide river with a current, and a long cast of 70 to 100 meters is required, then you should choose a long feeder rod, 3.9-4.2 meters. For lakes, backwaters or small rivers, a shorter tackle of 3 meters in length is quite suitable. Rod (feeder selection guide). It is best to choose a fishing rod made of carbon fiber (carbon) with a tip test of 80-120 g. This test is explained by fishing in the current, because bream is a deep-sea river fish. You will have to make long casts to successfully catch large specimens.

The reel for the feeder should be selected with moderate power, with a gear ratio from 4.8:1 to 5:1, in size from 2500 to 4000, depending on the expected casting distance. The spool must hold at least 150 meters of fishing line. Rear or front clutch is not so important, the main thing is that it works well. You are unlikely to need a Bayrunner, so cross it off the list of required parameters of an inertia-free feeder reel, but if it is there, it’s only a plus. In general, any carp reel will suit you, but due to prices, you can get by with inexpensive spinning reels for jig fishing, they just have larger sizes.

The fishing line is monofilament with a thickness of 0.2-0.25 from leading manufacturers. Our recommendation is the virtually non-stretch line for the Salmo Feeder Specialist feeder. Braid is used less often, it wears out more, and when using heavy feeders, this is an additional disadvantage to using braid. Fluorocarbon from the same company Salmo Fluorocarbon with a thickness of 0.2-0.25 is used as leads.

Feeder load-feeders of open type. They are also called cells. But curlers (if the feeder is round in shape) should not be used. They will roll under the force of the current. The weight of the feeder can be from 80 to 120 g. In strong currents, a 120 gram feeder is required. This will allow the rig to quickly reach the bottom almost at the point where the feeder touched the surface of the water.

Oval feeders with large holes are suitable for feeder fishing in still water close to the coastline. It is recommended to have several feeders that differ in shape and weight.

hooks from well-known manufacturers - Kosadaka, Owner. The size of the hook depends on the size of the fish's mouth. For feeder fishing for large bream, a hook size No. 7-No. 10 will be optimal. For smaller ones No. 10-No. 14.

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Lure for bream

The choice of bait is an important part of successful feeder fishing for bream, because the predator can smell it from a great distance. In addition to the pleasant aroma, the color of the porridge is also important. The fish also has acute hearing, so making noise while fishing is strictly prohibited. At the first sign of danger, she immediately swims away.

The bait is prepared based on the characteristics of the bottom of the reservoir. With a strong current, you need a coarse and dense porridge. In still water, you should reduce the density of the bait so that it erodes at an optimal speed.

It is not recommended to use the following components in complementary feeding:

• coconut flakes;
• hemp;
• sunflower seeds.

The bait should be soaked for 12 hours before fishing and placed in a dark place so that all the components mix and swell. Coastal soil as an ingredient will help even out the flavor of the porridge for wary fish.

It is necessary to take into account that complementary foods must contain the same components that are used as bait. Animal ingredients, such as maggots, should be doused with boiling water beforehand to prevent them from being washed away by the current. The vegetable component of the porridge can be pearl barley or corn.

Features of bream fishing

The prevalence of bream in every body of water except cold water rivers does not mean that they are easy to catch. The fish prefers to hide in snags, water thickets, and hide in channel depressions.

Donk fishing

Bream moves quickly in search of food, covering considerable distances, but the fish are active mainly during daylight hours and gather in shelters at night.

It is possible to catch bream with a simple float rod, but it is not very effective. Bottom gear provides a great advantage over other methods in catching individuals, especially large ones. A special feature of donkey is that it can be fished even in rainy, windy weather and at great depths. The simplicity and versatility of the gear allows you to hunt almost the entire open water season. Use a barometer.

How to choose a fishing point

The choice of a specific place on a reservoir directly depends on the season, since at different temperatures the location of the bream changes, and its behavior also changes due to weather conditions. In cool times, it often basks in shallow water, and waits out the heat in depth. Knowing the habits of a fish, you can catch it even for a whole day.

The bream is quite active in taking bait at depth. If the bottom is strewn with shell rock, then this is an ideal place, because its main food is there.

