Do-it-yourself leash holder - how to make it quickly and easily for a modern feeder (120 photos)

Now in our country feeder fishing is becoming more and more popular. And all feeder lovers know how necessary leashes are in this matter. Of course, you can easily tie the leash on the spot, but take into account that the weather will be good.

What if there are competitions or rain with a cold wind? Of course, there is no time to knit this gear. This means only one thing, you need to have ready-made devices.

But an important item in this matter is the leash, which helps protect the leashes from mechanical stress and also prevents the gear from getting tangled.

Of course, you can purchase this device at a specialized store, but it will be cheaper to do everything yourself, given that it will take very little time.

So, from today’s article you will learn how to make a leash with your own hands.

Insulation holder for pipes

As you can already understand, the first option will be made of polypropylene pipe. This method is not expensive at all, and production will take literally 15 minutes. The result is a simple leash for storing fishing leashes.

We will need the following materials:

• A polypropylene pipe with a diameter of 7 cm and another with a diameter of 8 cm
• Pins with balls at the end

Let's start manufacturing.

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Using scissors, we cut 2 pipes 35-40 cm long. And insert the one with a smaller diameter into the one with a larger one. In this way we compacted our base.

Now we take the pins and insert them on the side of our structure in a row. Choose the distance between them yourself, generally 1.5 cm is enough.

As you understand, the number of needles will mean the amount of space for leashes. If desired, you can make the length of the structure longer, so you will have more space for leashes. And so the leash holder, made with your own hands, is ready!

We also recommend that you label the places on the side so that you can be oriented by size and not have to look for the gear you need later.

For example, the most commonly used leashes range from 40 to 70 cm in length, so it is worth placing them in ascending order of length and hook number.

You see for yourself what gear you use and place them in the order that is convenient for you. By the way, you can also mark the length for yourself with the color of the pins, for example, red is 40 cm, blue is 50, etc.

Primary requirements

The key requirements for a leash keeper are that she must be:

• lightweight;
• shock resistant;
• waterproof;
• roomy but compact;
• functional;
• durable.

When feeder fishing, leashes ranging in size from 20 to 200 centimeters are practiced, so the leash must have a structure that will allow it to contain the longest and thinnest leashes.

The lead line must be uncrumpled, or more precisely, be in a state of tension during storage.

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Leash holder cover

Oddly enough, it is best to store the leash in a case. It can be done very simply, or rather, you don’t even have to do it.

You can use a can of Pringles chips as a cover; it will serve as an excellent tube for the leash. You can also use the tube where the cognac was stored. In general, any cylinder-shaped box will do.

Leashes for feeder

A wide variety of rigs for feeder fishing involves the use of different types of leashes. For their manufacture we use:

• leash line;
• fluorocarbon line;
• soft woven material;
• braided leash material.

The length of the feeder leash depends on:

• type of equipment used;
• the presence of deep silt in the reservoir;
• fish activity.

Each type of feeder equipment requires the use of hooks of a certain size and shape, as well as appropriate leader material. When fishing in reservoirs with deep silt, use a long leash made of monofilament fishing line; it is more catchy.

After casting, the feeder sinks into the silt, and the hook and bait remain on its surface and are accessible to fish. If aquatic inhabitants are inactive and reluctant to respond to bait, the tackle is made as long as possible, up to 1.5 m, so as not to frighten off the wary trophy.

A good leader material for a feeder should be:

• durable;
• abrasion-resistant;
• unnoticeable;
• durable.

The feeder method and the flat method are rigs that are used to catch solid trophies - carp, grass carp, and silver carp. On homemade gear, several leashes are sometimes tied on the main line, but such gear will not always be more catchy.

Required characteristics of leashes

The most important characteristics are:

• length of the leash for the feeder;
• hook shape and size;
• quality of the leash material.

Feeder leash length

Experts in feeder fishing recommend starting a session with classic rigs with leashes of 15-20 cm and lengthening them as necessary. The length of the feeder tackle affects the reliability of catching fish and the safety of landing it.

The longer the leash, the more inconvenient it is to control the tackle, so there must be reasonable balance. With frequent idle bites, you should, on the contrary, shorten the length on the feeder equipment until it begins to reliably detect the fish.

