- Cable Shark Rig
- 480# Test Stainless Steel Cable (Bright)
- 20/0 Carbon Steel Circle Hook
- Tournament Legal Non-Offset, Non-Stainless Circle Hook
- 4/0 Rosco Brass Swivel
- Double Crimped Hook & Swivel w/ Heat Shrink Tubing
This is for catching big sharks on big baits - this hook is not being hidden in a mackerel or bunker but is what you need for whole rays, bonito, or big bluefish when you are looking for tournament winners. The business end has a 20/0 carbon steel inline circle hook tied to 480# test bright stainless steel cable.
Our cable shark rigs start with an eleven foot piece of 49 strand stainless steel cable and are double crimped with brass sleeves to a commercial-type carbon steel circle hook and 4/0 Rosco brass swivel. The finished rig is ten feet long which keeps most sharks far enough away from your mainline but is manageable enough at the side of the boat.
Like all of our rigs, each one is made by hand in the USA. A key feature to all Cardinal Tackle Cable Shark Rigs is the protected connections. After double-crimping the hook and swivel, we cover it with a short length of heat shrink tubing. The heat shrink tubing protects: your bait from being torn up, your hands when leadering, and your lines when a mako runs across your spread. This non-stainless, non-offset, circle hook shark rig is compliant with Amendment 5 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP (77 FR 73029) and NY ECL 13-0338.