UK Coarse

Rig

Wire trace

A wire leader for toothed fish. Pike and zander. Not a carp rig. Pack forceps at the same time.

If you fish for pike or zander, you need a wire trace. Fluoro of a sensible breaking strain is a debate on some zander waters; wire is the honest default for pike. Trebles or singles as the rules say.

This is not tackle for a commercial F1 peg. If you don't have a mat and forceps, you don't have a trace either.

Components

19-strand or similar wire, two trebles or approved singles, crimps or a ready-made trace, a run ring, a float or lead.

How to tie it

Buy a ready trace until you can crimp properly. Bite-off on 15lb fluoro is how people lose pike with a treble in them.

Common mistakes

No wire. No forceps. A carp hair-rig 'because it's strong'. Heatwave pike.