Shark Hook wire-line rig

Want to fish for a Shark? We will show you how to rig a shark hook on Piano wire to get them to the boat. The rest is up to you...

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[ldockery63]

To use this rig for surf fishing could you attach a weight to the swivel rig using piano wire and the haywire twist? so it would be like line -- swivel with one wire leading to hook and another wire leading to the weight?

[KettlebottomCrew]

@ldockery63 We don't surf fish for sharks here in Rhode Island. Your method sounds like it could work but I would probably use a heavy-duty three way swivel and attach the weight with a very short piece of mono. Three-way swivels allow each component (weight and leader/hook) to spin independently.

[2146725]

any tips for shark fishing on a pier..?

[KettlebottomCrew]

@2146725 Same terminal rig applies but it'll be hard to successfully release a shark from a pier unless you can get down to water level because you should try to clip the wire as close to the shark's mouth as safely possible. Also, you'll need some pretty heavy-duty gear to try to keep the fish out of the pilings...

[Steve02988]

do u think doing a twist is better than crimping it?

[KettlebottomCrew]

@Steve02988  Good question! I think, with Piano wire, a Haywire Twist is the way to go. For less toothy fish, using monofilament or flourocarbon leader, a crimp is smaller profile and just as strong as a knot...

[visuallogic]

Great video, but turn the background music down. It's about all I heard...

[miiigoreng]

I like your big hook you're using.. any idea what is its name?? I have some nameless mustad 7731 hooks and i love it!! ( but i dont use it..)

[KettlebottomCrew]

@pose523 Honestly, we haven't used circle hooks for Sharks much. I'm sure they'd do OK but we usually rig with J-hooks...

[m1garand77]

alrighty, thanks