Where to by bulk bungee?

[beamjoel]

blaiz,

your not really using the tensile strength of the actual norprene your tensile strength is in the core i.e the spectra core, like mine is 1400 lb tensile strength, the bungie is just there to slow the fish down and provide resistance. Your bungie never actually would be stretched past its 3x limit due to the spectra core stopping it before it makes it there.

good luck

Joel

[settingsteel]

OK...you have your gun with the shooting line attached, to gun and spear right?...whats the pound rating on it? Mine is 400# & 800# anything I have attached "above" that line (as in a floatline, bungee etc) don't matter if its 1400# or 16,000# the weakest link is the 400# & 800

Another factor is the dynamics of the stretch. The line (actually more like a leader of mono or dyneema) is 400# to that I have a 2mm bungee that we tested to about 200# before we went chickenshit and stopped (didn't wanna get BSlapped by it) so we can safely assume that 2mm bungee will hold a 200# fish...<or> right? but that stretch absorbs an incredible amount of shock ( kinda why mono is still so popular with H&L under certain circumstances...it stretches...so it actually can hold more weight than its rating, by the same taken the stretch serves the same function as a drag on a reel- albeit the float does to) which often is what snaps the line connection b/t arrow and gun, rather than putting a 6" band bungee (passe), I just add a 2-4' 2mm bungee which serves as the line and shock absorber...I think I'm gonna start a thread on this soon since I've had quite a few emails/PM on how I set it up...once my camera is up I'll post some pix/thread on the set-up.#...hope that sheds some light

[settingsteel]

Originally Posted by beamjoel

blaiz,

your not really using the tensile strength of the actual norprene your tensile strength is in the core i.e the spectra core, like mine is 1400 lb tensile strength, the bungie is just there to slow the fish down and provide resistance. Your bungie never actually would be stretched past its 3x limit due to the spectra core stopping it before it makes it there.

good luck

Joel

you jumped me, but yes you are right the core is in this case the stongest link...but the truth (without any technical data to back me up...so let rephrase and say IMO) that bungee will "probababably" hold whatever fish that 1400# spectra will...take for example bungee jumpers a bungee rated to 500# you jump its all good...you tie a 1400# line and jump whatya think will happen

[blaiz]

Ok, I think im getting the picture. I understand everything about the bungee with dyneema core #1400. I was just unsure of the tensil strength of the straight bungee that settingsteele showed me. Now it all makes sense.

I could picture two blokes trying to find the breaking strength of a bungee. Painful consequence.

Thanks again for all your guidance! you two have been a big help!

[beamjoel]

Blaiz,

no worries brother, I hope it all come together for you and good luck!!


Steel,

Come on man, that is just too much simple logic for one man to handle

Get the camera up and running cause me no know without pictures.

thanks for the info though even though I am kicking myself for not thinking of it a couple hundred dollars ago!!!!!!

Good Luck
Joel