Haywire Twist & how to make a changeable Single Strand wire leader

When you're chasing species like Wahoo single strand wire traces are a must.
(pic by Tim Simpson)

It's a lot of years ago now that I watched a young Tim Simpson do a haywire twist in single strand wire for a customer chasing Spanish mackerel. I remember seeing the perfectly even twists that formed as he worked the wire between just his thumb and a few fingers. For some unknown reason I just had to learn how it was done. And so Tim gave me a demo, gave me a 1/4lb spool of 69lb single strand and sent me on my way to practise.

Mongolia - Titanic Trout (this article first appeared in some form in Modern Fishing Magazine)

Hucho Hucho Taimen - Worth a trip to the ends of the world!

I can’t quite tell if I was asleep or knocked unconscious from the pummelling I’d taken in the back of the Russian 4WD combi van. Either way it was rest, much needed rest.