A simple dead bait rig for pike fishing.

Here's a tidy little rig which I quite often use when dead-bait fishing for pike, its low resistant properties can fool even the wariest of pike. You can also use a bullet weight which serves exactly the same purpose only the one below will run much more free when a take occurs. Here's how its done...

1) I use a curtain ring connected to a 1¼ oz bomb which is attached and tied with 8lb monofilament line, the line is then covered with rubber tubing for a neater presentation

Next you need to thread the braided mainline through the curtain ring. Got that? easy in it!

You now need to add a ¼" pollyball on the the braid line, this stops the curtain ring interfering with the swivel/trace when the rig is complete.

Simply add a small plastic or rubber bead on to your mainline, I prefer to use plastic beads because they are much easier to thread on your line, especially when using braid.

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If you like at this stage, you can add another bead to the mainline but its not necessary, I use the extra one just to give a little distance between the large polyball and the trace swivel. (Its a confidence thing).

All you have to do now is tie the mainline to the wire trace. Remember! Never use a half blood knot when tying braid to a wire trace, it can slip and come un-done under pressure. A Grinner, Palomar or a full blood knot will suffice.

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