Break Away Sinker Loops?

[mickrazz]

Rich, just tie an overhand knot in the loop for the sinker, it will weaken the line enough to break off the sinker when you get hung. Dropper loops are the weakest knots you could use. Some people use them all the time, not me. I would hate to lose a big fish because of knot failure.

[Capt. Lou]

Rich check UR PM's !

[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.

[tropics]

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.
Thanks

[tropics]

Originally Posted by Capt. Lou

Rich check UR PM's !

lou I replied

[tropics]

Originally Posted by mickrazz

Rich, just tie an overhand knot in the loop for the sinker, it will weaken the line enough to break off the sinker when you get hung. Dropper loops are the weakest knots you could use. Some people use them all the time, not me. I would hate to lose a big fish because of knot failure.

Mick I agree with you about the dropper that most people tie. I use the Kiwi Knot for my droppers and it is the strongest knot for a drop loop 94% of the line strength.
Thanks

[mickrazz]

Originally Posted by tropics

Mick I agree with you about the dropper that most people tie. I use the Kiwi Knot for my droppers and it is the strongest knot for a drop loop 94% of the line strength.
Thanks

Right you are!

[Gerry Zagorski]

Hmmm - I see where Richie is coming from with cold hands but it seems to me that the sinker is the most expensive part of the rig so why would you want to make that connection the weakest link? That is unless you have stock in Sam's Sinker Co. I think it's listed as SSC on the NASDAQ

[tropics]

Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

Hmmm - I see where Richie is coming from with cold hands but it seems to me that the sinker is the most expensive part of the rig so why would you want to make that connection the weakest link? That is unless you have stock in Sam's Sinker Co. I think it's listed as SSC on the NASDAQ

Its called Supporting a Sponsor and he is only 10 min away.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by tropics

Its called Supporting a Sponsor and he is only 10 min away.

You must be a stockholder...