Reel Repair by Alan Tani

                    THE OHANA KNOT

            That is what I want to call it .  It was developed here on this site with a bolt and string and reading all your input posts , thinking and analyzing everything . Joint effort
 
      I have been looking all over to see if there is anything remotely tied like this for braid to arbor .  All 3 version of it .  I have not found anything .   Everything that I looked at and read goes back to tape and a backing to prevent slip on the arbor

   Need testers and lookers to verify it works and can be called the Ohana knot .
    If this pans out , need someone to make the instruction video , I really really suck at public speaking .  Looking forward to see your results .

If you have the $ get a Seaquilizer.

Just Google fish descending device .   Lots of pictures with different ideas of bends in the wire .   Very easy to make ..

Quote from: Brewcrafter on April 29, 2024, 02:06:59 PMHere is post Todd is talkiing about:
https://alantani.com/index.php/topic,13.msg412095.html#msg412095

I cannot find out much on the stuff let alone find a supplier here in the uk

I think you could get away with a 50W, although you may be in a position of chasing the fish and a true giant may be a reel ( ) challenge.

All great points. My friend had a 462lb on Saturday....on an 80 Tiagra. 3 hours of hell!!

 Last Dec we had a 300 and a 500 to the boat and had to let them both go....so...I was just checking allocations yesterday. If it is still open (I cant tell)....GBFT will be closed very shortly.

Quote from: JasonGotaProblem on Today at 11:12:37 AMAnd polluted the ocean with a full spools worth of braid, whose ecological impact is unlikely to be limited to that one fish on the hook.

Spectra floats and can cause a lot of trouble when caught in props and prop shaft seals.  This is why most of my reels have heavier spectra than the topshot.

I think I recall that the justification for the VI series was to machine more excess weight out of the Internationals, at least on the larger reels like the 50s. It looks like the VI is about 8oz lighter than its predecessor. Drag specs seem to be similar with a 45# max. Keep in mind that there is also a new, open top International VI series (the VISX), which goes from the smaller reels through the 50VISX (No 70 through 130); it has a max drag at full of 65#.

With regard to the giants, I've been talking to Captains who have caught them this spring and belong to a certain New Jersey based "coaching service." The standard issue for chasing these giants is 80W; the fish are in 30-80 feet of water, so they don't have anywhere to go but out and away when hooked. Keep in mind that you're going to be trolling your way backs at about 200+ yards before you get bit. Also, the giant/trophy fish quota for the North region is expected to close any minute now.

I am fishing for BFT off of NJ, which has included Giants Have 3 50 wides and need to understand a differences between these 2 in heavy battle.

So i have 2 V's  Penn and 1 VISW. Anyway  I think they are called V's and VISW's. Which one is stronger?... Yes i know original second generation TW's are bullet proof but I sold mine.

I'm spooled with 80 hi catch and am getting ready to spool 100 diamond on as top shot. Trying to figure out which reel I'm going to use on which rod. When the V's came out they got a bad reputation out of PEI giant fishing. I PRESUME they VISW are better?...and maybe a little lighter??

Ps I am haunted by a fight I once witnessed where an 80 could not beat a gbft. It was down 50' and not coming up one inch....But going 70's much less 80's w matching rods isn't going to happen. I'm stand up only, and on a  26' inboard so its not like this GBFT is an ongoing concern. I just want to gear up correctly to the best of my ability.







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The thing is when you get spooled, something happens next. The weak point is discovered. Maybe it's your leader knot maybe hook knot, maybe your arbor knot, maybe your reel's gears.

But if it's the arbor knot you lost a full spool of line in addition to the fish. And polluted the ocean with a full spools worth of braid, whose ecological impact is unlikely to be limited to that one fish on the hook.