Durable do-it-yourself ice scoop for winter fishing. Winter fishing scoops DIY fishing scoop

We offer beginners winter fishing continue to familiarize yourself with the basic pieces of equipment that will be needed when ice fishing.

Fishing box

If you go winter fishing occasionally, once a season, or even less often, then, of course, you can do without a fishing box. In this case, there is no need to store an ice auger and a box with winter gear, which takes up a lot of space, in a city apartment or garage. The friends with whom you go fishing will give you their fishing rod, and will look condescendingly at the simple plastic bucket on which you will sit at the hole, and where you will then put the caught “sailors” or ruffs.

But, if winter fishing after several such trips with friends has become your passion, which happens very often, then you will still have to purchase a fishing box. Why? Yes because:

firstly, the fishing box is a very comfortable seat, especially compared to a plastic bucket
secondly, a fishing box has an advantage over a folding chair, which is also used by many fishermen, since it allows you to cover the hole from the wind and drifting snow, which is important especially when fishing with a jig
thirdly, a fishing box is also a storage for catch, winter gear, fishing accessories, baits, bait, thermos with tea, sandwiches. Therefore, it should be quite roomy (the catches can be impressive) and have special sections and partitions so that everything listed does not lie in a heap, but takes up certain places. Of course, the fishing box must be strong enough, light and convenient for transportation, both in vehicles and on the angler’s shoulder
Well, and fourthly, a fishing box is an item of equipment for a winter fishing enthusiast, by which (as well as by the mood of the ice drill) his colleagues judge the angler himself. Fishermen have a trained eye, and they distinguish a beginner from an experienced fisherman by the smallest details. And by the appearance and condition of the fishing box, without being Sherlock Holmes, you can easily characterize its owner

Currently, industry produces a lot various types fishing boxes for every taste. A fishing box made of duralumin with a soft seat has been produced for decades and is still popular among amateur fishermen. It is quite heavy, but durable. The advantage of such a box is the possibility of attaching runners with curved ends to the bottom. You can easily drag such a box across the ice of a reservoir, even if it’s filled to the brim with caught fish. The downside is that it usually only has two compartments and a non-closing compartment for winter fishing rods located in the lid, which is not very convenient. The tackle in this box can easily get tangled as the fishing rods are secured with simple rubber straps. And a freshly caught fish, placed in this fishing box, creates such a roar with its tail that the lucky owner of the box will be instantly “drilled” by the neighbors.

A modern fishing box made of polystyrene foam is lightweight and quite durable. In addition, it has a very important property - thermal insulation, which allows you not only to keep sandwiches taken from home unfrozen, but also the fish in such a box will not turn into ice. Soundproofing foam when catching fish will protect your success from those around you. Such a box does not sink, but on the contrary, in the event of an accident it can serve as a kind of “life preserver” for the owner caught in the wormwood (of course, if it is almost empty). At the same time, such a box can easily be blown away by strong winds. smooth ice reservoir Fastening of gear in this fishing box is also usually carried out in its lid using rubber straps. Foam plastic fishing boxes are available in two- and three-chamber types, in which the compartments are separated from each other by separately opening lids. It is much easier to maintain order in such a box, since there is a separate place for each item.

IN last years fishing boxes made of plastic and frost-resistant polypropylene appeared. They are sealed, so even if you put such a box in water, its contents will remain dry. The box is light, convenient, has many different compartments for gear, food and everything a fisherman needs, as well as pencil cases for small accessories, closed with transparent lids.

The advantage of this fishing box is that plastic (unlike foam plastic) does not absorb fish odors; it is easy to clean with plain water. The box lid is covered with a polyurethane heat-insulating plate.

The only disadvantage of this fishing box is its insufficient strength. During transportation, if it hits metal or other hard objects, it may crack and split.

Despite the fact that there are now fishing boxes on sale, as they say, “for every taste and budget,” many amateur fishermen continue to use homemade boxes, which are often called “organ organs.”

This can be either the simplest plywood fishing box, made from a parcel box, in which only a hole is made for storing gear and catch, or very complex structures with runners for transportation, with many compartments, made from a variety of materials. Here everything depends on the creative abilities of the fisherman himself, his availability of time, desire, tools, skills, experience and many other conditions.

Very important detail fishing box - belt. It should be wide enough so that, when it becomes heavy after happy fishing the box did not pull all the shoulders. And it’s best to have a fishing box with straps that allow you to carry it not over your shoulder, but on your back, like a backpack.

