crawler harness

[BtweenShots]

Mike, just my 2 bits worth in making harnesses has a nature of its own as well as those who have found just works for them or what they like. Myself I used hooks up and down the size scale they all work well. Skyys has settled on a 3 hook setup as I do. Length is usually about 3 ft. for bouncers and 5 ft. off divers. Bead are usually purchased at craft stores and spinners I purchase are usually at shops like
olepetestackle.com and jannsnetcraft.com along with the quick change clevises. I have fun and relaxing moments trying to color coordinate colors. Have fun and tight lines on the things knowing it was your design.

Gene

[gregnwtf]

I always use hooks with the eyelet turned in or away from the point.
Look for sproat hooks.
It makes tying the snell easy and it holds well.
For single hook casting rigs, the eyelet should be relatively small to allow the head of the worm to slide over the eyelet.

[salmonslayer19]

I use 15-17lb test Florocarbon line for my leaders (whatever is on sale) Viscious Line this season. I then make harnesses of each style usually in groups of 6-10 (more on my heavy landers). So I will make 6-10 with 2 octupus hooks #2 hooks, then I make 6-10 with a #2 Oct and a #6 Trebel hook, and then I will make 6-8 in the 3 hook model 2 #2 Oct and a #1 Live Bait (BPS) on the front end.

I like #5 & #6 blades and I run 7 beads with quick change clev's. I tie them off in 42"-60" lengths.

I only run my harnesse 1 time and then I remake them, they get the s**t kicked out of them believe it or not so I sit and watch Tigers or Red Wings games and tie up Blank Leaders and then after a few trips I will have a few dozen harnesses and I just slide the blanks thru the beads and clev's and blade and tie up everything and recycle the old leader...