Bite-proof, because a pike will cut nylon
The best wire traces for 2026
A pike will cut through nylon and through braid, which is the entire reason this shelf exists — « bissfest » on the Robinson five-pack at 10,55 € says it in one word. The material is the first division and there are three. Steel, the default: the Realure 50-piece at 6,99 €, the DONQL 50-piece at 5,99 €, the Paradox ten-pack at 6,99 €, the GETRICH 100-piece at 9,99 €. Titanium, which is more expensive and does not kink — the Paradox Titan at 0,30 mm and 12 kg for 11,99 €, the PetrisCatch 1x1 titanium at 20 kg and 14,90 €. And tungsten, on the Robinson. A kinked steel trace is a trace to throw away, which is why titanium is bought by people who fish hard lures all day. The strand construction is the figure that decides suppleness, and the titles print it: 1x7 on the Paradox steel traces — seven strands in one bundle, stiff and cheap — 7x7 on the Zite Fishing material at 7,97 € and the Jenzi at 10,24 € — forty-nine strands, supple enough to let a lure swim — and 1x1 on the PetrisCatch titanium, a single solid wire. The breaking strain and length come as a pair, and this is where the shelf is easy to compare: 10 kg at 25 cm, 12 kg at 40 cm, 20 kg at 40 cm, and the same 40 cm at two ratings from PetrisCatch at 13,90 € each. Short is for small lures and clear water; 40 cm covers a pike’s reach. Almost every ready-made trace arrives with a swivel and clip fitted, and that is the difference from the Jenzi listing, which is 5 m of 7x7 wire with 20 crimps « zum Selbermachen » — make your own, at any length you like. We compare material, strand construction, breaking strain, length, swivel and clip fitted, pieces per set and crimps included.
