Features of the method
To successfully fish with a side nod, you need to find a body of water with a weak current. Of course, it is best if it is a lake. As always, the main recommendation is the active behavior of the fisherman. You need to find a good place where there is a school of carp, crucian carp or other fish. The struggle for existence forces the fish to compete with each other, snatching the bait. If you can get to such a successful catching place, then with good feeding, success is guaranteed. The bites will follow one after another.
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If you are on a stagnant body of water, you can be sure that the fish will not leave the place if it is attracted by the smell and taste of the bait. If the flock moves to another place, try to follow it. To keep the fish in, throw in handfuls of peas, corn and other attractive foods from time to time. This may not always give results, since the fish moves not only at the bottom, it can be in the upper layers. But even in this case, she will be attracted by the sight of food descending on one.
Side nod playing technique
I have been fishing with side nods for 7-10 years now, and during this time I have tried many techniques for playing nods. As a result, I settled on the following: lowering, lifting, slight rocking. That's all. I’m not talking about any elements of “fine” play, since it is very difficult to carry out such a play with a 5-6 meter rod, and most importantly, it is difficult to regularly maintain it at the proper level over time. And it is known that fish are not very receptive to bait, which dramatically changes its game and behavior (with the exception, for example, of perch, pike, pike perch, catfish and other predators). So, bream can be alarmed by many things. And it is better to simply carry out the technique of raising and lowering the nod (at the same time, the nod will still make amplitude movements), rather than trying to no avail to perform the practically impossible.
What to consider when fishing with a side nod
Which weather is better: calm or windy? In strong winds, fishing becomes almost impossible - the load on the rod will become unbearable. If there is a light wind on the reservoir, then this is a sign of likely successful fishing. Thanks to the weak wind, the water is evenly mixed, which has a good effect on bites. In addition, it is necessary to take into account that the fish are easily noticed by a person with a fishing rod on the shore and can be very careful if they notice you. If you are fishing by wading, you should enter the water very carefully and slowly so as not to stir up turbidity.
Fishing with a side nod, choosing gear
Coil
For catching small fish: roach, silver bream, you can get by with an ordinary reel, which is necessary only for storing fishing line, but for bream, crucian carp and carp, it is better to get a small inertia-free reel with a 2500-3000 spool and a friction brake.
fishing line
Depends on the size of the fish you are going to catch. Often, fishermen use fishing line with a thickness of 0.16-0.2 mm. You can use both braided and monofilament fishing line, the only thing is that for braided you need to have a high-quality fishing rod with guides with inserts made of Gold Cermet, SiC or aluminum oxide, otherwise hard braid will quickly wear out the grooves in them.
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Summer fishing with a side nod involves the use of larger jigs than in winter, this is due to the fact that in the summer the fish are more active, and a large jig is more likely to tempt it. As a rule, jigs made of lead and its alloys are used, reaching 3 mm in thickness and up to 6 mm in length. In currents, you may need heavier jigs made of tungsten. Their weight is adjusted to the strength of the current.
A relatively simple and at the same time very catchy method is the use of ordinary jigs (round or oval), with a bloodworm, maggot or other attachment attached to their hook.
Fishing with reelless jigs requires certain dexterity and skills. An important factor when choosing a rewinder is its shape and color. At the same time, it is desirable to have a fairly wide selection of jigs of different shapes and colors, since fish preferences may vary depending on the reservoir and species.
So, in the summer, fishing for chub with a side nod is quite effective with dark-colored jigs (gray, brown, black). Roach and bream prefer jigs of bright colors: red, yellow, orange; their combination with black is also allowed. As for crucian carp, it does not respond so effectively to reelless baits; for it, it is better to have animal baits on the jig.
When going to a pond, it is advisable to have a set of different jigs with you, since it is impossible to say which particular jig will work today. Typically, a fisherman's arsenal includes the following jigs:
- Uralka;
- A drop;
- Devil;
- Goat;
- Carnation;
Of course, if you are a beginner, then you should not chase variety. It’s better to determine for yourself several types of catchable jigs and hone the quality of playing them. But in order to differentiate between them, it is worth decorating the shank of the hook with various jewelry (cambrics, beads, threads, feathers, sequins, etc.)
One of the most universal baits for fishing on a fishing rod with a side nod is the devil. The fact is that it has three hooks, so we can equip it with both animal baits and jewelry.
Tackle
When fishing with a side nod, 2 options for rigging a fishing rod are usually used. 1. Running – includes a fishing rod equipped with rings and fishing line. The latter is wound onto a reel. Nod, he has wire rings on him. 2. Blind – shaped like a fly rod, with a foam reel on it.
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Side nod what is it
This tackle allows you to successfully deliver bait to those hard-to-reach areas where fish may be holding during this period.
It is possible to use several equipment options, including for catching very large crucians and carp.
A fishing rod with a side nod and jig impresses with its ease of manufacture and the ability to fold compactly without dismantling the equipment.
This is important, because in search of fish exit points, sometimes you have to climb a lot through floods, reeds, bushes or an impenetrable forest bank.
A rod that is used for side cast fishing
The rod is a budget Flagman. Although what is shown in the video has already been discontinued. The rod rode like a fly rod, but the master put rings on it.
Weight without rings 465 g. The manufacturer did not indicate the test in the description. The rod was initially positioned to fight large fish. It’s a little heavy, but it copes well with carp in a power fight.
