Samodur fishing tackle. Catching horse mackerel in various ways and baits

For fishing, on the Black Sea coast, a tackle called "tyrant" is used. Moreover, they catch on the "tyrant", both from the shore and from the boat. The tackle is a bet, between the main line and the sinker, with attached hooks. Hooks can be used different, but mostly nickel-plated. The size of the hook depends on what size you are going to fish. If you catch a small horse mackerel from the shore, then tie small hooks. If you are fishing from a boat, on a large horse mackerel, bonito or herring, then the hooks must be tied to a larger size. And which hooks to use, each angler, as a rule, selects for himself. Hooks can be used both naked and in combination with various plumage or with the use of beads. The bait for the petty tyrant is not used, since mainly predatory fish are caught, which peck on bare hooks, mistaking them for fry. And so, let's consider a simple way that any fisherman can tie a "tyrant". In this way, bare hooks are tied, without plumage, or hooks together with beads. We will need a fishing line 0.18-0.2 mm, beads and hooks. For clarity, I will show the process of making a “tyrant” in the photo.

We take a fishing line 0.2 and cut off about 2.5 meters.
From one end of the piece of fishing line, we make a blind loop, with a double knot. For clarity, I will show you how to tie on a rope.

From the other end of the segment, we put beads - hook - beads on the fishing line alternately.
We move the beads and the hook along the fishing line at a distance of approximately 20-25 cm from the blind loop.
We fold the fishing line in half so that there is a hook with beads in the place of the fold.

We make a loop with a figure-eight knot with an additional turn, so that the hook and beads are in the loop. For convenience, the beads and hook can be wrapped with a piece of masking tape to make it easier to stick through when tying a knot. We tighten the loop in such a way that, when folded, it is 2-3 cm from the knot. Wet the knot before final tightening. The diagram shows the process of tying a knot.

We put beads and a hook on the fishing line again. We also advance them to a distance of 20-25 cm from the previous node.

We repeat the operations as many times as we want to tie hooks. After that, at the end of the fishing line, we also make a blind loop at a distance of 20-25 cm from the last hook. "Samodur" is ready.

When making "tyrants", you can experiment with the size of the fishing line and with the use of various hooks and beads. And by the method of selection, to identify which “tyrant” will be better for pecking fish. Pay attention to the fact that at different times of the year, the fish will be better off pecking at different “tyrants”. Therefore, every fisherman needs to have a supply of various “tyrants”. How to catch a "tyrant" at sea, you can read in the article on.

Lures for a tyrant.

Fishing for a tyrant is a rather exciting and lucrative way. sea fishing fishes. The tackle is a spinning rod with a reel (preferably plastic, as metal is quickly destroyed by sea water).

A fishing line with a diameter of 0.4-0.8 mm ends with a rate of a slightly smaller diameter than the main line. The length of the stake is 1.5-2 m. At the end of the stake, a load weighing 50-150 g of a streamlined shape is tied (Fig. 165, a). At the rate, after 10-15 cm, artificial lures are tied (with a knot shown in Fig. 165, b) on leashes 30-60 mm long. Leashes are made from a vein somewhat thinner than the bet itself.

It is desirable that the hooks of the baits are located at the rate with the sting up. One or two carabiners are placed between the stake and the main line - to prevent twisting of the line.

The hook of the petty bait must be nickel-plated, No. 5-10, with a long forearm. Tinned hooks quickly lose their luster and become a dirty gray color. Fishing for a tyrant with such hooks goes much worse.

The simplest lure of a petty tyrant (Fig. 166, a) is a hook, one-third wrapped around the forearm with colored woolen or silk thread (mulina, garus, chenille, etc.). Color of threads - bright red, blue, light brown, golden, green, blue.

Another simple tyrant bait (Fig. 166, b) is a hook with a small bundle of colored threads. Their coloring is the same as that of the first bait.

The most common bait (Fig. 166, c) is very similar to artificial fly. A small feather is tied to the inside of the hook with a colored thread, usually from a guinea fowl, jay, turkey or duck (drake). Their main colors are brown (of all tones), black with a sheen, but always with a variety of light or dark dots, stripes or stains.

