Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques
6500 saltiga spool capacity
Gus Connor:
hi all
sorry this is off topic fron the original thread but on the subject of splicing on the Safa channel the other night they were jigging using solid core and simply got a sewing needle and went back up the main line at a 45 degree angle at 3mm increments for about 20cm to make a loop in the braid. and that was it. Has anyone tried this before? Is it too simple to be true? I did it quickly for fun and I couldnt pull the loop undone.
Interested in your thoughts.
Gus
Rohit Saqa Lal:
--- Quote from: Gus Connor on October 30, 2009, 08:45:32 PM ---hi all
sorry this is off topic fron the original thread but on the subject of splicing on the Safa channel the other night they were jigging using solid core and simply got a sewing needle and went back up the main line at a 45 degree angle at 3mm increments for about 20cm to make a loop in the braid. and that was it. Has anyone tried this before? Is it too simple to be true? I did it quickly for fun and I couldnt pull the loop undone.
Interested in your thoughts.
Gus
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You have just given me a very evil idea. Let me play with it a bit and I'll report back here
Andy Rowe:
Interesting concepts...
Dave, Doug, looks like people are happy with strength and durability of the hollow.
I'll wind it on to an 18K spool and give it good work out, if I'm happy with it I'll start playing with splicing.
Cheers
A
Rohit Saqa Lal:
I have been playing with the lil idea I had and here is the report
I dont have any hollow braid on hand but I have 80lb dacron and I used that. The results are encouraging enough for me to load the maverick with 100lb JB hollow for quick and simple leader attachments
Idea first, what I did was instead of inserting the leader from the open end, I first tied hollow to leader about 10 inches up from the leaders tag end with a 7 turn uni the same way one ties the briad to the leader on the double uni knot. Then I poked a hole in the hollow tube next to the uni and grabed the tag end of the leader and inserted it all the way in. Holds extremely well and very quick and easy to do and doesnt require whipping or binding the open end with floss or similar
I am putting as much pressure as I can on it and cant get it to budge. I have maked the leader with permemnet marker just to see if there is any slip
Chris Young:
That sounds like a great connection Rohit. I would use a thin smear of UV glue on the tag end inside the hollow braid to finish it off ;)
I love new ideas ;D
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