At the end of the season, many things unnecessary in the summer can be placed in the fishing box for storage (all winter fishing rods, fishing lines, baits, ice drill knives, fishing mittens) so that the entire winter arsenal is stored in one place.

Ice fishing scoop

Look at the picture, which shows 5 different types of fishing scoops. All of these scoops can be found in fishing stores. As for the prices, they are not so different as to influence the choice of this important fishing accessory when purchasing. Let's take a closer look at them and evaluate each of the presented ice fishing scoops.

Scoop with metal spoon and wooden handle. What's good? - simple in design, non-sinking (the wooden handle will keep the weight of the spoon afloat). The iron on the spoon is quite strong. With such a scoop you can break the ice in the hole, if it is not too thick, and break off the frozen layer of ice on the ice drill. Disadvantages: quite heavy, its weight is noticeable in a fishing box. The handle is straight, without a “knob” at the end, and can slip out of your hand. The attachment of the spoon to the handle is not very reliable. Most often it breaks down in this place. In the event of a breakdown, you can screw the handle directly to the handle using a pair of self-tapping screws.
A scoop with a mesh spoon, a metal handle with a neoprene “holder”. Advantages - beautiful, one might even say “elegant”. Lightweight as the handle is made of a thin tube. A spoon made of fine mesh allows you to select the smallest ice crumbs from the hole. Disadvantages - it is intended only for scraping ice out of a newly drilled hole. Breaking even thin ice in a hole with such a scoop or knocking it off the auger means immediately breaking it. The metal of the spoon rim is soft and wrinkles easily. It’s convenient to hold such a scoop with your hand, but if it slips out of your hand and dives into the hole, it means, “remember the name,” the scoop will sink.
A ladle with a metal spoon and a thin handle with a foam handle. It doesn't sink, but its handle is too weak. This scoop is also mainly used to scoop out ice from a fresh hole. It's no good for anything else. And in general, it is very reminiscent of a simple kitchen slotted spoon that housewives use.
Plastic scoop. It does not sink, it is very light, it will not damage the gear in the fishing box, even if it comes into frequent contact during transportation and shaking while driving on an uneven, bumpy road, which all the other metal scoops presented can do. It is clear that such a scoop cannot break even very thin ice and in severe frost they will have to work too often, otherwise later they simply will not be able to cope with the ice that has formed.
A ladle with a metal spoon and a wooden handle with a knob. The most "solid" of all scoops. Very durable and reliable. The metal of the spoon is thick, the attachment to the handle is made almost like a small sapper's shovel. To break such a scoop, you have to try hard. With this scoop you can not only break quite thick ice, but also scratch it with teeth that resemble a saw. The massive wooden handle has a “cap” at the end and even when wet or frozen it will not slip out of your hand. It's heavy, but thanks to the wooden handle it won't sink. In the fisherman's box its weight is quite noticeable.

Which scoop should you choose? It depends on the angler's fishing preferences. If an angler fishes with a balance beam or a spoon and constantly moves around the reservoir in search of fish. A light scoop is quite enough here, or you can even do without it. I drilled a hole, removed most of the ice chips with an ice auger or picked it out with a light scoop and fish to your heart's content. I tugged for 5-10 minutes and ran to a new hole if it didn’t bite. And, if it bites “like a machine gun,” then there’s no need to clean the hole at all. True, during fishing on one hole in severe frost, the ice screw will have time to become covered with a crust of ice and you need to beat it off with something... This is where a stronger scoop would come in handy. Or take a fisherman with fishing rods. Which scoop should he choose? Holes with installed girders must be covered with snow so that they do not freeze. How to do this? Yes, it’s most convenient to use the same scoop as to dig out the tackle when biting or when reeling it in. Here, too, you need a reliable scoop, because the snow can compact during fishing and catch it with frost if it is wet.

If a fisherman sits in a tent and fishes with a jig or float rod, then a plastic or mesh scoop will be just right. I drilled a couple of holes, chose ice and sit, look at the nods or floats, and from time to time remove the ice crust that appears on the hole.

You can also make a homemade scoop, and exactly the one that suits you best in terms of weight, strength, and other parameters.

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On summer fishing A large fish that is hooked is usually taken out of the water using a landing net, bringing it closer to the shore or to the boat. The hook is used for this much less often, only in cases of capture of very big trophy or when fishing in a wade, since it takes up much less space than a landing net.