The color of the thread with which the feather is wound is red, golden, blue, green, blue - necessarily bright colors. The winding of the pen is carried out on BF glue.

The next bait (Fig. 166, d) is somewhat simpler. A small bundle of goat or some other wool of white, dark, blue, red and other bright colors is tied to the hook. The size of the bundle should not exceed two thirds of the length of the hook. The woolen brush is positioned so that the shank of the hook remains open. Another version of the bait (Fig. 166, e) is original in that an oval nickel-plated plate is soldered near the eyelet. A woolen brush (colored threads can also be used) is placed on one side of the plate.

It would be possible to give examples of the construction of tyrant lures using colored beads, vinyl chloride tubes, etc. This is proposed to be done (and tested in practice) by the reader himself.

Preliminary data on catching fish in the sea with baits painted with a luminous composition are interesting (see Fig. 166, e). The results of fishing with such lures (an oval plate soldered to the hook was painted) were always positive.

A variety of sea fish are caught on the tyrant: horse mackerel, mackerel, herring, haddock, crucian carp (laskir), perch (smarida), sea dragon (scorpion). Less commonly, you can catch a stingray (sea fox or sea cat), Black Sea prickly shark (katran), goby and ruff (scorpionfish).

It should be noted that injections of poisonous spikes and needles from ruffs, stingrays, and especially dragons are extremely painful, and sometimes even life-threatening.

Among the fishing gear used today for deep fishing, there are those that, despite their ancient age, continue to be actively used. One of them is a tyrant. This is a simple, but quite catchy tackle used by anglers to catch a wide variety of fish species. By the way, it has another, more consonant name - "samolov", which explains the method of fishing.

In this article we will talk about what this fishing device is, and also consider how to make a tyrant with your own hands. In addition, we will tell you what kind of fish you can catch with it and how it is done.

The essence of tackle

In fact, a tyrant is a fishing line consisting of a main and additional fishing line with short and elastic leashes tied to it with hooks and a load at the end. It is used for fishing at great depths from a boat. The classic design of the tackle does not involve the use of a rod. The fishing line with equipment is wound on a reel, with the help of which the tackle is controlled. But some anglers still use a rod for greater convenience when casting and fighting.

What kind of fish can be caught by a tyrant

The tyrant is an exclusively predatory tackle, but sometimes peaceful species react to it with pleasure. It is designed for catching schooling fish both in the sea and in fresh water. Similar fishing gear is used for fishing on:

horse mackerel;
mackerel;
Black Sea herring;
Black Sea and Azov bull;
smelt;
chehon, etc.

Often, a bluefish, a bonito, or even a katran can be caught on a hook. Naturally, different equipment and different bait are used for each type of fish.

Tackle design

Tackle tyrant consists of the following elements:

rod or reel;
main fishing line (shvorka);
additional fishing line (rate);
leashes (the number depends on the length of the bet);
hooks;
sinker.

Rod or reel?

How is fishing done? Tyrants can be caught either with the help of a reel, which is constantly held in the hand, or with the help of a rod. It is used as a short (1.5-2.5 m) rigid blank with a coil. The latter can be of any design, as long as it is reliable.

Main line and bet

Shvorka - durable monofilament or nylon cord. Its length is determined by the depth of the fishing spot, but be that as it may, it is not worth designing tackle shorter than 50 m. The thickness of the main line depends on the transparency of the water and the expected catch. Typically, these fishing tackles are equipped with fishing line or cord no thinner than 0.4-0.6 mm.

The rate is a monofilament thread with a thickness of 0.3-0.35 mm and a length of 4-6 m.

