How to use a warning or bite indicator?
It is vitally important to detect fish bites in time . If we do not do it at the right time, we can lose the catch and the time we have invested in it will have been in vain. Detecting a bite without using any element is quite complicated, since the eyesight gets tired and, after a period of time, we begin to hesitate. Needless to say, it is not something impossible, of course! But neither can anyone deny that in the last hours of a day we are missing more pieces than we captured.
To avoid this small inconvenience we can help ourselves with some other elements and resources, such as, for example, placing a piece of wool of a bright color on the line itself , so that when we see that it changes in height, we detect that a fish has stung. The line can also be marked at a certain height to control its movement. They are simple, homemade and cheap solutions but they continue to make us strain our eyes.
Another non-sound biting warning method is to put “eyes” on the buoy , so that when it sinks because the fish wants to take the bait, the fisherman knows that something has happened. But this, like the previous methods, makes the fisherman have to be fixing his attention on specific points . Even so, it is easier to identify and does not require a huge financial outlay either.
In any case, these solutions, although simple, we see that they require a lot of attention and an overexertion of our sight. This is the reason why there is a bite warning device . This will be the one that will indicate that there has been a dive, so the fisherman himself must be fast and have a good capacity to react so as not to lose the prey, but with everything and with that, we are not deteriorating our vision.
Hence, this type of device is essential for expert anglers who spend a lot of time waiting for their catch. Using a bite detector is very simple. Next, we are going to explain how it works and how you can enjoy all its advantages , as it currently has two different uses.
Supporting the indicator on the surface of the water
Using these indicators to detect a bite is interesting, although its precision is quite limited. They are quite bulky markers and their casting is quite complicated for the fisherman , since some bites are often missed.
They are made of putty, foam and yarn . They are usually used in the event that the lures are heavy, since the size of these indicators adapts to their weight.
Within this classification are the springs that serve to indicate that a line is coiled . These, on the other hand, do not work for lures that are too heavy and, in addition, must be greased frequently. But they have the peculiarity that they are more precise and, therefore, more interesting to use.
Without resting the indicator on the water
For this specific case , portions of dough or yarn and a combination of lines that have different colors are used . The indicator does not touch the water at any time and serves only to have the rig located at all times.
If the indicator stretches it is a sign that we are facing a bite or an object that bothers. With it, we see where the rig moves and the depth of the lures.
