Cannon SNT antenna connection

[salmonquest]

I may have "pooched" it here so I'm looking for some help. mechanical things I'm okay with. Electrical not so much. I cut the antenna cable for my cannon snt to remove the downrigger for storage this winter. Now I can't seem to get it hooked up right. I have crimped a coated connection to the end of the spring and the inner part of the coaxial antenna cable. Doesn't work. I read in an old post about a scotty connection but i didn't quite understand it. Any help would be great. Basically I have the end of the coax and the pick up spring.