Wobbler walker

Wobler walker (walker) – surface bait. It refers to the class of topwaters.

If the bait somehow moves on the surface of the water, it belongs to the class of topwaters.

Walker literally translates from English as “walker, speed walker”. This is something that is continuously in motion. As a rule, wolkers are floating, runny, cigar-like baits without a burying blade.

The history of the volker goes back about 100 years since James Heddon made a surface lure out of wood and called it the Zara Spook. The Zara Spook lure has survived almost unchanged to the present day.

Volker is designed to play on the surface of the water. When wiring the classic volkers create a herringbone-like pattern.

They are made, like most wobblers, of wood and plastic. They are equipped with two or three tees. A characteristic feature of most wolkers is a loop for attaching the fishing line. It is located not on the tip of the bait, but is offset at an angle downward.

On the volker is caught mainly active fish. Initially, it was created for fishing for bass. But he also catches bass, pike, pike, jherech, chub and trout well. At night, as well as in the morning and evening summer zorok bites. Volker works well in hot summer weather, with a light wind. In the wind in general on wobblers to catch difficult, and on the surface bait even more so. Predatory fish volker attracts not only by itself, but also by the traces that he leaves on the surface.

Waggler wiring

Animation of the volker is carried out by jerk wiring – twitching. And twitching should not be chaotic, with periodic jerks and pauses, and regular, measured. Only then the bait will draw herringbone on the surface of the water.

Wiring is a light blows or vigorous short tucks. When wiring the bait makes tack left and right. Such wiring is called walking the dog, that is, walking the dog.

As if the dog swings on the leash then in one direction, then the other. It is necessary to pick up the pace of strokes spinning so that the game bait became regular. It turns out as if to enter into resonance with the bait. Then a beautiful and smooth snake on the surface will be drawn. In large wolfers deviation in the side can be up to half a meter. In small deviation is less. Accordingly, the frequency of jerks in large baits is less frequent, and in small – higher. By changing the frequency of strokes rod can be changed within reasonable limits snake pattern. Wiring small and frequent tack is effective for catching bass. You can even animate the bait shaking almost in place. For pike, on the contrary, smooth long tack from side to side.

Features of the lure

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2. Good flying qualities.

Almost every volker has good flying qualities, thanks to the structure of its body. Firstly, a runny elongated body, and secondly, the absence of a drowning blade in almost all wobblers. All this gives the wobbler good aerodynamic characteristics. In some lures realized a system of long-range throwing in the form of moving weights on the rod or rolling balls in the tail of the lure. Volker with a system of long-range throwing shows some of the best results in terms of range. It can only be matched by an oscillating troller or a rattlin.

2. Noise effects

Volker is both quiet and with a rattle inside. Topwater with a rattle is used to attract predators from long distances. The silent version can be used to catch cautious fish.

3. Allows you to cover the surface layer of the reservoir

Volker allows you to fish large shallow waters, while not worrying that the bait will get caught in underwater vegetation. With the help of it is good to search for active predators.

Also, if you need a long throw into the gull, perch or jerkhovyh cauldron, volker is indispensable.

4.Degree of buoyancy

As a rule, this is a floating bait, but there are exceptions, for example, the wolker X-Rap Subwalk 9 from the famous Finnish brand Rapala. Thanks to a small negative buoyancy, the volker slowly sinks on pause. For cautious fish, which is afraid to take the bait from the surface of the water, this can be a decisive factor.

Tackle for the wolverine

The tackle for the volker needs a special, twitching. It implies a not very long rod within 170 to 240 centimeters. In this case, for the animation of the bait is desirable fast (fast) or extra fast (extra fast) line rod. Wiring is carried out by the rod with simultaneous winding of the reel. The reel only reels out the slack line and in no case pulls the bait! For such animation is necessary that the blank of the rod did not fail on the waggler, and confidently pull it through.

Inertia reel must have a good quality winding braided fishing line, because in the process of animation occur jerks bait. The fishing line on the spool is wound unevenly, then with tension, then with weakening. Therefore, to avoid further dropping loops, you need an appropriate reel. Some inertia reels have a cross winding of the fishing line on the spool. This doubly insures against dropping loops. For example, the Ryobi Excia reel.

