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Going that heavy with the hooks and cable, I'd bypass the swivel altogether as it is a major weak link
That swivel is a crane swivel, strong but won't hold up to a fish rolling in the slide.
If you can, get some 1.5mm construction cable it's soft enough to tie a figure 8 in it.
Your work is really neat and tidy and Trophy who is a stickler for neatness will love the crimps and the shrink fisnishes. Not to worry those crimps will never pull. If they can hold a 500hp motor pulling against a 500kg Marlin I'm sure us mere mortals will never pull a it apart
Craig Nice slides and for sure a league angler needs lighter steel because all fish count for points. I prefer the 1 and 1.5mm construction cable, it doesn't kink and you can catch fish after fish on the same rig and best of all it costs no more than R2 per meter
That swivel is a crane swivel, strong but won't hold up to a fish rolling in the slide.
If you can, get some 1.5mm construction cable it's soft enough to tie a figure 8 in it.
Your work is really neat and tidy and Trophy who is a stickler for neatness will love the crimps and the shrink fisnishes. Not to worry those crimps will never pull. If they can hold a 500hp motor pulling against a 500kg Marlin I'm sure us mere mortals will never pull a it apart
Craig Nice slides and for sure a league angler needs lighter steel because all fish count for points. I prefer the 1 and 1.5mm construction cable, it doesn't kink and you can catch fish after fish on the same rig and best of all it costs no more than R2 per meter
Craig Van der Poll
Sealiner
spirits wrote:
The heavy steel puts me off for two reasons...
1) It looks very abrasive and could possibly do quite a bit of damage to the shark (this is a blood sport though)
2) I don't like crimps. They are unpredictable and are, IMO, weaker than knots. The knots, or rather twists you see in my traces are easier to be consistent on.
The heavy steel puts me off for two reasons...
1) It looks very abrasive and could possibly do quite a bit of damage to the shark (this is a blood sport though)
2) I don't like crimps. They are unpredictable and are, IMO, weaker than knots. The knots, or rather twists you see in my traces are easier to be consistent on.
Craig Van der Poll
Sealiner
Craig Van der Poll
Sealiner
Although these thick wires look abrasive they are actually smooth to the touch and being larger in diameter don't cut into the fish if the roll in the wire.
I've been fishing this since tuna introduced me to it in 2009 and haven't looked back.
It's the only wire old sharpnose or blackfin cannot jump off
I prefer the soft and supple construction cable as I believe in only 1 knot in thick line and wire and that's a figure 8, I have never had one fail on my.
My dads working in Kuwait so I'll have to hook up with mike Bailey and yourself for some Oct fishing as I'm without my local family lift.
I've been fishing this since tuna introduced me to it in 2009 and haven't looked back.
It's the only wire old sharpnose or blackfin cannot jump off
I prefer the soft and supple construction cable as I believe in only 1 knot in thick line and wire and that's a figure 8, I have never had one fail on my.
My dads working in Kuwait so I'll have to hook up with mike Bailey and yourself for some Oct fishing as I'm without my local family lift.
Craig Van der Poll wrote:
Hi guys, I'm coming down in Dec and would love to make a gooi with you guys.
I have the right gear I think....pentagon shark ext med and saltiga 50 with 600m king braid backing and 0.50 top shot
Hi guys, I'm coming down in Dec and would love to make a gooi with you guys.
I have the right gear I think....pentagon shark ext med and saltiga 50 with 600m king braid backing and 0.50 top shot
Craig Van der Poll
Sealiner
Anytime! Organise with Mike and we can make a solid day of it! Cob for breakfast and Bronzies for lunch!!! Thats the Macassar way!
Craig Van der Poll
Sealiner
Craig Van der Poll
Sealiner
No man!!!! Those things are too big, surely!!!
Craig Van der Poll wrote:
If you look at it this way, 2 of these hooks fit into one hand, and for the sharks they will target you would be able to fit at least 2 to 3 hands open like that into a sharks mouth of 200+ kg if I am not mistaken. [/i]
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I think they use theses hooks for live bait, 30 to 40 kg rays. [/i]
If you look at it this way, 2 of these hooks fit into one hand, and for the sharks they will target you would be able to fit at least 2 to 3 hands open like that into a sharks mouth of 200+ kg if I am not mistaken. [/i]
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I think they use theses hooks for live bait, 30 to 40 kg rays. [/i]
Craig Van der Poll
Sealiner
Craig Van der Poll
Sealiner
Fluffy wrote:
Life lesson....Cost does not always equal quality!!!
I dislike crimps period, They could be the best crimps ever made and I still wouldn't use them. That is not to say I will never use them. As with many things ones perspective can change. Right now I don't like crimps, never used them so never had a failure with them.......but like Afval, I just don't like 'em!!
Life lesson....Cost does not always equal quality!!!
I dislike crimps period, They could be the best crimps ever made and I still wouldn't use them. That is not to say I will never use them. As with many things ones perspective can change. Right now I don't like crimps, never used them so never had a failure with them.......but like Afval, I just don't like 'em!!