J-plug harness

[joelsanders]

What is the knot called that is used to tie a j-plug harness? Some of mine are getting kinda ratty looking and i want to make some new ones.Thank-you!

[silver one]

I belive it is a snell knot with a looped tag end long enought to make a second snell on the bottom hook.

[ChampionShip]

Overhand loOps for me

[mattmishler]

Single treble for me

[Treblemaker]

150# Power Pro works awesome for retying. A buddy bought a spool to try a stealth rigger and replace the DR cable, that experiment failed so we have plenty to use for this. Going to try the one hook treble rig on the next reties this winter. Thanks Matt.

[silver one]

Sorry I thought he was asking what kind of knot was used on the J plug harness. I would go with a snell and a single hook if I had to choose. A snell knot will track better as far as how straight the hook will stay in relationship to the bait tracking. Same as what is tied on crawler harness and live bait rights to give it a natural look.

[The Salmon Slayer]

I like to use the Surgeons’ Loop Knot when I make the Dacron section of the harness.

http://www.animatedknots.com/surgeonsloop/index.php?LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com

I too prefer to use a single treble hook. I make the loop length between the beaded chain, (I also use a #5 or #6 split ring) so the treble hook barbs are about 1/4 of an inch behind the tail of the plug. Making the harnesses this way pretty much eliminates hook swing wear marks on the plug body. The other advantage is you get a short leader to help guard against abrasion from the fish's teeth.

I also use one of the super braid lines in 100# rating, it's thinner and stronger than Dacron.

[Paulywood]

I use 100# Power Pro and a single treble tied just behind the back of the plug like others have stated. I just tied up a few for the #3 and #4 sizes.

[mattmishler]

Beat chains with two split rings and a treble is way easy way that we have found to do it. The reason that I went to one hook is, i was tired of digging in the net for 10 minutes when the morning bite is going on and i got sick of it.

[1mainiac]

I don't run J plugs much but my setup is simple A bead chain with a split ring to the hook then 20in of 40lb flouro leader to a second bead chain now you can use that hook setup on every plug. That is my single hook setup for double hooks I snell to Owner hooks on 20 in of 40lb flouro leader and run a bead chain at the end. WHen a fish hits the plug body slide up and nothing but hooks in the fish.

[pentwater bite me]

bead chain works the best but I stayed with two hooks