How to avoid snags during wagering wolker?

Volkers with the most active game often have hooks caught on the leash. There are several ways to avoid a large number of hooks. First, you can limit the game of bait, changing the rhythm and strength of jerks. Secondly, it is possible and even necessary to use a steel leash in the tackle, which will help to avoid unnecessary hooks. Third, use the outermost tail hook with plumage. The fly will smooth out too strong wiggles of the volker.

The play of the wolverine

In the water in a calm state, topwaters occupy a different position. Some lie horizontally, some almost vertically or at an angle, leaving only the head on the surface. Most of the wolker is under water. This position – a good target for attack predator. Therefore, you can make periodic stops in the wiring. It should be taken into account that some fish, such as pikes, often bite at the moment of pause in the game of bait, and some only at regular wiring, for example, perch. The same applies to sinking wobblers, when at the moment of pause they are completely under water.

To control the conductivity of wolfers requires a fishing line with a minimum stretch factor. As a rule, braided lines are used. The reel and braided fishing line should correspond to the weight range of the baits used and the test of the rod. Casting tackle is very good for fishing for volkers.

Interesting innovations among volkers

In the modern market there are many volkers, in the game of which designers have made interesting innovations.

Loco Perrito DW draws a classic herringbone on the surface. Transverse loading in the form of a rolling ball in the head of the volker helps the lure to make a herringbone even with errors in animation. Modification SL draws not only herringbone on the surface, but periodically dives underwater to a depth of about 5 centimeters. Such a game volker is realized due to a special loading of the bait. When wiring it makes two regular zigzags, dives, dives out and again makes two zigzags. Such wiring with diving can be a decisive factor for the attack of the predator.

• Many modern floating wobblers respond well to waggler wiring. For example, the wobbler Lucky Craft Malas, being both a popper and a crank, responds well to walking the dog.
• Among the wolfers of large size can be distinguished jerk Top Bandit from the company Strike Pro. For the wiring of such a volker length of 14 centimeters and weight of 71 grams requires a jerk tackle.
• The original wobbler from Megabass Dying Fishing can also be attributed to the class of wolfers.

Its difference from the classic wolker in the place of attachment of the fishing line. Megabass Dying Fishing has three of them. If you fasten the fishing line in the center loop and make a throw of the wolker, it will remain on the surface of the water.

When pulling up, the Dying Fishing will jiggle finely, moving directly towards the spinning angler. When used as an extreme loop attachment, the Megabass Dying Fishing will shake and slide across the surface of the water in an arc toward the spinner. The arc will be respectively left or right depending on the side of the line attachment. This original property of the volker helps to hold the bait in hard-to-reach places, for example, along the wall of reeds or under overhanging bushes.

Lure color

The color of the surface bait for fish is not of primary importance, or maybe not at all. The predator sees only the silhouette of the wolverine against the sky. In this case, the color of the lure is not distinguishable. Color is important for the fisherman to visually control the conduct, often use wolfers with a bright back. The back of the lure can be painted in a bright color yourself.

Catching on a volker

After throwing the bait should not immediately start wiring. It is necessary to wait for about 5 seconds, so that the waves from the fallen bait in the water reached the places where predators stand. Often, the bite occurs on the first meter of wiring after bringing the volker. It happens that making a wiring like walking the dog, you can see how the side or behind the bait goes wave. This pike is interested in the bait and is preparing to attack.

Often the bite of the fish is visible visually. For the fisherman it looks very spectacular and exciting.

It often happens that the fish hits and misses. In this case, it is important not to stop, you need to continue wiring. Most likely, the fish will catch up and make another strike. Some beginners spinningists make a typical mistake. They make a hook without waiting for a blow in the hand, which is called by eye. In this case, the fish does not have time to properly bite the bait and the fisherman simply rips it out of the mouth of the fish. In volkernoy surface fishing must have patience, have strong nerves to make a pause after the attack of the predator and wait for a blow to the hand. And only then hook the fish.