Leashes

For leashes, a fishing line with a thickness of 0.25-0.3 mm is used. Their length is usually from 2 to 5 cm. Longer ones will confuse the line. The number of leads may vary. It all depends on what kind of fish you are going to hunt. For horse mackerel, leashes are knitted at a distance of 25-30 cm, for catching mackerel - 60 cm. Based on the length of the additional fishing line (4-6 m), there can be from 10 to 20 pieces. Experienced anglers have at their disposal several different stakes with leaders and hooks, designed for different fish: horse mackerel, mackerel, goby, etc.

Hooks

The size of the hooks also depends on the type of fish you plan to catch. Tyrants for horse mackerel, for example, are equipped with hooks of size No. 8, for mackerel - No. 10, for herring - No. 7.

In addition, the hook must match the bait. When using various feathers as it, the hooks must have an elongated shank.

Cargo

The load for the tyrant is selected based on the conditions and method of fishing. For shallow depths in still water, sinkers weighing 100-200 g are used. For deep-sea fishing, as well as for fishing from a boat on the move, it is better to use loads weighing 300-400 g. As for the shape, spindle-shaped sinkers are usually used.

Lures used for fishing

Small bird feathers are most often used as bait. It is better if they are of bright colors: cock, duck, guinea fowl, jay feathers, etc. In addition to them or together with them, bright woolen threads or floss can be used. The composition is selected according to the principle of color contrast: black with white or red, yellow with purple, white, white with blue, etc.

Not everyone can properly equip a hook. Some skill is needed here.

After the composition is selected, the coarse parts are cut off from the feathers so that they are 15-20 mm longer than the forearm of the hook. Feathers are tied with the same woolen threads or thin fishing line (0.1-0.15 mm), using, for example, a “clinch”. To prevent the structure from stretching, it can be fixed with waterproof glue.

Tyrants for horse mackerel: design features

In addition to feathers and threads, worms, maggots, mussels and snails can be baited on hooks. It all depends on what kind of fish you will hunt.

Horse mackerel is the most popular fish caught with the help of petty tyrant. It is quite common, and if you also quickly find a school of fish, the catch can be just great. Consider how to knit a petty tyrant on a horse mackerel with your own hands, and what materials are best used for this.

Let's start with the rod. This is exactly the case when it is really needed. With an intense bite, you will simply get tired of winding the line with a reel. Yes, and the jamb is easier to find by making some kind of cast. The length of the rod is 1.5-2 m. The action is exceptionally hard. The coil is inertialess with a size of 2500-3000. It is desirable that the rod has 2 brass throughput rings (the first from the reel and the middle one).

Hooks - No. 8, no more. We select the load corresponding to the conditions of fishing. Main line - 0.4 mm, 50 m long. Rate - 4 meters, 0.35 mm thick. Number of leashes - 10-12 pieces, length - 2 cm, fishing line - 0.25 mm. Many anglers wear beaded or lurex beads on leashes. It is believed that such a visual lure helps to better attract horse mackerel.

Boat fishing technique

Consider how fishing is carried out by a petty tyrant from a boat. It is better if you have an assistant who can manage the boat. Having gone to the place of fishing, it is necessary to prepare tackle or tackle. When they are ready, we hold the rod or reel with one hand, and with the other we begin to unwind them, slowly lowering them into the water. When the sinker reaches the bottom, pull up the main line, leaving it in tension. If fishing is carried out on several gears, we unwind them all in turn.

At the first blow, we hook up and continue fishing without taking the tackle out of the water, because we have a lot of hooks. Only after the cessation of biting petty tyrant can be pulled out. In order for the fish not to come off, the rod can be put aside, and the line can be reeled in with your hands, sorting through it and removing the caught fish.

As you can see, a petty tyrant is a very simple tackle to manufacture and use, even a beginner can mount it and handle it. With the right bait and the presence of fish in the pond with it, you will never be left without a catch.

Petty tyrant- this is not Ivan Okhlobystin at all and not Mr. Pitkin ... this is a tackle! Samodur, as the concept of mounting gear, is found in different types fishing, in different guises and scales. There is tyrant for sea fishing ; self-righteousness is used for winter fishing in the holes, as well as in the summer they are used in various options the principle of snapping a tyrant. Let's analyze the use of tyrant in more detail.

