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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

Title: Joining solid core braid
Post by: David Lumanauw on April 09, 2014, 04:52:53 PM
I join solid core braids with sewing needle and cyanoacrylate glue
Title: Re: Joining solid core braid
Post by: David Lumanauw on April 09, 2014, 04:54:42 PM
Put red braid into needle eye
Title: Re: Joining solid core braid
Post by: David Lumanauw on April 09, 2014, 04:56:38 PM
Sew 5 stitches into center(s) of yellow braid. Spacing is about 1-2mm
Title: Re: Joining solid core braid
Post by: David Lumanauw on April 09, 2014, 04:59:47 PM
Remove the needle, now put the yellow braid into needle eye
Title: Re: Joining solid core braid
Post by: David Lumanauw on April 09, 2014, 05:01:58 PM
Sew 5 stiches of yellow braid into center(s) of red braid. Spacing is 1-2mm
Title: Re: Joining solid core braid
Post by: David Lumanauw on April 09, 2014, 05:04:56 PM
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
Title: Re: Joining solid core braid
Post by: David Lumanauw on April 09, 2014, 05:07:11 PM
You get strong, small joint without any knots.
Title: Re: Joining solid core braid
Post by: David Lumanauw on April 09, 2014, 10:30:05 PM
Yes, strong connection. Better than using knots, usually breaks at knot.
Even if you don't glue it, it is same strength
Title: Re: Joining solid core braid
Post by: Sacco Gerard on April 09, 2014, 10:55:52 PM
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
Title: Re: Joining solid core braid
Post by: David Lumanauw on April 10, 2014, 01:39:57 AM
You dont look like you are 72 :)
Title: Re: Joining solid core braid
Post by: Sacco Gerard on April 10, 2014, 03:52:26 AM
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  ;) :)
Title: Re: Joining solid core braid
Post by: Brian Richardson on April 23, 2014, 10:49:16 PM
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.