I cant actually comment too much, im just posting to let you know im still alive and kicking
In our waters we generally never attach a stringer to the body, gun, or belt. Since we have some serious tax collectors swimming around always looking for a fish kebab, and sometimes the owner of the fish kebab. So mine is basically a tuna clip into a o-ring and a stainles steel cord with a spike at the end. Then I just string the fish and stab the spike into my float. (foam float might get messy if you have a air float :P )