So, general principle tyrant tackle is a working piece of fishing line, at the end of which a sinker (sometimes a spinner) is fixed, and above, there are several leashes with hooks. On hooks, as a rule, artificial bait (fly, streamer, beard, silicone baits, just pieces of thread, colored rubber bands, etc.), less often - a replaceable nozzle, bait.

Mostly, the work of a tyrant takes place in a vertical plane. The fisherman plays with this garland of leads with lures from a boat in the sea, from a pier, in the holes in winter. Sometimes, it happens that the petty tyrant is modified for catching in the wiring with spinning.

The length of the working segment of the fishing line can be from several tens of centimeters to several meters. The line itself, from heavy duty when fishing at sea, to delicate and graceful when used petty tyrant when fishing, for example. Accordingly, the number of leashes varies. With great depth - there can be dozens of them; on a small working segment, when the depth is quite modest 2-4 leashes.

At sea, you often have to fish at depths of several tens of meters. Here they put a heavy sinker, in the region of 100-200g. The line is thick. Leashes are also made of fairly thick fishing line. Hooks, depending on the type of fish, but often also quite large. The bait is used differently, as a rule - pieces of multi-colored matter, bundles of thread or animal nozzle (sea worm, shell, pieces of fish).

When fishing in winter, this is a very delicate line (about 0.1-0.15mm), leashes are short from 0.08-0.12mm line. Small weight - 3-7g. The hooks are quite small and thin. Pieces of silicone ribbons are placed on the hooks, scraps of silicone lures, pieces of thread, etc.

The main game is twitching a petty tyrant. Either lowering the load to the bottom, then lifting it.

Such a garland of leashes with artificial lures is often used in our fresh waters, when catching perch, rudd. Such a garland with leashes is fastened to the spinning line, 1-3m long (as far as the length of the rod allows). At the end, a weight, spinner or is placed. A cast is made, the tackle is led with pauses. The load moves along the bottom, and the lures play a little ahead and above. If a floating bombard is used, fishing takes place in the upper layer (this is how they catch asp, chub, trout, rudd, etc.).

The principle of a tyrant, a garland of artificial lures, has proved its worth in different conditions and variations. A bad fish is led to pieces of any indecency chaotically jumping in the water. And fishermen skillfully use it.

Mackerel and horse mackerel are caught on tyrants, but sometimes bluefish and bonito are caught. In spring and autumn, herring is caught in small numbers, usually in freshwater. Running fish is called pelagic, that is, living in the water column of the open sea. Occasionally, a whip, a gloss, a flounder, a naked and a scorpion come across on the lower hooks of this tackle.

Tyrant fishing requires fast movement of the boat in order to get to the place of accumulation of running fish in a timely manner. However, while fishing, the boat should move relatively slowly. I will not be mistaken if I say that it is in the pursuit of mackerel that amateur boats, their sailing equipment and motor engines are being improved.

Catching on this equipment produces trained rowers. This type of fishing often attracts fans far from the coast, so you need to go out to sea in large and stable boats, which could reach the coast in any weather. Catching a running fish requires a good knowledge of the life of the sea, great observation, endurance and the ability to find a way out of difficult (any) situations.

Features of running fish.

In the northwestern part of the Black Sea, mackerel is the most important commercial and recreational fish. Mackerel belongs to the mackerel fish family. Black Sea mackerel is one of the types of mackerel, characterized by a small length and weight. The average mackerel reaches up to 32 cm in length and 200-250 grams of weight.

Individual specimens can exceed 46 cm and weigh 400-500 grams. The older age of the caught mackerel ranges from 4 to 5 years. But mackerel is found at the age of 6 to 7 years. Middle-aged mackerel is called a “rocking chair”, the old one is called a “balamut”, and the young one is called “chirus”.

Mackerel winters in the Sea of Marmara, where it spawns. Part of the shoals of mackerel winters in southern shores Black Sea, but obviously does not give offspring. In late March - early April, mackerel moves through the Bosphorus to the Black Sea and north along the Bulgarian and Romanian coasts. It is possible that a smaller part of it is directed to the northwestern part of the Black Sea along the Caucasian shores.

