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All hooklinks simply require a couple of basic knots to tie and with practice you can construct them easily and quickly.
Hear we explain how to easily construct a Hooklink that will work well with most baits and with most hooklink materials.
1.To begin cut a length of line, braid or whatever else you're using between 8-12-inches long, (200ml-300ml).
2. Take one end of the material and form a simple overhand knot as shown below, remember this loop is for mounting the bait so needs to be fairly small.
3. Pass the other end of your hooklink material through the eye of a fairly large hook, make sure you pass the line in from the back of the hook. Size 6-10 hooks are are a good starting point for most of your hooklinks.
Allow at least 30mm from the end of the loop to the bend of the hook this is the hair for mounting your bait.
4. Now wind the free end of the link around the shank of the hook several times just below the eye as shown below and pass the free end back through the eye hook, again from the back of the hook.
5. Lubricate the knot with a little saliva and pull tight, next we need to attach a swivel to the loose end to finish the hooklink, it should look similar to the one below.
6. Now that you have tied the hook and hair it's time to finish of the hooklink by tying a swivel to the loose end of you hooklink as illustrated below.
The swivel will be used to tie to your fishing line and to anchor you lead when used as a bolt rig.
