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James stewart
Guest
Gentlemen.
Yesterday I had a Pike of approx 10lb lost due to trace breaking ..right at the side of the boat.
The trace had been freshly made up , this is the second failure in three weeks.
Prior to this I have had no problems in the past 7 years.
(If anyone is interested mail me and I will let the sender know the name of the brand used).
Loosing the fish is not the issue...a fish with two size 6's (semi-barbed ) attached to its jaw is.....this not being a regular occurance you can understand how vexed I am.
Can anyone recommend based on their own direct / first hand experiences a good brand of trace wire.... ?
Whilst I would not consider myself an inexperienced Pike Angler I placed this posting so as to get a good picture of what is on the market and how widely products are used...and with what results by anglers who use them.
The trace wire I was using is a well known brand name.,..it parted company at the eye of the second hook. (The fish was hooked in the scissors ..one hook in situ).
On examination of the trace from swivel to break the wire was intact and was not kinked in any way...the fish had not rolled on the trace and prior to use no damege oor weakness w as evident...it would not have been in the water had that been the case.
Presntly I am "in the market" for a more user friendly product...if anyone can recommend a good based on their own experiences I would take on board the sum of all advice communicated.
Yesterday I had a Pike of approx 10lb lost due to trace breaking ..right at the side of the boat.
The trace had been freshly made up , this is the second failure in three weeks.
Prior to this I have had no problems in the past 7 years.
(If anyone is interested mail me and I will let the sender know the name of the brand used).
Loosing the fish is not the issue...a fish with two size 6's (semi-barbed ) attached to its jaw is.....this not being a regular occurance you can understand how vexed I am.
Can anyone recommend based on their own direct / first hand experiences a good brand of trace wire.... ?
Whilst I would not consider myself an inexperienced Pike Angler I placed this posting so as to get a good picture of what is on the market and how widely products are used...and with what results by anglers who use them.
The trace wire I was using is a well known brand name.,..it parted company at the eye of the second hook. (The fish was hooked in the scissors ..one hook in situ).
On examination of the trace from swivel to break the wire was intact and was not kinked in any way...the fish had not rolled on the trace and prior to use no damege oor weakness w as evident...it would not have been in the water had that been the case.
Presntly I am "in the market" for a more user friendly product...if anyone can recommend a good based on their own experiences I would take on board the sum of all advice communicated.