copper off the boards

[emtystringer]

i plan on useing 500 ft of copper off an otter boat, my question is does it slide out easy with out getting stuck because of the weight and what kind of release will slide out and hold this much copper?

[A-TOM-MIK]

It slides out fine, and otter boats or big boards are a much better choice than small boards once running over 300' of .037 45#. Many type releases will work, the most popular seem to be double 1/16" rubberbands held in with Laverick or curtain rings, you can even use pinch pad style and slide the connection on the dacron, then slip the bands into the pinch pads (bury it) We usually attach the bands to the copper about 6" from the copper/braid backing on the copper side. One other option is to use (can't think of the name) those small plastic tension releases (with a tension screw) and attach the braid in that release itself, I do not recommend 30# PP with this option however, 50# PP or 30# fireline works fine with these.

Tom

[emtystringer]

i want to thank you for your info, i was begining to think my question was stupid but i really tried to think of every thing before i use it for the first time