My bronzy trace

This is my throw bait trace for sharks.

You will need

1.side cutter

2.steel trace ( I use Malin135pounds/180 pounds down rigging cable)

3. 1.2 mm leader ( I use tennis racket string)

 4.Crimps

5.crimping pliers

6.beads

7.swiwels and a 3 way swiwel

8.Hooks 9/0 or 10/0(what u prever)
 

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I cut my steel trace 50 cm long that will leave me with a steel trace lentgh of 40 cm after all the knots have been done.

Insert the steel through the eye of the hook from the back do a snell with the steel

Snelling of hooks have been done on sealine so I wont bother with it again

Make sure youre snell is snugg and tight. 
 

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Insert youre second hook allso from the back,this will make sure that youre hook is in line with youre steel trace.

This is called the SKELM hook and I do not snell this hook.

After I have done my bait and cotton teid it  I insert this hook into the bait to the side.

By not snelling this hook you are not bait size depended.
 

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At the end off the steel I do a Allbright knot How ever you can use a figure 8 or what ever you prever.

Make a loop in the steel where youre tennis snare wil pass through
 

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Insert youre line through this loop and wrap it down 3 times

I then reverse wrap it up the double steel another 2 wraps

 
 

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the tag end of the line should now exit the loop of the steel from the oppesite end(crossing the line)
 

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Take a crimp insert this into the line

Make sure it is a tight fit as you do not want to damage youre line when you crimp it,all you need to do is give it a little crimp with the pliers to make sure it stays in position.
 

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crimp this about 5cm above youre allbright knot

This crimp will be youre stopper for youre sliding sinker.

At this stage you could ask why I do not use the Allbright knot as my stopper......

there are good reasons behing the madness as you will soon see
 

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Now insert youre 3way swiwel with another bead between the two eyes of the swiwel.

the reason for this is that it keeps youre swiwel open and makes it slide allot easier

it allso keeps youre swiwel stiff to keep youre trace away from youre sinker line
 

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this is what you should havwe this far

An trimmed down Allbright knot,crimp,bead,swiwel
 

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Youre trace should now be 1.2 meters long or more what ever you prever

Most of my cast traces for bronzys are 1.7 m long (I cast a long drop)

 
 

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If you look at the 18 post this is the advantage of using a crimp,

Remember the crimp is not hurting or crimping the line at all as this crimp is a tight fit allready.

1. It keeps youre steel trace and youre sinker line apart from each other, as the down ward pressure of the sinker makes the line behind the crimp lift upwards

2. Because there is a piece of line before the knot youre trace has alot more movement in the water as it is more flexible than the steel.

3.when you cast a bait it sometimes happens that the steel trace wraps around the leader line leading to coiled steel trace and in most cases bite offs as this is where the bait is,having a more flexible piece in between (like a normal cast rig) this will not happen
 

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