Leash length for feeder on current

When fishing with a feeder in the current, use heavy feeders and sticky bait. Method feeder equipment, as well as self-cutting classic installations, show high efficiency.

The length for flowing monofilament line is 30−100 cm, using hooks of numbers 14−18 according to the European classification. The fluorocarbon leash is stiffer, but less noticeable, so it is made shorter by 5-10 cm.

Leash holder from DVD box

To make such a device you will need a little more tools and material, but you will have high-quality equipment that will not even need a case.

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We need:

• 4 small screws
• 2 wooden planks 2 cm wide
• Pins
• DVD box

Preparation of materials and tools

We will make a device for storing leashes from insulation for sewer pipes. They are sold in hardware stores and have different diameters.

Polypropylene pipes are a good material for making leashes

For our purposes, we will need two pieces of polypropylene pipe with diameters of 7 and 8 cm and a length of 30-40 cm. In stores, this product is sold by the meter. Therefore, you will get 2-3 leashes.

In the knitwear department we buy needles with plastic balls at the end of this type:

Pins are used to secure leashes

You will also need a marker for marking.

Foam material (thin)

When all the materials are prepared, you can start assembling the leash holder with your own hands.

We cut off all the unnecessary parts from the box - this is a small circle (which you need to press when you take out the disk) and the paws that are in the corners of the box.

We cover the side where there is no compartment for the disk with foam rubber material, 2 mm thick.

We take wooden planks and insert pins into them, at a distance of 1-1.5 cm. The long planks should be slightly less than one side of the box.

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We place the strips on the inside of the box, top and bottom, opposite each other, and fix them with self-tapping screws on the reverse side.

Now you can wrap leashes around the pins.

How to do it yourself?

The leash can be made from virtually any material, with just a little imagination. But there are a number of traditional ones, the manufacturing technology of which has already been worked out in detail.

Wooden

The undoubted advantages of such structures include their strength, availability of material and, in principle, ease of manufacture. Wooden products, however, have two significant drawbacks: bulkiness and relative heaviness. But still, many fishermen choose this option.

To make such a design you will need materials and tools:

• sheet plywood;
• corner;
• clamp;
• sandpaper;
• any cutter for wooden materials;
• varnish;
• glue;
• slats, preferably pine;
• door hinges – 2 pcs;
• padlock;
• galvanized nails;
• cambrics;
• hammer, awl or drill;
• a screwdriver and several self-tapping screws for attaching hinges and a lock.

The manufacturing process looks like this:

1. 2 sides of the future leash are cut out of plywood - upper and lower, the size is arbitrary, it depends on the length of the leashes that you will use;
2. Blanks for the sides are made from slats - 4 pieces for the length and the same amount for the width at the top and bottom;
3. the sides are glued along the perimeter of both blank plywood sheets and secured with a clamp;
4. 4 strips of plywood are cut out in proportion to the size of the small sides;
5. recesses are made in them for nails;
6. cloves are driven into the recesses;
7. strips of plywood are glued next to the small sides at the top and bottom;
8. cambrics are fixed with nails;
9. door hinges are screwed onto both sides of the resulting boxes;
10. a lock is installed;
11. the product is varnished.

The manufacturing process turns out to be relatively lengthy, since you have to let the glue dry, and this process is clearly not instantaneous.

Expert opinion

Knipovich Nikolai Mikhailovich

Zoologist, hydrobiologist. I am interested in fishing at a professional level.

If you are going to use leashes of different lengths, the plywood strips can be glued not at the side, but at the distance required along the length of the leash.

Usually long (up to 80 cm) leashes are used in the feeder for fishing in the current. And short ones (30 cm) - in stagnant water.

By the way, you can use a chessboard as a blank for such a leash. Its standard sizes for leashes are quite suitable.

In this video you can see how to make a wooden leash:

From penoplex

The recently introduced thermal insulation material penoplex is ideal for making a round leash. For the design you will need:

• foam sheet;
• glue;
• sewing pins with plastic heads;
• one and a half plastic bottle.

The manufacturing process is simple:

1. penoplex is rolled into a tight roll and glued;
2. pins are pierced in a row - leashes will be attached to them;
3. A case is made from the bottom of a plastic bottle for transportation and storage.

The advantage of such round options is that you can wrap leashes of any length on such a roll and attach hooks anywhere.

