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\nIf we remember how we started our fishing way, it was back in the Soviet times, when no wobblers were on sale, and not all of us knew such words at that time. Usually the formation of the fisherman then went upwards, – first it was a float rod and some kind of dunking rod with zhurlyitsy, and then gradually we evolved to spinning and fly fishing. And in this, by the way, there was a common sense, because practicing in float fishing, we also caught chub, and on a variety of tips and baits. And even then we learned how he relates to different kinds of bugs, finding out gradually that first of all from all boogers he is interested in May bugs, especially during the period of their activation. In addition, on these pretty beetles and chub were caught not just any, but more often large, mature.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nBut catching these beetles before fishing is not the easiest and fastest thing in itself, besides, it was necessary to keep them somehow. And on the fishing trip itself there was a lot of fuss with them when putting such bait on the hook. Unfortunate bugs sometimes died and did not swim to the coveted golavl, being nibbled by all sorts of small things like ducks and other minnows, or even broke off at the throw. Red tape with such bait was enough and, to be honest, such cute bugs were always a pity to destroy, even for the sake of catching such a beautiful fish as chub.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\nThe very catching of these bugs before fishing is not the easiest and fastest thing to do<\/em><\/p>\nThat’s why all of us, whose hands grew from the shoulders, little by little engaged in homemade manufacture of various artificial insect-like baits from improvised materials. We used pine bark, Styrofoam, wine bottle corks, wood of different species … These crafts we painted with paints and pens and, equipped with crooked hooks of some Kolyubakinsky plant, tested on the river, adjusting buoyancy to the desired norm. And then already went fishing, where quite successfully caught on these beetle golavly, to the envy of competitors.<\/strong><\/em> Probably because now we have a lot of skillful craftsmen in our country that create real masterpieces in the form of all sorts of bugs, which even on fishing afraid and sorry to take because of their incredible beauty.<\/p>\n<\/span>Bassday wobblers<\/span><\/h2>\n
\nWe will consider here quite earthly baits factory in-line production. And although most of these wobblers were created not for the sake of catching our chub, and more for Japanese and American bass and trout fishing, nevertheless, many of them turned out to be quite suitable for chub fishing. In general, everything is quite usual, as with many other wobblers – we adapt them to our conditions and our fish. It is sad, of course, that we ourselves can only manually create the wobblers we need, as well as half a century ago, so we have to look for and adapt different imported lures.<\/p>\n
If I’m not confusing anything, then probably one of the very first beetle wobblers of Japanese production to our market came lures from Bassday company.<\/strong> <\/em> At once two variants of one model – bigger Bassday Bun 30F weighing 4,5g and smaller Bassday Kobun 20F weighing only 1,3g. It is hard to say from which of the real live beetles Japanese masters drew these creations, but they look like bronzefish.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nTwo variants of the same model<\/em><\/p>\nBoth wobblers are distinguished by a very high quality of performance, they are equipped with a reliable tee and are offered in a variety of colors. The younger of them Kobun perfectly catches not large catfish, especially on the splash, especially if you get to carefully put it throwing under the bushes of the opposite bank. And on a leisurely even wiring on the drift in an arc, he also brings results, moving almost under the surface.<\/strong><\/em> The older model – Bassday Bun is a little more interesting in the sense that it flies farther and brings trophies bigger. Catching techniques with it are the same, except that it is deepened if necessary deeper – up to 25-30 centimeters. That is, the younger wobbler will be suitable for the smallest rivulets, and the older is already for the rivers polozolidneya, where the fish is bigger inhabits.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nCatching techniques with it are the same, except that it dives deeper if necessary<\/em><\/p>\nIn the assortment of these beetles from Bassday I personally lacked an intermediate model of medium size, so to speak, the golden mean. But I found a beetle-wobbler of Tsuribito, a subsidiary of this brand. Their cute beetle-wobbler Tsuribito Mushi, was just what I wanted in all its dimensions – 28mm length at a weight of 2.4g.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\nI found a beetle wobbler of the same size from Tsuribito, a subsidiary of this brand<\/p>\n
