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Casting with a steel trace

A lure cast and retrieved; a steel trace protects the line from teeth.

Technical sheet
LevelIntermediate
HabitatLagoon inlets, breakwaters, salty lagoon, coast
Target fish5 species
Knots usedThe Albright knot, FG knot, The Palomar knot, Rapala knot

The casting rig with a wire trace
The casting rig with a steel trace 1 braid. 2 compact joining knot (FG or Albright). 3 fluorocarbon leader. 4 swivel. 5 steel-wire trace of 30 to 40 cm, crimped loops. 6 snap. 7 lure fitted with reinforced trebles.
Tackle and starting setup

Spinning rod 2.40 m, 20 to 80 g; 4000 to 6000 reel; braid PE 2 to PE 4; fluorocarbon leader 40 to 60 lb; 7 x 7 wire trace of 30 to 50 lb, 30 to 40 cm; lure of 100 to 150 mm with reinforced trebles (species sheet 25).

The rig step by step

  1. Join the braid to the fluorocarbon (Albright, or FG if you have mastered it)
  2. Tie on the swivel
  3. Attach the crimped steel trace to it
  4. Clip on the lure
  5. Set the drag before casting

Bait: Crankbait, soft plastic on a jig head, spoon.

Setting and technique: Vary speed and pauses until you find the retrieve of the day.

Which fish

Guinean barracuda 25West African Spanish mackerel 8Wahoo 9Mafou (Cobia) 28Croupia roche (Tripletail) 49

The knots in this rig

The Albright knotFG knotThe Palomar knotRapala knot

Matching baits

None for now.

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