Guide
Rigs and traces
Step by step, with the right knots. Growing with every session.
Wire trace for pike: when you need it and how to make itWherever pike live, a bite-proof trace belongs in front of the lure. Wire, titanium or heavy fluorocarbon: how to decide and how to make your own.
Dead bait rigsDead bait for pike, zander and eel: float, ledger and treble rig.
Check the rules
In Germany, closed seasons and minimum sizes are set by each state and can be stricter for single waters. All German rules by state, with the legal source. Outside Germany, the local rules apply: licence and agency by country.
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