But in winter fishing, a landing net cannot do anything, and without this hook, sometimes it is simply impossible to pull the fish out of the hole, especially if the fish simply does not fit into the hole. By the last ice fishermen prefer to use an ice drill with the smallest possible auger diameter, since it is much simpler and easier for them to drill through thick, damp, heavy ice, and often become “hostages” of this “rationalization” of theirs. As long as the small fish are caught, which the angler was counting on, there are no problems with pulling them out. A hole with a diameter of 100 mm can easily accommodate perch and small bream of any size.

When biting a large bream, you have to undress, put your hand into the icy water, feel the fish’s head there and, grabbing it by the slippery gills, try to pull it out onto the ice. Most often, such an attempt to drag the fish through such a narrow hole ends with the line with the jig breaking and the loss of a good trophy. And even if the hole is quite big size(up to 200 mm) it can be difficult to get fish into it. If you have such a simple device as a hook, the chances of catching him increase significantly.

A hook is especially necessary for fishing enthusiasts predatory fish on the girders. Here, biting large fish using live bait is not uncommon. Of course, the fishing line and fishing line have the appropriate steel leash, so it’s difficult for the fish to break the tackle, but getting a desperately resisting large pike into the hole is not easy at all. It happens that you manage to drag a fish to the hole, but no further: it rests on the lower edge of the ice and “does not want” to go further. Sticking your bare hand into the toothy mouth of a pike is a dangerous business; you can injure your hand so much that you won’t be able to stop the bleeding for a long time.

The hook will help you cope with almost any fish, even if it is larger in size (thickness) than the width of the hole. In this case, the tip is placed under the gills of the fish and it is pressed against the edges of the hole so that it does not come off, and then the hole is expanded with the help of an ice pick or an ice drill. In this case, even breaking the line with the knives of an ice drill will allow you not to miss the fish.

There are some good fishing hooks on sale now. A folding wire model with a neoprene handle is well suited for winter fishing. It weighs about 100 grams and, when folded, easily fits into a fishing box. On the handle, as a rule, there is a ring to which you can tie a thin cord, which will prevent the hook from sinking irrevocably. Similar models are produced by different companies. Handles can be either cork or foam.

There are also telescopic models with a retractable pointed part. They are less convenient for winter fishing, since ice forms in the tube when water gets in and it can be difficult to move it apart. The length of the hook should be sufficient to reach the fish under the ice with the hook without lowering your hand into the icy water. It is clear that in Siberia, where the ice thickness reaches one and a half meters, it should be longer than for fishermen in the south of Russia, where in recent winters ice cover has not formed everywhere. For the models mentioned above, the length when unfolded is 1.2 m.

Many fishermen use the simplest homemade hooks made of steel wire 6-8 mm thick. Any fisherman can do it. A hook of a suitable size is bent (the bend is made semicircular, and not at a right angle, since it is easier to insert it into the hole. The diameter of the semicircle is approximately 7-8 cm (you can use a pipe of a suitable size for the bend). The tip is sharpened with sandpaper; a beard is usually not made. The handle of the hook can be made of wood, cork or foam plastic, or simply a ring is made at the end of the wire opposite the tip for a rope loop.

Some craftsmen also make folding hooks, and even those that can be folded out if necessary with the movement of one hand, which is very important, since the second is usually busy with fishing. On the Internet you can find descriptions of the design of such hooks.

One of the most important requirements for a hook is the sharpness of the tip. It should fit easily into the body of the fish. At the same time, it must be safe for the fisherman himself. It is desirable that, when folded, the tip fits into the handle and cannot “peek out” from there at the most inopportune moment and cause injury. As a last resort, for safety, you can put a piece of rubber hose on the tip of the hook.

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Hi all.

Preparations for the competition season are in full swing, so I decided to make a scoop like this, on a cord.

Previously I used a steel one, attached it with an elastic band to the belt, it seemed convenient, but heavy weight and overall dimensions were still not satisfactory.

To make this device I needed:

1. tape measure - 2 m. issue price 100 rub.

2. braided 0.3 mm - 2.5 m.

3. super glue and moment glue is waterproof

4. the ladle itself, safely removed from the kitchen cabinet.

5. tools: drill, 5mm drill, marker, metal scissors, but simple ones will do, a little time and two hands.

I started by marking the holes on the scoop with a marker, which were safely drilled and sanded. The scoop itself turned out great, light and quite durable (previously it was wet and frozen in the freezer, it didn’t seem to break when hit, so it will live).

Then I disassembled the tape measure and put a drop of glue on the existing standard stopper so that it would not slip and block the cord.

I took out the tape measure, cut off 1 meter, processed the edges, and made a hole for attaching the cord. After that, I wound the cord so that the metal of the tape measure was completely, before winding, I lubricated the “spool” with a moment so that the cord lay tightly.

