Twist or Crimp

[Tim Kelly]

I use 19 strand wire from Harris for light jig fishing and knot it directly to the jig with a 1 or 2 turn half blood and it works great. Not tried it with the heavier strains, but them I don't really like very supple trace wire for other applications.

[Peter Waller]

Go along with you on the supple traces Tim. A year or two back there was a freeby on one of the mags. Calibre wire it was, tried it and being so supple it sometimes snagged lures on the cast. Have since tried 'soft' wires from both Fox and Drennan, same problem. Great for bait fishing, didn't think it was so good for lures. Seem to remember that some bumph from Fox suggested the same.

[Steve Burke]

Peter Waller:

Calibre wire it was, tried it and being so supple it sometimes snagged lures on the cast.

Can't say I've had such a problem, Peter. But then, for most lures, I tend to use 40lb wire, reserving the lighter breaking strains purely for lighter lures. The 40lb is less supple than the lighter breaking strains but you still get the long life due to less kinking.

[Peter Waller]

Can't say that I remember which BS it was now Steve, certainly not 40lb.

 

I started using 50lb Drennan 7 strand last year in place of solid leaders for jerk baits. I intend to use it for all but my lightest lure fishing this year. As you say, less supple, and I think that is a plus when lure fishing.

[Andy Macfarlane]

You can make traces using a knotless knot. The same as for boilie rigs. Attach your pop-up (if required) and make the trace up in the same way as a boilie rig. You're also ensuring you get your pop-up back, since it's part of the rig. No annealing, no fuss, no problem.

 

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[Dick Dastardly]

But you still have to put a swivel on some how Andy and thats really where the whole crimp/spin/twiddle/knot thing comes in mate!

[argyll]

Titanum wire all the way for me. Budgie if you're worried about wires crossing over under the crimp, Friendly Fisherman have tiny double crimps, I think under the ET brand. Give Andy a ring. The Fox crimpers are the most logically designed pliers I've used in a long time, everything else crushes not crimps. They are based on Big Game crimpers which are the bees knees, but are rarely made for smaller than

150-200 bs mono.

[Dick Dastardly]

Yes Ive seen them Gerry,may be the way ahead when I have to eventually turn to a new wire.

 

All the crimped mono traces I have used on big game boats have used them rather than the single type crimp.

Its just so hard to leave a proven system.

[malevans]

When using wonderwire I prefer a granny knot. For seven strand I crimp and do not use and shrink tube.

 

Cheers

[Nugg]

Drennan 7 strand I crimp, I always use a crimp one weight up from the wire in use. Then heat shrink it.

For the last year I've been using E-SOX Super 7, 28lb, it,s only 0.27mm and is easy to knot. It's also very kink resistant and for these reasons I like it, and would recommend it to anyone.

 

[ 07. June 2004, 10:33 PM: Message edited by: Nugg ]