My swimbait traces

Dave Batista

Sealiner
Hey howsit guys so I recently bought some 440lb steel cable and decided to make some slide and swim-bait traces with it. I made 3 swim-bait traces the same as this one, 2 fixed 20/0 mustad circle hooks with a 3/0 power swivel ,the trace is 3m long.I snelled both the circle hooks so they are vas and connected the cable to the swivel by a fig 8 knot and then secured the tag end with a crimp and then added heat shrink to it for some extra bling.

I'm planning on swimming baits in the 20-40kg region with this rig and will be using a 10m 1.8mm wind-on as the leader.
 

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Dave Batista

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Here is a picture of how far apart the circle hooks are placed, this should be fine right?
 

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Dave Batista

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A picture of the 3/0 power swivel and heat shrink to cover the aluminum crimp.
 

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STEALTH 225

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Cable ties?? Enigma said to tie a small j hook3/0 to the bend of the circle and hook that behind the dorsal giving the circle free movment
 

Pylstert

Sealiner
Aluminium crimps on cable is not a good idea it is meant for mono. It will corrode and it also seems you didn't use proper crimping tool to crimp it. On that note, those crimping tools made by Boon, Mustad etc have excellent cable cutters on them
 

Enigma

Moderator
The crimp in this case it totally aesthetic as the knot will hold the cable in place.

Dave, never, ever put 2 hooks so far apart on a swim trace, one will be pulled straight if the the one hook is trailing outside the fishes mouth, the hook will hook the fish in the body and pull straight when it rolls

Or

As happened to me a 2nd shark will hook itself on the 2nd hook pulling one of the 2 hooks straight.......my case both hooks pulled straight
 

Ant86

Sealiner
How do you guys feel about using 2 circles on 1 trace ? Would it affect the action of the circle somehow? and allow something else to be hooked by mistake?
 
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