In the control of this beetle-bobler was not the same, it was more demanding to the speed of wiring, in which the slowest was necessary. In addition to the same techniques as with Bassdeev bugs, Mushi was very good when fishing by rafting, when in impregnable places for throwing it was possible to raft it downstream under the branching crowns of coastal plants and there under this shady canopy to include the wobbler in the work.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\nMushi is very good when fishing by rafting<\/em><\/p>\n<\/span>Salmo wobblers<\/span><\/h2>\n
\nAlas, but beetle-like parodies of the May beetle are not so many among serial wobblers, especially Japanese. But there is a European variant from the company Salmo, which in its two sizes is perfect for catching chub – Salmo Lil Bug 20 and 30mm, respectively weighing 2.8 and 4.3g. Depending on the color variant, wobblers from Salmo can depict different beetles, from May and bronze beetles to different fancy ones.<\/strong><\/em> The older model is characterized not only by large mass dimensions, but also by the presence of a long throwing system, which makes it preferable for fishing on wide rivers.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nThe older model is characterized not only by large mass dimensions, but also by the presence of a long throwing system<\/em><\/p>\nBoth models are good at catching smallmouths, mainly by rafting and standardly on the drift downstream. In addition, the younger bug from Salmo is often grabbed by chub “on the spit” at the moment of docking.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\nBoth models are correctly catching catfish, mainly by rafting and standardly on the drift downstream<\/em><\/p>\n<\/span>River2Sea and Raiden wobblers<\/span><\/h2>\n
\nSuccessful fishing with this my first team of beetle bobbers led me to buy and test other interesting baits of similar type. Gradually arsenals were replenished with new fighters in the form of bugs of different types. One of the most interesting in this company I can call a wobbler, which almost perfectly copies the floater beetle. Initially I purchased them under the brand River2Sea, the model was called Beetit Crank 35. The color schemes of this wobbler are many, from natural beetles to different fancy ones.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\nOne of the most interesting in this company I can call the wobbler, which almost perfectly copies the floating beetle<\/em><\/p>\nIn addition, in the design of these baits used one interesting technique – in the belly of the wobbler on the sides glued at an angle feathers, one on each side. And this is not a design extravaganza, but the elements involved in the game of the bait, they not only imitate the working in the water feet of a real floating beetle, but also participate in the stabilization of the wobbler when moving.<\/p>\n
With a length of 35mm weighs wobblerok 3.5g. Wobblers are very catching, they work well when catching evenly slow wiring in an arc on the drift on a slow current. Beetit Crank are especially good near snags, where the most vigorous golovlyuga are hiding.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/em><\/p>\nWobblers are very catchable, work well when catching uniform slow wiring in an arc on the drift on a slow current<\/em><\/p>\nUnfortunately, the production of these baits stopped, for some time I could not make up for the lost bugs on the hooks, but then they were again on sale under the sign Raiden, model Sea Beetit 35. And apparently it is the same wobbler, as I found no difference in them. Of course, non-Japanese origin always makes itself known in wobblers, first of all, it is expressed in unstable quality, which leads to various problems, for example, in the form of water leaks inside the body, and it is better immediately after purchase all the likely places of leaks treated with layers of water-resistant varnish.<\/p>\n
Imitations of different water beetles – plavuntsy and vodolyubov, should be recognized as one of the most effective for hunting for chub.<\/strong><\/em> Water beetles are in many ways similar to plavunts, they also reach very large sizes, both species are predators and underwater successfully hunt various small animals, including fry and tadpoles. That’s why one of my friends even has a certain theory, according to which the minnows react differently to these beetles and accordingly to wobblers representing them, because some may well have been bitten by these insects in an unsuccessful attempt to catch such a beetle. I quite admit that this is possible, since in one and the same river some shovelnose actively attack such beetles, and others bypass them.<\/p>\n