How do you trap rig?

[Iceman]

Tie a snell knot with your j hook, leaving a good 6+ inches tag, then tie your trap hook, treble with an improved clinch or whatever you prefer. 3 way swivel for 40+ feet with a torpedo sinker, less than 40 swivel and Carolina rig
Hook the trap near the anal fin, usually hook em just behind that. Hook sizes depends on the baits.

[MITCHELL]

All have been J hooks or treble....
But after reading the halbut kings posts
I thought I would try some and let the fish hook it self since you don't swing to set the hook just pick up and start winning, but I like swinging to set the hook on a fish using j hooks

[GregAndrew]

Double egg loop knots with Octopus hooks in 1/0 or 2/0.

[taggermike]

There is a way to rig a trap set up where the front hook can slide. This is nice is your baits vary in size. Not sure what it's called but it works pretty well. Mike

[alanw]

Originally Posted by taggermike

There is a way to rig a trap set up where the front hook can slide. This is nice is your baits vary in size. Not sure what it's called but it works pretty well. Mike

The Halibut rigs at my LTS are tied like that. You can snell a hook onto your main line with separate piece of line, then tie your trap hook at the end of the main line. This way the hook can be slid up or down your main line to match your bait size.

I don't use trap rigs anymore unless it's a tournament because there's too much risk of gut hooking a short fish. I stick with single circle hooks, but I suppose one could make a trap rig with 2 circle hooks.