Thread: Offshore Fishing: INLINE WEIGHT RIGS FOR TROLLING
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Old 07-15-2008, 10:07 AM
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I also found this on another site:


Making the bridle
Materials needed: (2nd pic)
2 Spro 150lb Wind-on swivels
4 1.3 Crimps
3-6 feet of 130lb Diamond Line (depends on your trolling weight)

(Remember, the longer section of the wind on swivel is always pointed at the reel.)


Second, Using 130lb Diamond line (that is what I make the bridle out of because it is smaller and stonger then other 130lb mono)
Slide 2 1.3 crimps and then 1 Spro Wind-on swivel onto your bridle
(I am using 1.3 crimps instead of 1.6 crimps because some people may be using this system on rods that don't have big guides like planer rods do. I think it will help the bridle go through the guides easier and more people will then be able to use it)Pull a few inches of tag through the 1st crimp and crimp it on there. Take the 2nd crimp and put the tag end through it, push it towards the swivel and make a small loop and crimp it.
That loop is where your double snap swivel will clip into at the front of your trolling weight cable.

Next, Snap the DSS at the front of your trolling weight into the front of the bridle. Lay your bridle along side your trolling weight. We are going to mark the spot where our back loop will be. When you make that measurment make sure you have no slack in the bridle and trolling weight is tight, so you get a good accurate measurment.


Next, slide on 2 1.3 crimps and then your Spro 150lb swivel.

Now, make a small loop like we did at the front of the bridle and crimp it.

Snap the back of your trolling weight into the back of the bridle.

Once you have done that you just crimp your leader to the back of the bridle on the Spro wind on swivel and your done.

This is basiclly the same as the planer bridle. The 1 main difference is that with the trolling weight, it will be fixed on both ends and it won't change. Snap it in the front, snap it in the back and your done.

When you get a fish, crank it up....when the weight reaches the rod tip.....just unsnap the DSS in the front, unsnap the back of the weight and crank the bridle and leader and lure right to the rod tip if you want.

This would allow you to use a longer leader and you would not have to worry about hand lining it all in and getting wrapped up if the fish runs again.

Your main line from the reel will connect to the front of the bridle system on the Spro Wind-on swivel.
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