In our area, a lot of mackerel appears in the second half of May. But single specimens come across in the last days of April.

The spring arrival of mackerel coincides with the wide distribution of fresh waters of the Dnieper-Bug and Dniester estuaries and the Danube.

Middle shoals come first age groups. Older age groups appear at the beginning of June, and chirus - at the end of July, in August. Spring mackerel keeps close to the shore and is caught between the shore and the first ridges. During this period, it does not sink to the bottom, but lives in more heated surface layers of water.

The average speed of mackerel shoals is 10-12 km per day. Therefore, the spring passage of the middle and older age groups can last 3-5 weeks. In some years, when strong southwestern winds are replaced by equally strong northwestern and northern winds, coastal layers of heated water are driven into the open sea.

In such years, there are almost no spring mackerels near our coast. It passes to the mouth of the Dnieper-Bug Estuary, to the Tendrovskaya Spit and Karkinitsky Bay by the open sea. Then it moves at a speed of over 100 km per day and in 2-3 days it travels all the way from the Danube arms to the Dnieper-Bug estuary.

From the second half of June, as the water column warms up and fresh water mixes with sea water, mackerel moves away from the coast and accumulates within the Odessa Bank and the deep parts of the Tendra Bay, where the “over-syrulated” water stands at that time. These places are the main places for the summer feeding of mackerel. At the Dniester Bank, mackerel does not last long, but in large schools of older ages.

Small shoals of mackerel are kept near the Odessa coast in summer. With northeast winds, the number of mackerel increases markedly. With these winds, separate strips of “over-syrofoamed” water approach our coast. An increase in the mass of mackerel is usually observed on the second day of the action of northeast winds.

The arrival of the chirus at the end of July-beginning of August coincides with the appearance of the first "black" water. Sometimes chirus appears near the Odessa coast during northeast winds, causing an influx of desalinated water. For the first 10-15 days, the chirus adheres to the nearest ridges and hollows between them.

But in the future, he goes to the middle and distant ridges. With the arrival of chirus, the number of mackerel caught increases and the lowering of running fish to the bottom coincides. Chirus and mackerel appear on the surface only in the early morning and late evening hours, when there are especially many “splashes” or “splashes”.

But in calm weather, chirus and mackerel often “play” on the surface and during the daytime. With relatively rare calm weather at this time, chirus and mackerel are mainly caught during the day. Often in July and August there is a "zelenchak", then chirus and mackerel go far from the coast.

At this time, they must be sought on distant jets in the open sea. If there is a strong cooling of the bottom layers of water, then chirus and mackerel go into the sea. But small shoals remain near the distant ridges at a depth of 5-7 meters. In summer, mackerel sticks to waters with a temperature of 16-20°C.

The most abundant catches of chirus and mackerel at this time are possible on the Odessa Bank, in the hollow between it and the coast, and in the hollows of the Tendrovskaya Spit. In these places mackerel prevails in the total catch. Near the Odessa coast, chirus prevails.

From the end of September, mackerel and fattened chirus begin to be taken for petty tyranny, mainly during the day. But in the "black" water, an intense pre-dawn bite is still observed. Evening bite is absent. With the cooling of fresh waters, mackerel and chirus go to the deep western part of the Odessa bank.

Chirus remains only single specimens. Large shoals of mackerel appear from time to time in deep places against the Odessa coast, especially during strong two or three daily south winds. In the first half of November, mackerel leaves for the winter. This is usually accompanied by strong storms driven by southwesterly winds and coincides with a drop in water temperature below 9°C.

mackerel eating small fish(hamsa, sardel) and plankton. Of the smallest planktonic organisms, she prefers the crustacean acaria. Yellow-brown mucus on mackerel gills is associated with planktonic feeding. Often mackerel in the mass absorbs jellyfish.

