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Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) => Tackle & Techniques => Topic started by: David Lumanauw on April 09, 2014, 04:52:53 PM
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I join solid core braids with sewing needle and cyanoacrylate glue
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Put red braid into needle eye
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Sew 5 stitches into center(s) of yellow braid. Spacing is about 1-2mm
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Remove the needle, now put the yellow braid into needle eye
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Sew 5 stiches of yellow braid into center(s) of red braid. Spacing is 1-2mm
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You get 5 stiches of yellow brain into red braid and 5 stiches of red braid into yellow braid. Pull softly every end to smooth the join.
Apply cyanoacrylate glue to the whole stiches
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You get strong, small joint without any knots.
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Yes, strong connection. Better than using knots, usually breaks at knot.
Even if you don't glue it, it is same strength
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Very nice achievement David, I have friends who made about the same thing but I must say that my old shoulders (72 years) (http://smileys.surlatoile.org/repository/Triste/0056.gif) do not allow me to fish with a drag set to 20k ;) so that I have never broken a fishing knot since I make exotic trips, only since 14 years
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You dont look like you are 72 :)
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You dont look like you are 72 :)
Thanks ;) In principle when we are young in the head the body follows despite the weight of years ;) :)
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How about using a section of hollow braid and pull the solid braid inside from either end. Common way of splicing braid. You can use some light solid wire to pull the solid into the holllow if you don't have the splicing needles.