Try this trace; It works!

There's a lot of very flexible trace wire these days but some still waters where the pike have seen it all and often the big girls can very delicately mouth the baits i have added a ring swivel a few inches from the bottom hook to allow movement. This rig with the addition of an appropriate piece of lead putty at the ring swivel makes a super pop up trace. Plagiarised/adapted from a popular carp rig; always looking for an edge!