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MAKING YOUR OWN WIRE TRACES
Crimping Method

CRIMPED TRACE WITH SLIDING UPPER HOOK First pass the end of your trace wire through a crimp, through the eye of your lower hook and then back through the crimp. Snug the crimp down towards the eye of the hook, but not too tightly. The hook should be free to swing in the loop of the wire. Next take your crimping pliers and squeeze the crimp in two places. This will ensure a secure connection. Trim the tag end of wire with your cutters. For a really neat job the tag end can be pulled just inside the crimp before crimping, but this takes practice to avoid pulling it in too far.   Now cut the wire to length - a few inches longer than the length you want the trace to end up. Pass the free end through the eye of your second hook, position the hook roughly where you want it and wrap the wire around its shank three or four times. Sliding a short length of tight fitting silicone tubing over the wrapped shank of the treble makes the trace much neater, and helps stop the treble sliding inadvertently.  Finally attach the swivel to the free end of the wire in the same way as you did the first hook and the job is done.  Making a Twisted Trace with a Fixed Upper Hook

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