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Rigging Question - What to do at the spearshaft end?

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Paraaronoid

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Curious to know how others do this. I have a Rob Allen 70cm that I want to be able to freely interchange shooting lines - a single wrap for one condition, a double wrap for another. However, I am not sure how this can be achieved without constantly consuming mono shooting line.

The connection where the shooting line meets the gun is a no-brainer: just a simple crimped loop and then there's a swiveling release clip for it. However, I am not sure what to do at the spearshaft end. From the factory it is just a crimped loop also but in order for you to get it off to replace it with another line, you pretty much have to cut it, which ultimately makes it shorter and thus, not re-usable.

What do others do in this situation? Is there a 'slim-line' sort of swiveling clip that can be put on at the spearshaft end, without adding much drag?

Thanks.
 
Instead of attaching the mono line directly to you shaft add a short length of hollow braid line like Samson Amsteel. The 1/16th diameter line is prefect for this purpose.

Attach one end of the Amsteel leader to the spear and form a loop on the opposite end, then form a loop on you mono line. Now to mate the two lines together pass the mono loop completely through the braided loop from the back of the shaft and then feed the shaft through the mono loop. If you do this correctly you will form a Larks Head knot. This knot is easy to undo and redo and will not slip as long as your loops do not slip.

You can find instruction on how to splice hollow braid line on the Samson Rope site. I use a piece of SS fishing leader folded in half as a fid to splice small hollow braid line.
 
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