Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques
Hollow mainline
MikeOsborn:
I used a lot of Hollow JB in mexico, we would often have to re rig 5-10 topshots/leaders per day.
Silp a a blunt rigging needle up the braid and slightly singe the end so it wont fray.
cut your mono or f/c straight and round the edgeds using some light wet and dry sand paper or an emery board(dont use the bosses wifes nail file though!!!! ::) )
slide the mono up the braid inch by inch, after 6 or so inches it should become quite easy. keep going for as long as you want.
When its up as far as you want smooth the braid over the mono and at the end of the braid slide it up the mono 6 inches and apply a small amount of clear bond or similar flexible glue and slide the hollow braid back down and smooth out.
I finish it off by using a top shot tackle bobbin and whip the connection and seal with a bit more clear bond.
You can also use sato crimps but they are no good for casting purposes.
We got this one on the first topshot I ever did so that gave me a bit of confidence in this connection
Rohit Saqa Lal:
--- Quote from: MikeOsborn on January 09, 2010, 02:26:26 AM ---I used a lot of Hollow JB in mexico, we would often have to re rig 5-10 topshots/leaders per day.
Silp a a blunt rigging needle up the braid and slightly singe the end so it wont fray.
cut your mono or f/c straight and round the edgeds using some light wet and dry sand paper or an emery board(dont use the bosses wifes nail file though!!!! ::) )
slide the mono up the braid inch by inch, after 6 or so inches it should become quite easy. keep going for as long as you want.
When its up as far as you want smooth the braid over the mono and at the end of the braid slide it up the mono 6 inches and apply a small amount of clear bond or similar flexible glue and slide the hollow braid back down and smooth out.
I finish it off by using a top shot tackle bobbin and whip the connection and seal with a bit more clear bond.
You can also use sato crimps but they are no good for casting purposes.
We got this one on the first topshot I ever did so that gave me a bit of confidence in this connection
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Did you try 1.4mm 200lb leader? How did that go?
MikeOsborn:
up to 220lb moimoi FC into jb hollow 130. mostly 150 and 180 though
Doug Mcleod1:
According to the data sheet I have, you can splice 30-80lb mono into 80lb hollow, 30-100lb mono into 100lb hollow or 60-200lb mono into 130 hollow. I would post the table , but I don't seem to be able to get it to work
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