TUNA TRAPS :: Tournament Cable

TUNA TRAPS

Tuna Traps are hooks with a 12" length of cable attached to a welded ring on the other end. The cable is wrapped into a tight coil and held in place on the shank of the hook with a special band. This rig is designed for use while chunking for tuna.

Tuna being as line shy as they are will avoid any bait with a heavy leader. With tuna traps you can use light leaders or even tie them directly to your main line. The traps are meant to be hidden inside your bait. Once a fish takes the bait and starts his run, as soon as you set the hook the tension on the line will pull the cable out of the band. This leaves a 12" length of cable where its needed most. The cable has more than enough abrasion resistance than is needed to land your catch. Now you can use much lighter leaders and end up with more strikes on those days the tuna seem to be more line shy than ever. For the ultimate set-up use tuna traps with a flouro-carbon wind-on leader.

All rigs are made using American Fishing Wire 49 Strand cable.
Cable is 12” long on all rigs.
8/0 and 9/0 use Mustad 9174 hooks
12/0 through 16/0 use Mustad 39960ST circle hooks
8/0 through 13/0 are made with 175lb test cable
14/0 and 15/0 are made with 275lb test cable
16/0 is made with 400lb test cable

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Video "Beyond the Basic Ballyhoo" with 3 ways to rig Butterfish using Traps (40 min.)

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Complete Kit. 36 assorted rigs, 3 needles & 12 spare bands

A set of 36 different size Tuna Traps complete with rigging needles and spare bands. Store it on the boat and on those days you can't seem to hook-up no matter what you try... take it out and rig a few baits. Tuna Traps have saved many a day.

36 Rigs, 6 ea. 8/0 & 9/0 , 12/0-15/0 Cr.

Our price: $144.95