In the selected area, you need to make primary bait. The sweet spot should be small so that the school of fish does not scatter, but remains in a certain place. After this, you can start catching it.

Features of collecting gear by season

The tackle is also formed depending on the season, since at different water temperatures the fish behave completely differently.

Summer

In warm water, fish, including bream, are more active, this was the reason for the formation of more durable gear for this period. The base is placed stronger, thicker material is used for leashes, and a larger hook is needed.

Spring and autumn

Spawning and pre-winter feeding will also require the feeder to be equipped with more durable options, but in other periods lighter and thinner components are chosen. In this case, a longer leash is used, since at this time the bream shows greater vigilance and can easily even get scared of the feeder.

Properly assembled gear, taking into account all the subtleties and features, will definitely bring excellent results when fishing. The main thing is to know and understand that when using feeder equipment you should experiment, otherwise success will pass you by.

Influence of weather and time of day

Bream fishing should be done in slightly windy weather. Since he is very cautious, he rarely rises from his hiding place during quiet and calm periods. At this time, the fish is at the bottom or in vegetation, snags. When fishing, it is necessary to take into account weather conditions, otherwise you may be left without a catch.

Bream is very sensitive to temperature changes. On hot days it is at great depth and almost does not react to bait. During the summer months, it is worth going fishing at night or early in the morning. Night fishing for bream with a feeder is done in shallow water, where the fish emerge from the holes to search for food. At this time she is the most active and carefree.

Fishing technique

When searching for the optimal place to catch fish from the carp family, it is necessary to take into account the behavioral characteristics of this species. Bream spends most of its life cycle at the bottom of any body of water; it also cannot tolerate stormy currents, although it most often lives in rivers.

Because of these features, parking should be chosen in relatively quiet and calm places, for example, in bays or on river bends. After sunset, bream moves closer to the coastline, and by dawn returns inland. It is preferable to choose a bottom that is clayey, silty or covered with shells; sandy is not suitable for bream.

The fishing process must begin with feeding and then follow certain recommendations:

1. The food must be placed tightly in the feeder without attaching the leash to the equipment.
2. Next, you need to inspect the opposite bank in order to outline a clear landmark for casting.
3. The bait is thrown at full force if the fishing is carried out in an area far from the shore. As soon as the feeder comes into contact with the water surface, it is necessary to immediately close the line guide to prevent further unwinding of the line. The rod is installed on a special stand.
4. When the feeder falls directly to the bottom of the reservoir, it is necessary to secure the line with a stopper. This is done to ensure that all subsequent casts are as close as possible to the original point.
5. Subsequent fishing for bream using a feeder occurs according to the scheme of constant re-casting of the filled feeder, approximately once every five minutes.

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Bait mounting methods

The fishing efficiency depends on the type of knitting. Correct installation of feeder equipment is only possible after selecting the basic components. It is better to start with simple options - a symmetrical or asymmetrical knot. It is also recommended for beginners to practice installing inline for the feeder. To prevent tangling of the fishing line, an anti-twist is installed - a Y-shaped plastic insert.

Popular feeder installations and recommendations for their formation:

• The installation of a helicopter and two nodes is made from fluorocarbon fishing line 1 m long and 0.2 mm in diameter. The thread needs to be folded in half and the first knot is made at an interval of 15 cm. The next one needs to be formed after 1 cm. A feeder is installed in the helicopter loop and 2 knots. Hooks are mounted at the ends of the fishing line. This scheme is optimal for strong currents.
• Symmetrical and asymmetrical loop. Both sides for attaching the hook have the same or different lengths. Feeder equipment with an anti-twist is required, since the likelihood of knots forming is high. It is better to use medium-sized feeders. The advantage is that you don’t need a lot of experience when installing feeder gear.
• Inlight is relevant for “flat” or “method” type feeders. Depending on the type of execution, it can be with or without line fixation. In the second case, when biting, the fish will not experience the resistance of the braid, which will reduce the likelihood of being torn off the hook.

For beginners, a helicopter feeder rig or symmetrical (asymmetrical) loops are recommended. Over time, the necessary skills will appear, and preference will be given to certain types of equipment installation.