knots in steel wire

[rolmops]

knots in steel wire

I did some experimenting with the 19 strand wire and how to connect it to other line.

The first thing  I did with a new 1000 foot 19 strand roll was a line test. I took a big empty reel and while reeling the wire from one reel to the other I let it run between my fingers. That was a smart thing to do because I found three damaged sections on a brand new $43 roll of 19 strand line. I cut them out and retied the line. I knotted it back together with tiny spro 50 pound test swivels using a mix between a palomar and a hay twist covered with 3/64 heat shrink tubing to prevent the twists from untwisting. So far so good. Although I am not at all happy with the poor quality control on the 19 strand wire.Next I connected the 19 strand to the weighted steel line ,using an 80 pound barrel swivel that will easily go through the guides. First I tried the knot with the heat shrink tubing that Torpedo has on its website,but although the knot is strong and holds well it has a problem going through the levelwind guide on my penn 345 levelwind. So I just used some barrel crimps (three in a row) with twisted wire in between and covered these with 3/32 heat shrink tubing. It holds well and goes easily through the guides. That is as far as I got. I'll inform you guys how it holds up with a salmon on the other end.

Edited February 2, 2017 by rolmops

[MeanMachine]

I would call up and send back. I bought a 10000 ft spool of blood run and haven't had any issues with any I have spooled up off of it.

[Egoody]

I had a similar issue with a new roll of Malin steel wire. I called them to explain what i found and they sent me a new roll at no cost.

Great company to do business with.

What is the web site you used to get the splice knot from? Torpedo?

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Egoody

[hawkeye625]

I had a bad spool of 7 strand torpedo wire a few years back. Call or email them. They'll take care of you.

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[lost a lure]

If your going to complain about it but not do anything why bother complaining? Torpedo will send you another roll.

Edited February 2, 2017 by lost a lure
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[minion]

Used Albright knots on every termination last year on my 19strand /weighted steel set up. Zero issues after multiple matures ...only issue I had was ordering a pre spooled reel of the 19 strand and weighted steel so I didn't have to mess with knots....the first time in water the leader to steel knot came undone and I lost a slasher paddle and meat rig ...first and last time i buy a prespooled reel, but I went threw and re tied all the knots and it has been a Stud since

 

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[lineman49]

Torpedo recommends using a figure 8 knot on all terminal tackle connections. Better than the knot lotsa shows on their web site.

[garrymny]

I had to give up after my first season trying wire line (last summer). After losing a number of expensive rigs: flasher $15, Chinook Diver $20, Lure $8, boom $40 bucks a crack!  I had enough. It seems the line would get get kinked, or twist, or tangled into my other lines, and what a mess. Not worth it, to me, literally. I use braid on my dipseys. I have a rod with blood run flea line if I need it. But, I am new to the salmon fishing so I was probably doing something wrong. But, I am NOT new to fishing, including fly fishing with all the required knots, since I was in my teens, so I am not so sure.

[King Slammin]

I had to give up after my first season trying wire line (last summer). After losing a number of expensive rigs: flasher $15, Chinook Diver $20, Lure $8, boom $40 bucks a crack!  I had enough. It seems the line would get get kinked, or twist, or tangled into my other lines, and what a mess. Not worth it, to me, literally. I use braid on my dipseys. I have a rod with blood run flea line if I need it. But, I am new to the salmon fishing so I was probably doing something wrong. But, I am NOT new to fishing, including fly fishing with all the required knots, since I was in my teens, so I am not so sure.

You were definitely doing something wrong. This will be my 6th season on 4 of my diver rods spoiled with 1000' of 19 strand torpedo wire. I only trim off 10-15' of pigtailed wire each spring, use Fish Doctors wire line knot with an overhand knot to seat the tag end and I'm good for another year.


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