Terminal Tackle

Rigging Up Safely

Two rules cover most of it. Always use a wire trace where pike are possible, and use barbless or crushed-barb hooks to make unhooking quicker and cleaner. Semi-barbed trebles hold well and come out far more easily than fully barbed ones. Make sure your rig is set up so a fish can never be left trailing tackle if something breaks — that’s the whole reason for checking traces and not scrimping on links and swivels. Come in and we’ll run through a deadbait rig with you if you’re new to it.