I used a heated awl to burn a hole in the tape measure body for the cord, and inserted a 2.5 mm silicone cambric into it. fixed with super glue. Let it dry. Next, I pulled the cord into the hole, having previously wound about 1.5 m on the “spool”.

Reassembled the tape measure to its original state. Then I unwinded part of the cord to create a constant tension, put a retaining rubber ring on the cord, 2.5 - 3 mm, and tied it in knots on both sides so as not to crawl.

Then I attached the scoop to the cord and added a drop of super glue to secure it.

And the actual installation on the waist belt.

It remains to be tested in a combat situation. But the first sensations are very good.

Thank you for your attention.

I would like to offer a very simple, cheap in terms of manufacturing, but at the same time reliable design of a scoop for winter fishing. Anyone can do it. When fishing, it can become a lifesaver. It often happens that working part store-bought scoops are made of metal, to some extent this is justified: after prolonged fishing from one hole in frosty weather, the frozen edges can be cleaned. But there are also disadvantages of such a scoop: it is easy to drown; Frozen ice cannot be removed by anything other than tapping on a hard, often metal, object (and fish are afraid of noise as news); And loss promises new expenses.

In general, we take an ordinary plastic lid, which our women use to close glass jars, and hole it as much as you like, but the main thing is not to overdo it with the size of the holes (Fig. 1). Don't forget about the small hole through which we will attach the handle to our scoop.

As a handle, you can choose any stick with a diameter of 10-15 mm and a length of 25-30 cm. Drill a hole in it for a tie (Fig. 2).

The only thing left to do is to screw the leaky cover to the handle using a screw (Fig. 3). Why this scoop is convenient:
1) Frozen ice is easily removed by simply crumpling the nylon cover and absolutely silently.
2) The cost of such a scoop is equivalent to the cost of a nylon lid.
3) The design of such a scoop is absolutely buoyant, unless of course the handle is made of metal.
4) And last but not least, such a scoop can be easily made directly at the fishing site, with simple tools.

I advise all fishermen to have a spare scoop of the described design with them, you won’t regret it. In addition to using a scoop to clear a hole from ice, it can be used to catch live bait from a ditch.

If we begin to list the elements of equipment for ice fishing in order of necessity, then the scoop is located immediately after the ice auger; you can do without a scoop just as much as you can do without a drill, without specialized clothing, without a box, in other words, you can - but it’s better when you have one. The scoop, despite its primitive design, must have a number of characteristics, namely: not freeze, have sufficient strength to break the edges of the hole and not sink. As a rule, the ice of the drill is also knocked off with a scoop; you can also do this with a mallet, but after some time of fishing I came to the conclusion that it is still more convenient to do this with a scoop. And so, from the moment I started fishing in winter, the modernization of scoops began. The ice on the scoop, which builds up with each dive, should be knocked off every time, but this is not always convenient, and when the scoop is already frozen well, I knock off the ice with one blow on the ice, chair, drill... Not a single store-bought scoop could withstand such a blow, the spoon flew off, the handle broke in half, the handle flew off, bent 360 degrees))) And when the spoon of the scoop once again flew off while fishing at -25 with a wild wind, I decided to make my own scoop that would not freeze up too much, would be strong and rigid and this one is easy.

The Tonar scoop was used as a basis, the wooden handle, which constantly froze, was replaced with an aluminum one suitable length. The attachment to the spoon was made using two screws (so that the spoon would not rotate along the axis of the screw); to avoid loosening, the nuts installed through the screw were additionally sealed. The hole in the tube from the bottom is filled with silicone glue. There is no need for a warm handle on the scoop, you only need a handle so that the metal does not burn your hands, electrical tape also does this well.

The mass of the scoop turned out to be less than titanium with the same dimensions (luminum is almost twice as light as titanium). The low adhesive ability of aluminum almost does not collect water and therefore almost does not freeze; slight icing of the scoop, due to the high hardness of the materials, falls off even with gentle tapping, which cannot be said about scoops with wooden handles. So that the scoop would not be lost, would not drown, and would always be at hand, I attached it to the chair with the help of a retriever (now a very common phrase I hear when fishing is “look, the scoop is tied”)))))).

A crash test of the scoop showed its very high strength: you can hit with all your heart, chop ice in a hole of any thickness, beat off frozen screws, you can clean the hole in mittens without fear of drowning it, when you release the scoop, the retriever pulls it strictly under the chair and now you don’t need to look where did you throw it? last time scoop.