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Getting Wired
Using a wire shock tippet on your fly rod always feels a bit unnatural, and certain fish do often shy away from the rig. But, if you are after toothy critters, such as mackerel, kingfish, barracudas, or sharks, then you are better off with wire.
After many years of experimenting, I have come to the conclusion that using wire on a fly rod is the art of knowing which is the thinnest and shortest piece you can get away with. Bearing this in mind, let’s choose the proper wire size and length and then discuss how to tie it to your tippet.
HayWire Twist Pass the wire through the hook eye and give it 3 to 5 uniform twists. Then begin barrel wrapping the tag end around the standing line for another 4 to 6 close wraps. After the last wrap, do not cut. Instead, bend the tag end at a right angle to form a small lever. Rotate the wire in one direction until it snaps off cleanly at the knot. (Wire diameter exaggerated for illustration.) Albright Knot Form a 'U' in the wire. Lay the monofilament into the loop. Pinch the first wrap against the wire and continue with another 8 or 9 wraps. Pass back through the head of the 'U,' moisten and draw tight on the tag end first. For extra strength, double the monofilament, or tie a Bimini twist and then tie the Albright as close to the Bimini as possible.
So-called straight or “hard†wire (as opposed to braided cable) comes in several sizes, from about a No. 1 to about No. 19 or so, depending on the manufacturer. Fly fishermen should carry from No. 3 to about No. 6 or 7. And because of the glare the bright wire produces, most of us prefer the dark wire, called coffee color.
For smaller fish like Spanish or cero mackerel, I use three to five inches of No. 3 or No. 4 wire. For barracudas of more than 20 pounds in both flats and reefs, I like six to eight inches of No. 5 wire. If you use a shorter length, a large ‘cuda will often eat the whole rig and cut you off. But I find that with six inches or more I can often strike before they swallow the leader. And this length is a good compromise between getting hits and making the long casts that are often needed for barracudas in the flats.
For sharks, say over 50 pounds, I like No. 6 wire as a good all-around choice. It is heavy, but I am usually using a 12-weight rod and can cast the wire and the big fly that goes with it.
Not all that is wire is bad, though. Often, while trying to get a fly down more than 50 feet with a fast-sinking line, you’ll find that the small piece of wire helps sink the fly into the strike zone. It is not unusual on a day of deep fishing with a sinking line and a fine-wire tippet to take mackerel, snapper, grouper, and jacks while using a No. 4 wire. I’ve done it many times.
Connections
There are probably as many ways to connect wire to mono as there are methods for tying mono to a fly. However, here are a couple of my favorite ways. Double the butt end of the wire in a U and tie an Albright Special with the monofilament, much the same way that one would tie to 80-pound mono when tarpon fishing. To make it stronger, I like to double the tippet and then tie the Albright. Or, for really large prey, such as sharks, I will tie a Bimini Twist in the tippet, and then take the doubled line and tie my Albright as close as possible to the Bimini knot. I tie my Albrights with at least nine turns, or sometimes more for extra strength, and I have not had a problem landing big fish. The fly is best tied to the wire with a classic Haywire Twist (see illustration).
Coated cable also works fine, and the soft plastic cover ties well with an Albright knot. However, when using coated cable, many fly fishermen prefer a simple figure-eight knot to the fly. There are disadvantages to both wire and coated cable. A hard-wire knot will tend to pick up grass and other debris. On the other hand, the plastic cover of coated cable increases its diameter and therefore its visibility. So I’m staying with regular wire for the time being.
But remember that whether you use wire or cable, it’s a good idea to tie several of these tippets with wire and loop the night before. Then, when opportunity presents itself, you will be ready.
