Constructive critism please!

[Feral]

Alright I have made my first few sets of sharking traces, I'll bung up some pics and explanations, and you all can tell me what I did wrong and how I wont catch anything on them!

Ok first pic, because I was using bl@@dy tough stainless 7 strand and multistrand wire, (215kilo 1.5mm stuff) it was hard to cut, so to cover up any chance of stray fibres sticking out of the end of the sleeves, and to ensure the hooks did not catch, I vulcanised the sleeves with self vulcanising tape. Picture shows steps from bare sleeve to covered sleeve. [img size=270]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/vulcanising_sleeve.jpg

Post edited by: Feral, at: 2007/05/05 15:36

[Feral]

OK the babies of my setups.

8/0 hooks, bottom Mustad 8/0 live bait, top Mustad 8/0 hoodlum. (I had a pack of each, so thought I'd mix em up, hardly any difference to the eye, the live bait is slightly more \"circle hook\" like).

25kilo nylon coated wire (which I will change to 50 kilo when I get to the tackle shop next!)

50kilo swivel

These will by my little bully rigs, 2 to 3 footers. [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/Mustad_hood_bottom_live_bait_top_8_0__s_25kilo_nylon_coated_wire_50_kilo_swivel.jpg

Post edited by: Feral, at: 2007/05/05 15:39

Post edited by: Feral, at: 2007/05/05 15:47

[Feral]

OK my bigger uns

10/0 Mustad hoodlums on 215kilo 7 strand 1.5mm stainless wire, 50 kilo swivel, 1.7mm sleeves (which were tight as, used next size up for rest) [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/mustad_live_bait_10_0_220kilo_stainless_wire___2mm_slevve.jpg

[Feral]

Oh my god rigs for the classic (a blokes gotta dream)

VMC 11/0 hooks, 215kilo multistrand Stainless wire, 100kilo swivel, 2.0mm sleeves. [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/VMC_11_0_220kilo_stainless_wire_1.jpg

[Feral]

And this is my \"gotta beat Terry rig\" (as if)

12/0 gamakatsu hooks on 215kilo multistrand stainless wire also 2.0mm sleeves. 100 kilo swivel.

I have some dipping plastic to coat the stainless with, but I am inclined not to. (called laziness!)

All the traces are an armspan long, so about 6 foot.

[img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/gamakatsu_12_0_220kilo_stainless_wire_1.jpg

Post edited by: Feral, at: 2007/05/05 15:49

[Cowfish13]

I can't say much, but maybe you could used better swivels. Like the ball bearing swivels.

[Brian D]

Far out Feral - you plan on takiing the Silver Bullet water skiing or you gonna pinch ray's boat!

[blue_mako]

Looks like you rigged the running 10/0 Hoodlum the wrong way.

Troy

[Feral]

Yeah? means I got the rest right by luck! did not know it mattered!

Cowfish the swivel is just to tie onto, not really there to act as a swivel.

Post edited by: Feral, at: 2007/05/05 17:37

[blue_mako]

Try placing the 10/0 running hoodlum up against the wire. It sits easily one way (The opposite way the fixed hook sits) and it's hard to get it to sit the other way. Do you get me? :S .

Troy

[polyphonic]

No critism here, just want to know when your going to post my set to me, or are you going to drop them off.

[Feral]

Dont sit down to quick on wednesday!

Troy, I get what you mean, and on the smaller hooks like that(where you would be using smaller livies) it would sort of twist the fish a bit, make it look unnatural.

[webbfunk]

How long is the wire trace?

[Feral]

An arm span or about 6 foot. I have replaced the 25kilo black wire with 40kilo clear wire on the small rigs, and shortened them slightly to 5 foot (just for storage purposes, I hand them in an old wardrobe)

[werewolf]

gee feral you are an organised bugger aren't you! Have we even set a date for teh next classic lol???

[AlsHilux]

those look like good traces, and a very similar hook set up to what i've been using (although I've just been using hooks for ganging and crimping them onto pre-made traces). I would like to know how you go with the free moving lip hook, as I've found sometimes with larger bait it can move around a bit too much and tangle them up in the trace.

either way, hope you catch somethin

[Feral]

I only lip hook fairly small fish, otherwise both hooks through the back. Ray has a new trick that seems to work well, your trim the bottom half of the livies tail fin off, and when it swims it goes down, works well, keeps them down!