With the lift rig for tench in small waters

Tench are mysterious fish, and you rarely see them. The green beauties with ruby-red eyes prefer to dig in the mud near underwater growth and thus find their food: mussels, larvae, small crustaceans. And even if you don't see them, these cautious fish often give themselves away. Small gudgeon bubbles rise to the surface like champagne bubbles. If you place a bait on a light float rig, you probably won't have to wait too long for a bite. 

The lift assembly has proven to be particularly clever. A float with a long antenna is balanced using a chain of lead shot. From the float to the hook, the lead shot should become smaller and smaller and be distributed over the entire depth of the line. When only the last piece of the float antenna is sticking out of the water, an additional lead shot is attached a hand's breadth away from the hook - and the lift assembly is complete.

Only the tip of the float protrudes from the water

Since the float with the weight just attached is left over, it is now pulled completely under water. That is part of the plan! Now it is time to determine the depth of the water. You gradually adjust the float to a greater depth and after each step you cast it again to the fishing spot. As soon as the last lead shot you attached rests on the bottom of the water, its weight is removed and the tip of the float antenna protrudes from the water again. Now it is perfect!

This way, the bait and the last lead shot will be on the bottom where the tench will eat. The suspicious fish will stand headfirst on the bottom. When the tench takes the bait, it will lift the first lead shot at the same time. Now comes the best part: the float antenna will initially be pushed out of the water! Just a moment longer, then the tench will swim a little further with the bait in its mouth and finally pull the float under water. At this moment, you set the hook.