I use a knot my Dad always called a "fisherman's knot"... thread the end of
the monofilament through the eye of the weight, then twist it around the
main line about 10 times, then pass the end back through the loop at the
closest point to the weight. Hold the bitter end and pull gently on the main
line, and it all snugs right up nicely, like a miniature hangman's noose,
but with the line end sticking sideways out of one end of the knot. Then I
clip off all abut 1/2" of the end. When I was a kid my Dad and I used this
way of attaching hooks, lures, snap swivels, etc to monofilament for many
years and never had one come undone. Now I can say the same for the weights
on my EZHang slingshot. 73, Jerry K3BZ
-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-admin@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Pete Smith
Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 6:54 AM
To: Jim Smith; towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Knots
At 01:59 AM 12/22/02 -0800, Jim Smith wrote:
>Hi Don,
>
>Well, I have. I guess you guys weren't using the 3/16" yellow
>polypropylene rope from the local hardware store. I used some for tying
>down a tarp. One of the lines didn't any tension on it. Near as I can
>tell the springiness of the "rope" opened up the bowline somewhat, a
>little wind came up and, bingo, no knot.
Speaking of lousy stuff for knots, I have had a terrible time with the
monofilament fishing line in my homebrew slingshot rig (like an
EZ-hang). With any old knots used to attach the fishing weight to the end
of the line, I find that normal spinning reel drag is enough to cause the
knots to untie, and goodbye weight. What's a good knot to use in this
situation? Will a bowline work or do I need something special?
73, Pete N4ZR
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