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Originally Posted by kai akua
and how do you risk losing a fish with a 30ft leader at the boat inspector?.......................?
and a sword can turn any which direction at any time either on windon or on a leader...
like i said though it is what works best for you, may you be a charter boat, or private boat, or just a recreational fisherman with out a boat. it is what gets the job done for the situation at hand. you jsut wont find me trusting a windon with a 300lbs fish connected to the other end of it.
when is the last time any of you guys calibrated your crimpers for the 3 crimps you use on a windon connection? and for the guys using windons with snapswivels, please change to a pig-tail swivel. I URGE YOU TO. i have never seen a pig-tail pull straight yet. i yould hate for you guys to lose a nice fish over a lousey made snap swivel.. IMHO it is just as strong as a swivel with 2 crimped connections to it.
also are you guys melting the tag end of the mono before you crimp? it helps reduce a pulled crimp if your crimps are night tight enough. pull about 5in of tag through the crimp, melt the tip with a lighter, and then tap it flat with the side of a knife to make a mushroomed or nailhead shape. then pull the tag end back to the crimp and adjust your loop size and crimp. its a little extra inshurance and takes an extra 10 seconds to do.
tight lines good connestions or in hawaiian "Hanapa'a"
Robbie B.
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Hi kai akua,
Glad that you mentioned the mushroom end. Essential method.
You are dead on about crimpers too. The bench type a much better than the hand held kind. Calibrated them to know them. Test 'em on something besides fish.
I feel that I misreprensented my method of using windons. Fewer connections are better and every knot or crimp is a location for failure.
I use loop to loop windons. They are made from spectra. Ain't no way that you'll ever get me to use heat shrink on my mono. I use
light (10 lb) spectra served (archery bow string server kinda like a bobbin for flytying or rod wrapping) onto the spectra mono connection. Don't like glue. Have no problem with heavy line going thru my roller guides.
I crimp or straight tie my hook. Hook may be ringed or swiveled.
keep it simple.
I am looking at adding weight onto my spectra by wrapping telephone wire onto it. Putting a
light on the same way but more securely. I am open to suggestions here. Not sure about ballons or jugs yet.
Probally lean towards a ballon.
Thanks yall for leanding me an ear and furthering my sword education.