Collection: Swimerz Jig Assist Lines, Kevlar & PE
Swimerz gives you the opportunity to tie your own assist hooks.
Assist hooks can be used for a variety of fishing applications. Use them for vertical jigging, with lures as a substitute for treble hooks, and even popping and trolling applications. Generally speaking, the whole idea behind assist hooks is a rig that allows the hook to be pulled into the fish's mouth as a result of its natural feeding method, which involves the fish generating a vacuum and sucking the hook and line into its mouth. Assist cord selection is therefore a trade-off between durability and limpness that will vary depending on what type of fishing you are doing, and the target species.
Kevlar assist lines have around 50% more cut resistance than PE assist lines. Use Swimerz braided Kevlar line when building your own Assist Hooks or other fishing rigs where a super strong, yet thin, line is needed. Made from 100% Dupont Kevlar fibre, a high strength material that has a high degree of abrasion resistance with low-stretch characteristics, as well as a high level of UV resistance, Swimerz Kevlar Rigging Line has a hollow core, so you can create a loop with a splicing needle or simply knot the line to a split ring.
PE lines are softer and more supple than Kevlar and come in both hollow and solid core types. You can splice it, it's soft enough to tie easily, and still has sufficient body (firmness) to keep your hooks from getting fouled while jigging.
Solid Core PE line is a 16 strand braid wrapped around a dyeema core making it slightly stiffer and more wear resistant than the hollow type. When used in assist hook and other rigs the inner white PE core can be pulled free should this be required for splicing etc. As the solid core is added to make the cord stiffer (not stronger), if you leave a section of core between the loop and the hook, it should provide the intended benefit.
To see how to make an Assist or Stinger Rig, go to our 'How to make Assist Hooks' page.
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Swimerz Braided PE, Hollow Core Assist Line, White 35kg, 5 mtrs
- Regular price
- $11.95
- Sale price
- $11.95
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Swimerz Braided PE, Hollow Core Assist Line, White 70kg, 5 mtrs
- Regular price
- $11.95
- Sale price
- $11.95
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