grasp the wire about 1/2 - 3/4 of an inch from the egg. you are going to bend the wire around the pliers using the same technique as a tail wrap. there is a great how-to on this by Mac in the how-to threads.
"Out there in the surf is where it's at, that's where the line gets drawn in the sand between those who talk fishing and those who live it."
- a wise man.
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