The rod is quite powerful. At 7 kg the nod has not yet come across, but she will pull it. At least when you hold a large carp, there is no feeling that it is about to burst. The nod is an ordinary one, bought at a fishing store. True, there was a problem related to the fact that the heat shrink that fixes it to the spring was weakened, and it often flew off when playing, but this problem has already been solved. Fishing with a side nod is shown in the first and second videos.
Promising reservoirs for fishing
Spring fishing with a side nod and jig starts early. When there may still be edges of ice near the shore. In anticipation of spawning, most species of “white” fish make short or long migrations.
Fish can move within one body of water (river, lake, reservoir, dam) or move from a large river to a small one. From a lake (reservoir) to a tributary, from one lake along a channel (canal) to another - there are many options.
- Firstly, the fish that led a sedentary lifestyle under the ice in shallow water bodies needs to be freed from the parasites that often plague it, and it goes, as they say, to wash itself in fresh water.
- Secondly, roach, bream, ide, silver bream, and sopa instinctively move a lot in search of suitable spawning grounds.
I will give the characteristics of some areas where in the spring it was possible to successfully catch small fish using the mentioned type of gear.
The trips to the lakes of the Tver and Novgorod regions in April and early May were quite catchy.
In these regions, small forest lakes are often connected by channels overgrown with reeds and sedge, and in the spring large roach, chub, and ide emerge from the depths of the lake into the shallow waters of the channels to reach last year’s algae.
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Fishing place, bait and bait
You need to start fishing with a side nod by determining the location. You need to feed point by point, literally 100 grams of peas per point. The fisherman himself usually feeds 5-10 points. After 40-60 minutes, you can come up and check if the school of fish has arrived. No need. 1-2 handfuls of bait per point is enough.
Every pea has a sprout. At this point we pierce the pea right through and let the sting come out several times. We return it a little so that the sting hides. It can easily come out of the peas when hooked.
Channel “Nazar Avramenko”. Fishing with peas.
Notes
One of the comments. Alexander Bataev: I fish exactly the same way, only with corn. For some reason I have significantly fewer bites for peas. Apparently our fish prefers corn. Tica Premiera fishing rod is 5 meters, but I want to find an option for 7 meters. I haven’t seen Flagman for sale here.
I first glue the place where the nod is attached to the spring with super glue, and then, until the glue is completely dry, I crimp it with heat shrink. The metal nod made from a clock spring holds the wind very well; it is assembled using the same principle through a spring, but I use it very rarely. Of the customizable nods, I bought myself a few Whisker pieces, but haven’t tested them yet. They look very well made. Those with different weights are of the spring type, but have inertia and therefore sensitivity may suffer. In a word, I need to check, but the season is already over and now I’ll wait for next year.
What are the differences between a fishing rod with a side nod and a summer jig?
For this type of fishing, it is preferable to use a telescopic form from three to eight meters, depending on how the fishing will be done: from the shore, wading or from a boat. Of course, it can have guide rings if you want to fish with sliding equipment. For blind tackle they do without rings and a reel.
An important parameter is maximum lightness, since you should not forget that they are fishing for a long time, and you will have to not only hold the form in your hand, but also make various oscillatory movements with it, which we wrote about in the article “Catching crucian carp on a side nod with a jig on medium and shallow depths."
The second recommended characteristic of the rod is a fast action, thanks to which it is possible to feel the bait and make more effective retrieves. As for the line, fishermen are more inclined to favor monofilament with a cross section of 0.18-0.20 mm. Sometimes you have to use a thinner line if the fish is too passive and doesn’t bite well.
In this case, a white or transparent thread will become much more noticeable in a pond than a greenish or brown one. A combination of elements such as a summer jig with a side nod will become effective if the bait does not scare away the fish, which brilliant models are capable of. It is better to knit dark colors or copper shades.
Not the least role is played by the size and shape of the bait. So, the fish most willingly attacks ants, droplets and boats. The body length is no more than six millimeters in length, twice as narrow in width. However, there are exceptions when summer fishing with a nod jig becomes successful with a shiny model - gold-plated or silver-plated.
Making your own side nod for a summer jig
It is much easier to attach a winter gatehouse to the top than a summer one. If you use a winter fastening design, after a few fishing trips it will simply become loose. Some people look for salvation in a piece of rubber in which they make holes for the nod and the top of the form, but problems arise here too.
The fact is that if the guard is made of metal, it begins to cut the rubber base. The hole under the tip also becomes loose, and the summer nod with the jig rotates when hooking. The unstable structure has to be dismantled and a new base cut out.
You can fix the nod for a summer jig with your own hands in another way, for example, using a nail. To begin with, the cap is removed with wire cutters, then the workpiece is bent at a right angle. One end of the nail is tied to the upper leg of the rod with electrical tape or thread, and a guard is fixed on the other side. Simple and reliable.
It is very problematic to set a high frequency to the bait with a long rod, so emphasis should be placed on the pendulum bite indicator, which, after swinging, continues to make oscillatory movements for some time. In addition, such gatehouses operate autonomously, independent of the weight of the gear being loaded.
The production of nods for a summer jig is carried out from an ordinary clock spring, where the pendulum function is performed by a weight at the end. Fix it, like the end loop, using a soldering iron and solder. When fishing, you can set any amplitude and frequency; to do this, it is enough to shorten or lengthen the working part of the guard.
