Do-it-yourself pike baits have been made since ancient times, during excavations and now, at the riverbeds, homemade crafts are found, on which local residents fished. Many skills were lost, but modern machines and equipment enabled masters to make smaller and thinner baits.
Nowadays, making a bait for a predator with your own hands for a person with certain skills is not at all difficult, especially since manual work has been highly valued recently.
Most often made:
- turntables;
- vibrations;
- wobblers;
- spinneret;
- foam rubber fish.
Some are able to cast rubber, the size of which can be very different.
At first glance, homemade baits can look clumsy, especially made of metal. But after the very first casting and wiring, the anglers stop paying attention to their appearance. Many models of self-made baits are inherited in the family, so their work can be said to be tested by generations.
It should be understood that such products are made both for fishing in open water from the shore, and on winter days from ice.
Advantages and disadvantages
Home-made products for fishing for pike and another predator have always been in demand, shakers and turntables have fished and are still catching a toothy predator in almost any body of water. But in addition to the positive aspects of the product, there are some disadvantages.
| virtues | limitations |
| can be made of any shape and weight | it is not always possible to find suitable materials for the manufacture |
| does not require large material costs | take some free time |
| improvised tools are often used for manufacturing | only a person with certain skills in working with metal and tools will succeed |
| You can sell or give, and make yourself | Before manufacturing, the materials will require careful processing and degreasing. |
| used in water bodies both with current and with standing water | periodically cleaning is required Goya’s billets for metal products |
Foam rubber and rubber can fail very quickly, since not everyone knows the rules for making these types of lures.
What can you make for pike yourself
Homemade pike homemade products today are made by the most diverse, and each master has his own production secret. For some, it is a kind of hobby to make bait, and then catch it yourself. Further, catchy lures are simply presented or borrowed to friends and acquaintances, and if they value it, then you can sell it.
There are several types of pike lures that you make yourself most often. Next, we dwell in more detail on each of them.
Turntables
Spinners are often used for predator fishing both on lakes and ponds, and along the river. They are made from different materials, in most cases home-made products are learned by the front-shipped.
The most primitive option is a spinner from a regular metal cork from beer or soda. A small hole is made in the upper part and the swivel is fixed through the fastener. A tee is installed in the lower part using a winding ring. Spinner is ready, you can go for a predator.
There are other options, the petals make aphids from old coins using ready-made spare parts of this type. The core in this case is made of thick wire, and a conclusion with a loop is made under the fastener. The presence of a tee or a single hook is required.
Vibrations
A do-it-yourself pike vibrator is the easiest to manufacture.
Craftsmen for the base use many improvised materials, they go into business:
- cutlery, namely spoons;
- tubes;
- small metal plates that remained in the manufacture of other products.
Usually, small holes are drilled from two sides of a workpiece under an oscillating spinner. On the one hand, a tee is fastened through the winding ring, on the other hand, the swivel is installed in the same way. So the bauble is ready, then we knit it to a leash or directly to the base and go to the pond.
The spinners from the tube are used both in open water and in winter. According to the principle of operation, they resemble a castmaster, which can be used both in a plumb line and in casting.
Wobblers
The most popular pike bait in recent years is a wobbler, namely home-made ones are very popular. Some models that were previously made only by hand have already been put on stream and are produced in factories.
Most often, a wobbler for catching pike using spinning is independently made of wood. This material is easy to get, it is easy to process, does not require a large number of various tools for processing.
For the manufacture of wood:
- linden trees;
- aspens;
- oak.
In addition, you need impregnation, which will not allow the finished product to become sour in water. Paint homemade special fishing varnishes, and then cover with a fixative.
The fittings are used in good quality, usually equipped with one or two tees, but the Croatian egg comes with a single hook.
Other types of lures
In addition, a mouse for pike is an effective bait; this bait strongly resembles a steamer. The fur body and one or more tees make it very catchy. How to make a streamer? For this, a jig-head or wire is sheathed with a piece of natural or artificial fur; in addition, tees or doubles are used for equipment.
Do-it-yourself foam rubber on a pike is the simplest kind of homemade product, even a child can do it. The main thing is to cut according to a given pattern and equip with a sharp hook.
Useful Tips
Many will be able to make a bait for catching a predator on their own, for this you need to have minimal skills in processing the selected material, as well as know some secrets.
So that the product was working, it is worth remembering such subtleties:
- in the manufacture of heels and turntables, special attention should be paid to the shape of the petals, long ones are suitable for fishing along rivers, but round ones on still water will prove better;
- paint on a wooden wobbler is applied in several steps, allowing everyone to dry well;
- Do not save on accessories for homemade products;
- for turntables, it is advisable to additionally equip tees with feathers or lurex;
- foam rubber for fish can be pre-painted, but can be left with a natural color.
The remaining subtleties of production will come with experience, without which it will not be possible to create a catchy bait with their own hands.
Homemade fishing lures often produce more results than using factory bait options. The manufacturing process is not complicated, but with assistants and more experienced comrades to become an excellent hobby for many.
Progress does not stand still, this also applies to fishing. Now in the distribution network you can buy any bait of both artificial origin and natural for catching a predator and peaceful species of fish. Home-made products for pike fishing are most successful, many anglers with experience go from factory lures to do-it-yourself ones made of various materials.
