How To Make "Rat Trap" a Double Hook Rig

Start by grabbing a size 32 rubber band- you may want to use a thinner rubber band on smaller hook sets, but a size 32 works well on hook sets using 10/0 and 11/0 size hooks.

Begin by cutting the rubber band as shown......

This hook set has the connection between the monofilament leader, lead hook, and wire cable shrink wrapped, but the rest of the cable connecting the leader to the trailing hook is still dangling and unsupported. The idea is to tie the cable and hook together using a rubber band in order to improve how the lure runs while still allowing the trailing hook to break free when a fish strikes the lure.

Hold the rubber band and hook set and begin to wrap the band down the shank of the first hook towards the bend of the first hook.

Evenly wrap the rubber band down the hook shank and the wire cable until you reach the bend of the first hook, then begin to wrap the rubber band back towards the eye of the firs hook.

When you arrive back at your starting point, form a loop with the rubber band around your fingers and tie a half hitch with the rubber band.

Pull the half hitch until it's tight- in most applications a single half hitch isn't a very secure connection, but because the rubber band is under tension it should hold well.

Clip any extra rubber band that remains after you have tied the half hitch. Tying the hook and wire cable together will help the lure run better as it is being trolled, but as soon as the fish bites the rubber band will snap resulting in a increased chance that the trailing hook will reach around and snag the fish somewhere else.

The completed "Rat Trap" rig.

How To "Rat Trap" a Double Hook Rig