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I never use the Page Ranking or the mid knot. Don't even know how to properly tie one yet. I will experiment with them just so that I know what it is all about but I have used the spliced spectra and the finger trap method for mono topshots for many years without one failure. Actually, the tuf line xp 65 is really well braided and appears to be at least 8 carriers. The tuf line xp 50 does not have as many carriers so the braid and the hollowness is suspect. I tried with the puller I used but it is tough to do. I will try later with a smaller od wire to see if that will help. I have some 20# wire around here someplace. The splice does not rely upon the finger trap so much. The two tag ends are set up so that 65# tag goes into the 80 hollow and the 80# hollow goes into the 65. They oppose each other so there is no where for slippage to occur. Unlike knots in the system, this one is almost seamless and the only thing that breaks up the seamless nature is the serve itself ( or sato crimp ). This system of inserting the mono does indeed depend on the chinese finger trap but this part is going into the 80# JB hollow so insertion is fast and easy to do. I sometimes use the loop to loop system but I want a seamless system and the best way is to go with the mono directly inserted into the hollow 80. I've been using this system for the past 10years with no failures. The only thing new is being able to splice that tuf line xp 65. I am going to use the tuf line xp 50 on my stella 8000 so I am hoping to be able to splice that 50 to 60 Blackwater hollow. The JB 60 hollow is tough to work on so I'll use a short piece of blackwater instead.
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