A slew of new products from Europe! ^-^
:-*
awesome..
whats the black thingy on the 1st picture?
I have a bunch of roller guides similar the those but no name on them. They were in a big box of rod building supplies I picked up.
Quote from: steelfish on December 02, 2024, 04:36:21 PMawesome..
whats the black thingy on the 1st picture?
It is a device for inserting the swivel into the hook eyelets. Widely used in tuna fishing.
a question about those "double roller" roller guides....what is the "correct" way to run the line through the? "between" the rollers? , or, over one roller, and under the other one?
Between.
Thanks!
Quote from: MexicanGulf on December 02, 2024, 09:39:23 PMQuote from: steelfish on December 02, 2024, 04:36:21 PMawesome..
whats the black thingy on the 1st picture?
It is a device for inserting the swivel into the hook eyelets. Widely used in tuna fishing.
What knot is that MexicanGulf?
It looks like an upside-down San Diego Jam.
Never seen that one before.
Steve
Quote from: MexicanGulf on December 02, 2024, 09:39:23 PMQuote from: steelfish on December 02, 2024, 04:36:21 PMawesome..
whats the black thingy on the 1st picture?
It is a device for inserting the swivel into the hook eyelets. Widely used in tuna fishing.
How does it work? It looks like your ball bearing swivel has a solid ring.
Edit: Found this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ2nBy2hE4U
It opens the hook's eye, then you slide the swivel ring in, and another part bends the eye back to its original state. Pretty neat.
How much was it?
When I clicked the link it thinks I'm a BOT and blocks me.
Anyone else?
No issue with the link.
Had to reload my Google account but I got to see it, in Italian, and want one.
I went to the Everol website, and the swivel tool is not listed but the twister knot tool is.
MexicanGulf, where did you purchase the tools from and how much where they!?
Steve
Quote from: Crow on December 02, 2024, 10:48:30 PMa question about those "double roller" roller guides....what is the "correct" way to run the line through the? "between" the rollers? , or, over one roller, and under the other one?
Between them. The striper guide has two rollers in case the height of the reel makes the line rub on the top of the guide.
Hi guys, I purchased via direct email to Everol. The accessory to put the swivels in the eye of the fishing hook plus the twister knotter (tool for tying Pr Knot type or wind on finishing tyings) both taken together for 315 dollars including shipping.I have to say that they are two wonderful products, you can immediately feel it as soon as you hold these products in your hand. It was my Christmas gift 2024
Quote from: Crab Pot on December 07, 2024, 12:27:06 AMQuote from: MexicanGulf on December 02, 2024, 09:39:23 PMQuote from: steelfish on December 02, 2024, 04:36:21 PMawesome..
whats the black thingy on the 1st picture?
It is a device for inserting the swivel into the hook eyelets. Widely used in tuna fishing.
What knot is that MexicanGulf?
It looks like an upside-down San Diego Jam.
Never seen that one before.
Steve
it is called NODO SPINA or Spina knot. It is widely used in Europe for fishing bluefin tuna.
Holy Cow, too rich for my lack of time on the water, but very cool!
I'm going to see if I can find a clone of that hook/swivel vise.
Thanks for sharing,
Steve
Always interesting to see how rigging is done in different (geographic) places.
It looks like this knot is just a series of half hitches tied over a chafing sleeve. Here is a video showing two ways to tie it.
Not sure that I am a fan, but you do get a a hook connection a chafing sleeve all-in-one if your leader is not too large/hard to be tied this way.
As for opening and closing the hook eye: Bending like this after the steel has been tempered is definitely weakening the eye, but whether it weakens it enough to make a difference, I don't know. I believe that open eye hooks are actually tempered differently near the eye for this reason. Brazing rings is another way to get the same end result without opening the hook eye, and could be an option. They even sell swiveled circle hooks pre-rigged this way.
-J
The Spina knot has been tested several times during various tests. It turns out to be a very reliable knot with a real breaking load of 100%. Naturally the result is obtained with a reliable line and a lot of practice in making the knot. This was necessary because in some areas in Europe there is a real need to fish for BFTuna, even of a decent size, with very thin fishing lines.