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| Ok, so I'm about to start making up my rigs for my OBX Sharking week. I have some 12/0-16/0 Circles I plan on using. I'm debating between Mailin 278# wire or 1/16" Nylon Coated cable. I can get 250' of the cable for less than $50 at Home depot. Thats alot of leader material if it works. The cable (pictured below) is green, at least thats what home depot is advertising on their site. I'm going to stop in tomorrow and pick up 20' or so ($0.27 a foot) and make up a couple with my crimps to see how they work. Does anyone think there will be an issue with the highly visible green cable? Or do you think it would just look like some grass on the bottom? Thoughts...what do you think.....
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| well from watching shark week on my DVR, I am going to say you can tie a bull rope to your bait and the sharks won't care. All those chunks they use to attract sharks to the boat are secured with thick rope and not one of the sharks seem to even notice let alone care about it. I would say you are safe with the green wire.
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| This is what you need Jeff. Make sure you get the crimps and the crimping pliers to go with it. Its what the pro's use. Berkley-fishing Sevenstrand® Duratest® (49 strand cable) 30 FT. Spool You don't want people laughing at you when they see that clothes line you are fishing with do ya..............? Its also to stiff to fish with. |
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Structural cable, which is made strong enough to use as hoist cables, by twisting together lengths of steel wire. Superior strength allows for multiple uses, such as guy wires, net suspension, animal leash and tether lines and winches.
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| LOL yeah....I know...I'm really hoping that I can make some good stuff. Heh, at least I'll have fun trying it out.
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| 28lbs working load...not sure you can beach one with that. I'd pony up personally. Either with 250# single strand haywired, you only need 2-5' depending on preference, then crimp it to weedeater line to save cash in lieu of 400# rub mono.
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| I suppose I could crimp some off between my suburban and dad's truck to see how strong it really is
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| I missed the 28# part..... Hmmm, maybe it's just due to liability/safety issues. Yeah, stretch it out and see what you get. Just be darned sure to keep anything that you don't want destroyed clear of the area. Including the rear window of the truck!!! I've seen cable break, it ain't pretty.... Pieces of that nylon coating (and wire) might go flying too. Just be careful Jeff..
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| Just lay a small blanket on the cable before you pull test it and it will absorb most of the energy instead of it flying apart. I am going to guess that your crimps will fail long before that cable will break!
__________________ Jim Hebron Maryland Click Click Click..........Fish On! |
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| I wouldn't worry about that 28# load limit.... there is no way you could put enough strain on that cable with a rod and reel to break it. What I would do is crimp a piece of it and hook it to the hitch on your truck and I would be willing to bet that you would really have to lay into it to break it even then.... that would be the best way to test it.
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| Well I bought the 250' spool for $48 today. It is very flexible and strong. Unfortunately my 2.3mm oval sleeves were too small. We ordered some 2.3mm Double Sleeves (I checked a chart thats what they recommend for 1/16" cable) I also ordered 25 20/0 Mustad Circles. I wanted the 16/0 but they were out of stock everywhere I called. I guess I'll try and pick some up when I'm at the beach. For floats I opted for the mini nerf football and basketball. I punched a hole in the middle and fed the cable through it. I'm wondering if any of those will come back chewed up at all. It should be interesting, and that should have enough float to keep me off the bottom. I also picked up 10' of 3/4" copper tubing to make weights. Everything is at dads house just waiting on the hooks and sleeves to be delivered.
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| Jeff, will you be fishing from a boat? Sounds like it simply because of the floats (Hard to toss). Using a 3-way swivel with a weight attached or free-floating? What are you doing with the copper, 'splain that (I know weights, but)?
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| I bought nylon coated down rigger cable for my shark rigs. Works great and wasn't expensive. Sold at BPS and elsewhere. I'd be willing to look into the Home Depot cable. I'll be hunting sharks out of Avon, NC August 16th-23rd. I'll post some pictures. ![]() |
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TEXAS SHARK FISHING Slasa.....you'll be leaving the day before I get down there!!!!! Save some sharks for me. I can't wait until I get there and hook into some monsters...maybe a bull, hammer, tiger....I know I'm hoping big...but i know it can happen down there!!!!!!!
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