Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques
Super glue and braided line
Luke Wyrsta:
--- Quote from: Mark Harris on July 03, 2013, 02:18:31 PM ---I guess you are just much better at it than me Luke ;)
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Made a dozen custom assists and tied, used and stretched FGs all of last week. The only deduction is that you aren't doing it or not doing it right all.
Mark Harris:
Well I can promise you I am "doing it" and I have no idea why you would think I am not.
As I said, I guess you are much better at it than me, and the other anglers who I see having the same issue. Cut kevlar frays badly 100% of the time when I use it. A blob of glue or alternatively heat shrink, stops that fraying. Even if use heat shrink I still normally seal the tag ends of the kevlar with glue and stick them against the shank of the hook before fitting the heat shrink.
A tied off FG knot frays sometimes when I use a Bouz line cutter (see my reply to Brandon above). Brandon's advice about burning it down rather using a cutter is helpful. I have always been a bit nervous about naked flame and braid. A tiny blob of glue at the end of the tie off around the mainline ensures it never frays and I can't see how that would cause any harm?
Luke Wyrsta:
--- Quote from: Mark Harris on July 03, 2013, 04:10:31 PM ---Well I can promise you I am "doing it" and I have no idea why you would think I am not.
As I said, I guess you are much better at it than me, and the other anglers who I see having the same issue. Cut kevlar frays badly 100% of the time when I use it. A blob of glue or alternatively heat shrink, stops that fraying. Even if use heat shrink I still normally seal the tag ends of the kevlar with glue and stick them against the shank of the hook before fitting the heat shrink.
A tied off FG knot frays sometimes when I use a Bouz line cutter (see my reply to Brandon above). Brandon's advice about burning it down rather using a cutter is helpful. I have always been a bit nervous about naked flame and braid. A tiny blob of glue at the end of the tie off around the mainline ensures it never frays and I can't see how that would cause any harm?
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No harm besides completely convoluting the process.
Sam Morrison:
--- Quote from: Luke Wyrsta on July 03, 2013, 01:01:40 PM ---
--- Quote from: Sam Morrison on July 03, 2013, 12:58:52 PM ---
--- Quote from: Kevin Sweeney on July 03, 2013, 08:18:32 AM ---Sam... use a Rizzuto finishing knot and no more tag ;)
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I do, but I must do something wrong because it always unravels itself after a few outings on the same leader...
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I experience that too.
The half-hitches and burning the tag just seems to work perfectly!
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Sounds simple, I like simple. Done.
Alan Syme:
as has been said, you can use superglue it works without damaging the integrity of the braid, but is rigid.
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