Expert opinion

Knipovich Nikolai Mikhailovich

Zoologist, hydrobiologist. I am interested in fishing at a professional level.

You cannot use Moment glue to process penoplex; it corrodes this material.

But it’s better not to use foam material this way; it deforms when the fishing line is pulled.

In this video you can see how to make a penoplex leash:

From a paint roller

In a similar way, a leash is made from a roller intended for painting walls or gluing wallpaper. Pins are also used. Only the place where they are inserted into the body of the roller should be secured with glue.

From the packaging

Every home accumulates a lot of garbage from some kind of food container. Surely many people have, for example, an old packet of chips. Don’t rush to throw it away, because this is an excellent base material for a leash. So, let’s prepare materials and tools:

• chip packaging;
• any insulating seal;
• double-sided tape;
• insulating tape;
• scissors;
• sewing pins with a plastic head;
• sticker price tags are sticky.

Now you can start the manufacturing process:

1. cover the surface of the package with tape;
2. Cover the top with tape with a sealant;
3. stick pins into the seal, leashes will be attached to them;
4. attach stickers indicating the type of hooks and line diameter.

Expert opinion

Knipovich Nikolai Mikhailovich

Zoologist, hydrobiologist. I am interested in fishing at a professional level.

Since the inside of the package remains empty and hollow, you can also store it. for example, floats. True, for such use it is necessary that the lid from the packaging be preserved.

Foam rubber

The principle is the same. Hard foam rubber is used as a base. A rectangle of the desired shape is cut out of it and also wrapped with leashes. You can use toothpicks to secure leashes.

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Spring for 20 fishing leads

Such leashes from various manufacturing companies are widely represented in stores today and are inexpensive - from 100 rubles. A model with 20 hooks is considered typical, but any even number will do. Lovers of homemade products can also work hard here. For this you will need:

• a sheet of thick plywood to fit the size of the reel;
• springs for the number of leashes, quite suitable for ballpoint pens and other similar mechanisms;
• cutting tool for working with plywood or wood.

It’s done like this: a reel is cut out of wood, holes are made on one side for attaching springs, and on the other, a kind of ladder is made for attaching hooks with leashes of different lengths. But it is better to purchase a plastic reel blank directly from the store.

The operating principle of the design is simple: a leash is attached to a spring, stretched to the required length, and the hook clings to one of the “steps” of the ladder. It is very convenient because the leash is always taut.

From the disc case

DVD discs today are used less and less every year due to the advent of more modern media and the development of the Internet, but the boxes from them are probably still lying somewhere on the shelves in the far corner. Such a box is a good material for a homemade leash. Here you will need:

• the box itself;
• a small sheet of foam rubber or insulating material;
• scissors;
• Double-sided tape;
• sewing pins with plastic heads.

Expert opinion

Knipovich Nikolai Mikhailovich

Zoologist, hydrobiologist. I am interested in fishing at a professional level.

The disc box design is also convenient because several of these boxes can be used for different hook options and leash lengths.

The foam rubber is cut to a suitable size and taped to the smooth side of the box. On both sides they are secured with a row of pins for attaching hooks and leashes, respectively.

In this video you can see how to make a leash holder from a disc box:

Book type

In this case you can take:

• business card;
• thin insulating material;
• glue;
• scissors;
• sewing pins.

The further procedure will be as follows:

1. cut-to-size pieces of insulating material are glued onto the business card compartments;
2. pins are stuck into the top of the page.

The leashes, as usual, are attached to pins, the hooks to the compartments for business cards at the required length. As a base, you can use the polymer cover of a book or notebook, folding them 4 times.

For long leashes and feeder loops

If you have to use long leashes and store them taut, a flat leash will be inconvenient due to its size. It is better to make a round model. For this you will need:

• pipe or roller of the required diameter;
• nails, pins or buttons with a plastic top for attaching leashes;
• insulating material to wrap around the base of the pipe.

In this way you can even wind feeder loops, of course, without a feeder.

In this video you can see how to make a feeder leash:

Wooden fixture

And, of course, the best option would be a wooden leash.

The box can be assembled from scratch, or you can use a ready-made one. For example, an old chess box or a small box might work.

You just need to hammer small nails or screws inside, opposite each other, and then tighten the leashes. This way you will get an excellent wooden leash with your own hands.

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