C cumbria is a predatory, fast fish that gorges itself to the point of jumping food from a crowded stomach. Like all predatory fish, mackerel tends to swallow everything that attracts its attention, almost regardless of the degree of satiety. All predatory fish have developed the so-called active grasping reaction to noticeable and moving objects. This is the basis of the method of catching mackerel on a petty tyrant. Spinning is also arranged according to the same principle, on which predatory river fish are caught.

Although the mackerel is a predatory fish, it is itself pursued by the bonito and occasionally by the bluefish. Bonito accumulates in shoals in April-May and at the end of August-September. From June to August, it usually runs scattered. A small bonito from 10 to 25 cm is still caught on a tyrant. Larger specimens cut off the tackle. Bonito can reach 80 cm in length and up to 6 kg in weight.

Bonito does not appear systematically off our shores. In the post-war period, there were fewer bonitos. Bonito does not tolerate sudden cooling of water and its desalination. Therefore, the appearance of bonito is largely associated with winds and currents that keep warm and salty water near the coast. Usually it is a very warm "zelenchak", as well as "black" water.

Schools of bonito and its single specimens, chasing mackerel, make it accumulate in schools and move quickly. If there is a lot of bonito, then schools of mackerel are saved from it in the desalinated water of the Dnelro-Bug estuary.

Mackerel, pursued by single bonito, usually sinks to the bottom and does not rise to the surface even in the early morning and evening hours. In those years when there are few bonitos, there are fewer schools of mackerel and a lot of scattered mackerel, especially near the coast.

Bonito not only cuts off petty tyrants with its heaviness and jerky movements, but also often swallows self-willed sinkers and gnaws through the end of the snap. Sometimes the bonito presses a mass of mackerel to a separate section of the coast and does not allow it to come out. In such cases, there is a good catch of mackerel near the shore.

A large bluefish devouring mackerel appears relatively rarely, a small and medium-sized bluefish is caught on a tyrant. He pursues, mainly, horse mackerel and small fish. Lufar does not withstand water temperatures below 21-20°C. Therefore, his stay near our shores is short-lived and mainly falls on August.

Horse mackerel, like mackerel, is caught on a petty tyrant. Large specimens of horse mackerel in the mass are observed only at the mouth of the Dniester Estuary and at the Tendrovskaya Spit. They reach up to 25 cm in length. Near the Odessa coast, horse mackerel is mainly small and medium in size: from 10 to 18 cm.

Horse mackerel comes 10-15 days earlier than chirus and lasts until the end of August. When fresh and desalinated waters are very warm, there are almost no horse mackerels near the Odessa coast. It has been noticed that if after a warm winter there is a cold one, then the number of horse mackerel near our shores noticeably decreases, and in the reverse sequence, it increases.

Being a predatory and running fish, horse mackerel walks along with mackerel and, in particular, with chirus. She often interferes with catching chirus and mackerel, ahead of them in biting. But still, the mass of horse mackerel usually stays closer to the shore compared to mackerel, although in the neighborhood with it. Therefore, one should not get carried away with the mass biting of horse mackerel without checking the fishing spots more distant from the coast.

Horse mackerel, like mackerel, is pursued by bonito and bluefish. It is possible that horse mackerel is even more of a food for bonito and bluefish, since it also cannot withstand the cooling of water and leaves it with them. Quite often you have to choose a petty tyrant, on the hooks of which halves of horse mackerel hang.

Kind of selfish.

Perhaps no amateur tackle has such a variety of manufacturing methods as this one. Almost every amateur believes that it is his homemade tyrants, made by himself, that are the best and always convincingly proves what their advantages are compared to similar products of other amateurs.

The main differences between the various petty tyrants are the size of the hook, the length of the undergrowth, the color of the plumage, the methods of tying the feathers, the distances between the undergrowth and the number of hooks. Less significant differences are in the shape and weight of the sinker, in the methods of attaching it to the petty tyrant. Disagreement in opinion on the device of this type of gear would be much less if each of the amateurs did not seek to create a kind of "universal" tyrant, suitable for a wide variety of fishing conditions.

