Adding a pin

I ordered some pre rigged trolling lures, when they got here I figured out that they do not have the pin that pushes through the baits jaws. What’s the easiest way to add the pin?

depending on material… if mono with a crimp i would cut and re-crimp with a pin in the crimp. if wire you can cut and add a haywire twist leaving a long tag end as the pin.

Make the pins out of single strand ss coffee colored wire. I think I use 130lb test wire.

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You can also buy a roll of 15 lb monel and learn how to tie a bally down without a pin.

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or use copper wire instead of monel…if you have it on hand. I would use whatever would be easiest.

Unless you know who rigged the bait personally, I wouldn’t trust it out of the box. I have seen a few crimps from pre-rigged baits(Boone/Sea Striker) fail under hand-pressure.

Thanks for the ■■■■■■■■. I cut and added sainless wire in my crimps for my pins and checked all the crimps I didn’t need to cut.