Charlie415
Crew Member
Anybody tried this? For the price it might be worth sacrificing a downrigger ball to see.
Anybody tried this? For the price it might be worth sacrificing a downrigger ball to see.
This is basically how I do mine, except I use the biggest swivel I can find between the braid and the paracord. The swivel acts as the stopThen pull the tag end until the knot is tight
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Now feed the larger loop through the eye of the cannonball
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Wrap the loop around the ball like so
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Snug it up
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Trim up the tag ends, and youre done!
This is basically how I do mine, except I use the biggest swivel I can find between the braid and the paracord
I must have to tie a bigger knot, because mine will come all the way into the spool.There is no need for the swivel as the knot acts as the stopper.
the swivel just becomes another possible failure point.
That’s why you’re in a slump. Get some fins on those balls then dip them in glow!The paracord I bought was 250lb (2.25mm?). The overhand looked too big so I went with the Albright. Much cleaner and works as a stop no problem. I still tied the snubber on (figure 8) for security, ease of ball removal, and the swivel because I use round balls (no fin).
Haha doubt that.That’s why you’re in a slump. Get some fins on those balls then dip them in glow!
no snap needed just pass the loop through the eye of the cannon ball and over the ball and you are done, it never cinches on, been doing like this for a few years now, and i take the balls off every trip outI like the paracord method only thing different I will add is a large snap at the end instead of going straight to the cannon ball. I like to take off my weights and put everything away in it's spot when done fishing. I can see that paracord getting pretty tight on the cannon ball hook and being a bit of a pain to lossen all the time.
If you have trouble with a snap I really don't recommend the loop. I wouldn't say it was impossibly hard but definitely not easy to get it undone I found. Sort of a two handed flip and twist while balancing the ball, could have just been me. I find the snap on the snubber to much more of a natural movement.That is a good idea with big loop rather than a snap to attach the ball. My aging fingers are having a harder and harder time opening and closing those big snaps - especially on these colder days. Now to retie my rigs!
it’s just fishing line. i use 150 lb test berkeley and i make my own. get crimps and crimping pliers and go to town.Anybody know where to get the clear line for the Scotty releases? We have a bunch that need to longer.
Thx