Speaking about the most acceptable ways to set up a petty tyrant, we must proceed from the fact that it is designed for an active grasping reaction predatory fish accustomed to swallowing visible and moving objects, almost regardless of the degree of their satiety. However, the degree of satiety is important in the sense that for a hungry predator, self-willed hooks should simply be noticeable when they move. For a well-fed fish, in addition, they must also “play”, that is, irritate the fish, activate its grasping reaction.

Thus, it is possible to establish two initial types of tyrants - "noticeable" and "playing". Different degrees of illumination and water transparency lead to the selection of the same types of petty tyrants. So, for example, very noticeable "multi-finned" fully justify themselves in the fall, when fish are mainly caught during the day and mainly in clear "black" water. This is due to the fact that the fish are hungry and peck in the mass during the daytime.

But the same gear is used in spring and summer when thick fresh and desalinated water approaches and when fishing in predawn or after sunset twilight in clear water. This is already explained by poor visibility in such conditions. In these cases, "playing" tyrants do not give results. But in spring and summer in clear water, when fishing at sunrise and before sunset, as well as during daytime bites in calm and calm weather, “playing” tyrant gives rich catches. With prolonged and strong excitement, it is necessary to use a tyrant with a slightly larger amount of light-colored feathers.

The “noticeable” tyrant is distinguished by a large amount of feathers, its predominantly light colors, large hook sizes, short undergrowth and thick medley - up to 0.4 mm. The “playing” is characterized by a smaller amount of feather with a predominance of dark tones, medium and small sizes of the hook, the bareness of its shiny trunk, long undergrowth and thin medley - up to 0.30 mm. The long undergrowth is 6-6.5 cm, the average is 4-4.5 cm, the short one is 2.5-3 cm.

Heterogeneous species are also used, with a different amount of feathers on individual hooks, a flowery color of the feather, interspersed with hooks that have only black plumage, bare shiny hook trunk, large and medium hook sizes, average medley thickness - up to 0.35 mm and average length of undergrowth .

Most of the petty tyrants used are precisely mixed in their structure. Recently, a peculiar type of mixed tyrant has become widespread in autumn fishing. A small number of long colored feathers are connected with black sheepskin hair, hooks are large, the sparkling shaft of the hook is bare, the medley is of medium thickness, the undergrowth is of medium and small length.

In the device of gear, regardless of the type, the distance between the hooks is very important. Opinions also differ on this issue. But still, it can be considered generally accepted that for catching horse mackerel and chirus, the distances between hooks are small - 20-22 cm. For catching mackerel, distances are made large - from 32 to 60 cm. However, it can be considered proven that for fishing at dusk and in thick water relatively small distances of 25 to 35 cm can be used, regardless of the type of fish. In clear water and in daylight, distances are from 40 to 60 cm.

Based on the unconditional fact that visibility decreases with depth, lower hooks should be placed at distances of 22-25 cm, gradually increasing them to the upper part up to 45-60 cm. The total length of the petty tyrant is from 4 to 8 meters. Regardless of the type of tyrant, two or three lower hooks should be given on a thinner mess of 0.20-0.25 mm.

Thus, an amateur should have a set of data at his disposal - “noticeable”, “playing”, chirus-scad, mackerel, autumn. The desire of some amateurs to limit themselves to one or two types of tyrant is caused by the reluctance to spend time changing equipment when moving from twilight to morning fishing. But practice proves that replacement with a proper tyrant justifies itself, despite the well-known loss of time for the fishing itself.

Sea fishing brings the amateur angler up close and personal with the characteristics of marine life and the behavior of fish in a variety of conditions. The experience of amateurs is also interesting for fishers. In some cases, amateur fishermen find running fish before commercial seiners, although the latter have a fast move, a large horizon and the best means observations.

Some amateurs are former fishermen who have retired. Some of the fishermen are former amateurs. The exchange of experience between fishermen and amateurs could be mutually beneficial, would provide significant assistance in improving industrial fishing.