Stinger Rig for BIG Plastics

Author: Carl

Category: Technique & strategies

Created on Sunday, 18 December 2011 13:21

Written by Carl Holland

Recently on our Fraser yak fish'n trip Josh introduced me to the Silstar Slap Stix Stick Bait. When he produced one of these 9" numbers I knew it would be the ticket to a BIG fish. I was having no luck spinning for mackerel so wanted to sink a big rig down to entice a Spanish to climb on board. The plan worked….

Having used garfish very successfully when pelagic fishing many years ago in Broome I knew long thin baits are highly attractive. However having the tails lost off big lures is not something that just happens with plastics. My first foray into using whole garfish saw many a half bait returned. A local taking pity on my plight showed me this rig of attaching a rear treble. Oh Boy…did the fishing improve…absolutely.

So the ingredients you will need as pictured: 

• 2OZ 8/0 heavy duty jig head or whatever weight/size suits your situation
• Pliers/cutters
• Large treble
• 40lb+ stainless steel wire trace
• BIG plastic lure

To make a clean join of jig head and lure I remove some of the nose to make a flat area. Insert jig head so it is straight and does not stretch or compress the plastic. 

Attach the treble to the trace using a standard 4 hay wire twist/4 barrel roll combination. Ensure you allow space in the loop/hook connection so the plastic can flex.

Insert the treble and measure out to the gap of the hook so the treble neither stretches or compresses the plastic, you want it to look as straight as possible.

Once you have the ideal length, wrap the trace around the hook 4 times, nice and tight. At this stage you can still adjust the length if the trace unwinding the trace from the bottom to lengthen or winding up to shorten. Now remove the treble and use 4 more barrel rolls around the wire.

Replace the treble again making sure the lure sits right and does not twist.