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Old 12-26-2013, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by PaulNreel
Rich, the end of my rig has a perfection loop where the sinker gets attached. Separate I make a loop of a lighter line with a simple overhead knot and connect it to the perfection loop then to the sinker. This becomes the weak link and will break before the leader. I have seen people use a rubber band instead of the loop, I always wondered if it was strong enough and decide to use a mono loop. How ironic that we sacrifice the most expensive component of the rig and protect the cheapest.
Paul Rubber bands may as well just dump the sinker bucket over so far some good replies being winter I am bored so i have been working on making a break away.
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