Monday, January 27, 2014

Problem solved.

UPDATE; the line didn't get here as advertised on Amazon. Maybe today.

 I'm in the middle of experimenting with fishing line as a replacement for control line cables.  The trouble with the Spectra fishing line is tying on the thimbles and getting equal length lines. Spectra needs a special slip knot and getting it to slip the same twice is very hard to do. What is needed is a handle that uses an adjustable cable to hook the lines to then you can move the cable to even up the lines. The only trouble with that is the cable is fixed in place and isn't adjustable for line spacing which is a valuable trimming tool.
  Yesterday, 1-26, an idea popped into my head and I grabbed one of the hard point handles I have and drilled out the spacing adjustment holes to accept a 4-40 eye bolt. I found a short piece of .027 cable and threaded that through the eye bolts and through the holes in the handle. After wrapping loops in the cable ends it's ready to fly. All the other cable handles I've seen have at least 1/16 inch cable running through them. That stuff is too stiff and creates a springy feel. The .027 is used for leadouts and will pull snug to the handle eliminating the springy ness of the larger cable.
  I'm expecting a delivery of fly fishing line today and that is supposed to make tying the Spectra much simpler. At least that's the plan.

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