Fishing Line...again...

Over coffee with a friend who reads this blog, he asked when would I be using fishing line again. 

He added lots of very persuasive talk. I knew, of course, that he just wanted to enjoy the incredible feel, bite and spin of fishing line again.

However, some things he said resonated. 

Like, would there have been any improvements in fishing line technology to make it more durable and less likely to snap? 

And, have I tried applying some of my newer stringing techniques to deal with the frequently snapping fishing line?

These questions started me thinking... 

...then my hands and feet just followed...

One major problem I had previously was knot slippage. The fishing line was SO THIN, tying knots became incredibly difficult. 

Pull too tight and it'll snap. Pull with my bare hands and it cut straight into my flesh. Double knots snapped the string too. And those knots that I succeeded, often slipped into the grommet hole and the string lost tension!

So I tried a double knot over the "Dead Man's Knot". It worked beautifully! No slippage. No need to pull too tight. No tension loss. No grommet damage. Perfect!

For prestretch, I used a friend's fishing line reel line winder which he built himself using an electric drill! Something like this. I told him what I was after, left the fishing line with him for a few days and "Voila" it's done! So simple!

I think this was my smoothest and most peaceful fishing line stringjob ever! Success in one attempt! If you do not understand the challenges, just read my past posts on fishing line. To me, this is a big deal!

And the other good news was the thin fishing line did not even notch after the initial 90 minutes!

Yes! It was blissful hitting with it. My partner that day commented not only on the extra spin but accurate placements as well. And I could pull him extra wide on those sidelines serves!

Hmmm... why did I forsake fishing line?!?!