Does anyone use “safety straps or lines” on their lines while running. I have seen pictures on them on rods in the stern gunwale holders and never used them. Thanks
Yes. Especially when you combine inexperienced anglers with bent butt rods… store bought are expensive. Make your own with suncor ss clips from home depot and spliced three strand. Mine are 8’ long with a loop on one end and the clip on the other.
-Albemarle 248xf “Chella”
-Dolphin 18BC Pro
-Miscellaneous boats
“Praise the lord and pass the ammunition” -Howell Forgy
Don’t want an inexperienced fisherman dropping a couple hundred bucks in 100 feet of water.
Olde Man Charters
Dog leashes from Walmart work just fine
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Oyster Baron
NMFS = No More Fishing Season
“Back home we got a taxidermy man. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him”
or ya can pick up a Sampsom rope double braid splicing kit and make your own. Single kit is less than $10. Pick out some snap hooks that are easily operated and a coil of quality double braid - I’ve stuck with 1/4". Cheap stuff does not have the correct core to splice according to the instructions.
Install a snap hook on each end or a loop on one end and a snap hook on the other. Make the loop large enough to feed thru your cleats and fold back around them. Small Bimini eye strap holders work ok if ya fasten them securely. I don’t trust anything over a 30 in them, go to a cleat instead. Big boats wrap them around the chair post. At the least, make their finished length as long as the cockpit is wide.
They are bound to absorb some fishy flavors so toss into the soap bucket while washing down. They’ll double as awesome dog leashes too.