How to Tie a Silly Snell
May 4, 2012
by Geoff Wilson+
How to tie a Salmon Egg-Loop (Also known as a Bumper Knot) For Trout Fishing
April 16, 2012
by Geoff Wilson+
1. Begin by taking a metre (three feet or so) or your trace material and thread it through the eye of a hook that has an upturned eye.
2. Wrap the shank of the hook with the standing part of the trace in the manner and direction shown.
3. Having made several wraps (six or seven usually) in the manner shown, thread the standing part of your trace back through the eye of the hook but leaving a residual loop.
4. Turn the hook around, and with the residual loop begin another series of wraps, over-binding the tag and shank of the hook as before. Should any difficulty be experienced at this point it will be because you began your initial wrapping in the opposite direction to that recommended.
5. Make about the same number of wraps as you did in the first instance.
6. Close the knot.
7. The free line between the first and last wraps and the eye of the hook now permits you to open a loop, insert your salmon egg sac so that tension on the trace secures it in place.
How to Bait a strip of Squid on an Adjustable Two Hook Rig
April 8, 2012
by Geoff Wilson+
How to Tie An Adjustable Two Hook Rig
March 21, 2012
by Geoff Wilson+
How to make a trace for Snapper
March 12, 2012
by Geoff Wilson+
Adding a heavier trace to your line to minimise separations through fatigue during a tussle with a big fish is a good strategy, either when fishing with a sinker or when fishing with unweighted baits. However, the use of a sinker is dictated in most situations and that process is illustrated here:
1. Taking a metre or so of the line you have selected for your trace, tie your hook to one end and a swivel, or small metal ring, to the other.
2. Thread your main line through the sinker and tie it onto the swivel.
3. The result is that you will now have a running sinker rig with a heavier trace.
4. An alternative strategy is to thread the line through an adapter like the Ezy Rig (illustrated) to which bomb style sinkers of various weights, to suit prevailing conditions, may be attached via the metal clip.
Rigging Circle Hooks on Twisted Dropper Loops
February 10, 2012
by Geoff Wilson+
Circle hooks, like J pattern hooks, may be rigged for bottom fishing on dropper loops. The Twisted Dropper Loop is best because it presents the hook in such a way to avoid it fouling the main line. In this case I am using one of the modified circle patterns that have a wider than usual gape and a turned up eye like Gamakatsu Octopus Circle.
1. For your rig, select a suitable length of monofilament at least twice the breaking strain of your main line and twist in a spiral loop where you want to hook to go.
2. Having twisted a spiral somewhat longer than the required length, open it up to reduce the loop size so that it will fit easily through the eye of the hook.
3. Now, allow the spiral to form once more, but under some tension so that the loop at the end is now smaller and the spiral is shorter and more compressed.
4. Isolate the spiral by crossing the lines from each side to form a loop. Your index finger goes between loop and tag to facilitate the rotation of the cross-over.
5. Twist the cross-over alternately, inserting then withdrawing the index finger of each hand as each half twist is added.
6. Having completed eight half twists, pass the spiral through the cross-over that you were rotating with your fingers.
7. Close the knot with firm, even pressure.
8. Thread the eye of the hook with the twisted loop.
9. Then thread the point of the hook through the twisted loop.
10. The hook is now presented away from the line so that it is most unlikely to tangle. Baits may be attached using the double pinch or cable tie methods already described, or you can use bait elastic.
How to tie a Centauri Knot
February 5, 2012
by Geoff Wilson+
Rigging Circle Hooks on Cable Traces
January 30, 2012
by Geoff Wilson+
When rigging circle hooks on cable traces as one might do when seeking a shark, the process is much the same except the configuration of the trace attachment to the hook is somewhat different. In addition to your hook and wire, you will need a suitable swage or sleeve, and a pair of crimping pliers
1. Thread your cable through a swage, and then through the eye of the hook from the front.
2. Thread the cable around the shank of the hook, back through the eye of the hook and swage.
3. Extend the loop formed in the previous step, give it a twist, and pass the twisted loop over the point of the hook.
4. Pull the loop configuration up as tight as you can and crimp the swage with your crimping tool.
5. Trim off the cable tag and your attached hook should look something like this.
6. The approach here is to attach the bait, a fillet of fish in this case, using plastic cable ties. But of course you could use on of the common bait elastics like Bate Mate or Ghost Cocoon for the same purpose.
How to tie a Double Uni Knot
January 20, 2012
by Geoff Wilson+
How to Tie a Nail Knot with a Loop
January 16, 2012
by Geoff Wilson+
