Welded loops on line

[Eric DeWitt]

http://www.salmonfishingforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1536

Found a link to this on another site.

[Mark Schafer]

Eric

I can’t get the link to work what topic area is it under on the salmon fishing forum.

Mark

[Joel Thompson]

Mark just copy and paste the link into your browser and that will get you there.

Eric that is pretty cool! I am going to have to give that a try….on some old lines first!

Joel

[Mark Schafer]

Ok, I figured out the link Damn AOL !!! That is exactly what I have been trying to do.

[Tim Pommer]

I’m a bit skeptical but I am gonna try it out.

[Carter Simcoe]

It looks slick, would probably be good on trout lines and keep the tip floating well.

[Mark Schafer]

I tried this technique and it works great, there is a learning curve it took me about a foot of fly line to finally get a good one. I couldn’t find clear shrink tubing so I used some 1/8 inch black tubing that I had on hand. Go slow and keep the flame away from the fly line loop and it works well. I’m also a bit skeptical of the holding power and I will try against a steelhead over the weekend and let you know what happens.

[Zach Matthews]

Wow.

[Zach Matthews]

You know what else we need? Break strength tests.

[patrick mccormick]

my T-14 connections are gonna be a whole lot smoother now

[Mark Schafer]

I started using a candle, having 2 hands to rotate the line helps.

Makes sense about the strength and direction of pull but some real world testing is still in order

[patrick mccormick]

where does one get shrink tubing?

[Carter Simcoe]

In the thread he gives pretty specific instructions as to what sizes the tubing is and says to pick it up from any electrical supply place.

I wouldn’t bother with your t14 though, you’ll just wind up wasting it.

[stiles]

Am here I am cutting the factory welded loop off of all my lines and using the zap-a-gap method…..

[dusty montgomery]

Thanks for the candle idea; the bic was not performing well. I just keep melting line, and I am having some difficulty in removing the shrink-tubing when I am done.
Dusty

[anonymous]

How about using the small burner on a gas stove.

[Zach Matthews]

Anyone got an alcohol lamp like bamboo builders use to straighten sets?

Zach

[Rich Kovars]

Anyone got an alcohol lamp like bamboo builders use to straighten sets?

Zach

That’s exactly what I was thinking.

[Mark Schafer]

Patrick

I put some tubing in the pack of flies

[Mark Schafer]

Before I started to pull the tubing off I lightly scored it with an exato knife

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