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One thing I have learned the hard way is kings will test your gear. Please consider liking and subscribing if you enjoy the video.
Simple to useand a lot less expensive than you might think about 25 a spoolcopper line provides several other advantages over traditional leadcore trolling line.
Tieing trolling fish to wire. We tie an overhand knot in the wire and pull that tight. Then tie a nail knot with the mono on the wire and slide it down to the overhand knot. I think there is a video on the Fish Doctor site.
We have not had this fail yet in all the time we have been running wire. Of course it is rare to get there with 1000 of wire. Use a Trilene Knot to do this.
I dont want one of those 100 knots here for reasons I have earlier explained. Youre ready to do some wire line trolling. If you have followed the above instructions youre ready to troll with the best of em.
If you are unfamiliar with wire trolling read the section on Trolling With Wire for some helpful hints. With my wire lines I make a loop in the end and pass this through the swivel eye and then the swivel through the loop to form a slip knot on the eye. Then tie a single overhand knot in the main together with the short tag about a half inch above swivel eye.
CHAPTER 3 PREPARING TROLLING LINES A. TOOLS AND UTENSILS B. HOOKS -Hook types -Sharpening hooks -Ganging hooks C.
TYPES OF FISHING LINE -Handling lines -Line characteristics D. END LOOPS IN LINE AND SINGLE-STRAND WIRE -Double figure-eight knot -Using end loops-End loops in wire. Trolling with wire line is best done at a low speed enabling maximum depths to be achieved.
As a general rule when trolling at 3 to 4 knots each 20m of monel line deployed will get your lure down to at least 2m so 100m will achieve a minimum trolling depth of around 10m and considerably more with a deep-diving plug like this one. Few people know of a trick to repair wire if for some reason you get a tangle and find the need to cut your wire while you are out fishing. 1 Make your cut and align not overlap the two cut-ends together for about 4-5 inches.
2 Pinch the two pieces together and tie an overhand knot with them. 3 Draw the overhand knot tight. Salmon trolling in general lets be honest is an investment.
Line or wire should not be the place to cut corners. The fishing line you choose is the connection to your fish. Tying my own salmon rigs I have switched to all fluorocarbon leaders not just for low visibility but also its abrasion qualities.
One thing I have learned the hard way is kings will test your gear. Ensure that you dont leave an exposed tag end of wire this can cut you badly when you are leadering a fish. You may need to use a second sleeve crimped over the tag end to achieve this just pass a couple of extra inches of leader through the first sleeve before crimping it tight.
Wire leaders for fishing are often necessary to avoid cutoffs from Spanish and king mackerel bluefish wahoo barracuda and sharks. And like fabricating any piece of terminal tackle the trick lies in selecting the leader material and strength that will draw the most strikes and remain intact for the duration of the fight. How to Tie a Flemish Eye Fishing Knot for Wire - YouTube.
How to Tie a Flemish Eye Fishing Knot for Wire. If playback doesnt begin. To make an effective single-strand-to-plug connection form a loop with a haywire twist.
However a single loop easily deforms and creases from the pressure of the plug which restricts the action. The wire can also kink and break from the excess vibration and turbulence. For a more stable connection use a spoon loop.
First pass about 4 inches 100mm of wire through the eye of the hook and carefully fold back so that it crosses the standing part. Next start twisting the wire evenly so each strand turns around the other. The hook can be swiveled 90.
Haywire Twist Knot Tying Instructions. Thread the wire through the eye of the hook or swivel. Hold the loop between the first finger and thumb of the left hand or even as some do in a pair of pliers.
Cross one strand of wire under the other strand. Learn how to tie your very own salmon trolling flies for the Great Lakes. Please consider liking and subscribing if you enjoy the video.
Wire line fishing is one of the oldest and most reliable techniques to control the depth of trolling lures. Typically stainless steel wire sinks at the rate of one foot of depth for every ten feet of wire in the water. This formula is based on a trolling speed of 3 to 4 knots using a medium weight trolling.
Wire tends to abrade and jam level-winds and eats pickups on spinning gear. It can burst plastic spools. Line test need not be excessive.
I use 25 and 30 pound test for most applications and have used 12 pound test trolling deep for trout and 50 pound test in saltwater. Line choice depends on your use. First double back the end of the single strand wire leader and thread the mono through the eye produced.
Next start whipping back the mono over itself and the leader. With the stopper parallel to the fishing line you will want to tie it and then fold it back to make a loop. Wrap around both lines approximately three to four times taking it through the loop each time.
Tighten by pulling the ends. Easy Fishing Knots for Multiple Jigs Baits or Hooks. Simple to useand a lot less expensive than you might think about 25 a spoolcopper line provides several other advantages over traditional leadcore trolling line.
It can help cut a wide trolling swath if run on planer boards or it can simply be flatlined behind the boat opening up depth ranges that just arent possible without enormous lengths of line. The answer is yesand no. You can wire up a 12 volt unit as long as you connect it to the and - posts of the 1 battery there will be 12 volts there.
Connect to the and - of your 2 battery and it will fry your unit. But the best thing to do is what has been mentioned already. Its not good to hook electronics up on the same battery as.
DO NOT wire your graph into the same power source as your trolling motor. Shouldnt even hook it to the same battery really. You will experience unreal amounts of interference.
Run an independent set of wires or run a set of wires off your fuse block. Anything bigger than a 7 inch graph I would recommend 10 gauge wire. 10mm Steelhead Beads.
12mm Steelhead Beads. 13mm Steelhead Beads. 14mm Steelhead Beads.
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