Slide the wire up through the body of the squid and come out the top. Slowly pull the swivel and leader through the body. The small swivel will pull right through the top of squid with hardly any damage. Pull through remaining line until the egg sinker rest in the end of the squid. Insert the hook into the squid head and the rig is ready to be fished. The egg sinker secured with the rubber band prevents the squid from sliding down the leader.

A half dozen can be made up in a few minutes. Changing bait only requires tying on a new rig to the leader for wind-on applications, or the swivel can be attached to a snap swivel if a Bimini double line trolling setup is being used. The finished squid can be trolled at six knots for a solid 30 minutes or better before washing out. Remember not to allow the rigged squid to come in contact with fresh water (melted ice) which discolors the squid. More detail of this rigging technique and others natural bait rigging instructions are available in my book Offshore Pursuit available at most tackle shops and online at www.getgup.com. Good luck to everyone in the White Marlin Open.