i may address this issue in a blog soon but for those interested in this knot, i offer this, now: i discovered that with light braids, at least, i CAN get my 10-turn knots to slip IF i check (pull/test) them while the two "legs" are still around my feet. but if i then tie the bottom of ...
yep: Hydrolagus collei if memory serves... a family of fishes sort of between bony teleost fishes and cartilaginous sharks/rays, evolutionarily speaking. this or similar species common in deep, cold waters of the world. for their body size, they have among the largest livers of any species of fi ...
i think that IS the key -- nuances in how one ties the knot make the difference.... sounds like what you're doing is sophisticated, but also maybe a little more involved... i can throw my 10 turn together in about half a minute. good luck!
hey, dave --
thanx. i haven't figured it out but there's got to be something in the way anglers tie their biminis that is significant. i.e. i have had a few guys say their 10-turn biminis slip. but then i've had lots of others -- including some well-known charter skippers - ...
Doug has finally found an airline that makes realistic allowances for fishermen in its baggage policy. Read all about it in Doug's blog, and comment below, if you like!:thumb:
Longliners are trying to push back into closed swordfish grounds off the east coast of Florida and the Southeast under the guise of conducting research.
These closed areas are a result of a catastrophic population crash caused years ago by commercial fishing pressure, and their c ...
What if loggers in your state made their own policy and pretty soon your lands had been denuded of all their once-fine timber -- great forests reduced mostly to barren ground? Then what if they claimed that because no trees were left for them to harvest, you (and all other citizens of the state) ...
