Hi guys , is it advisable to use korda boom on a leadclip set up if the bottom is clear for my Ronnie's thank you
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You can
You can
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Thank you 👍
Thank you 👍
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Just fine, a mate fishes his Ronnies like that. I prefer Hybrid Stiff to Boom for Ronnies - easier to mould the putty around the loop connecting to the ring on the swivel. Just a personal preference, but love Boom for Hinge Rigs. Just make sure you crimp it right and blob the tag ends ( I also put shrink tube over the crimp)... never had one go on me (yet...).
Just fine, a mate fishes his Ronnies like that. I prefer Hybrid Stiff to Boom for Ronnies - easier to mould the putty around the loop connecting to the ring on the swivel. Just a personal preference, but love Boom for Hinge Rigs. Just make sure you crimp it right and blob the tag ends ( I also put shrink tube over the crimp)... never had one go on me (yet...).
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I don't blow the ends or use any tubing over the crimps, never had any issues with it, just using a crimp
I don't blow the ends or use any tubing over the crimps, never had any issues with it, just using a crimp
I don't know if just unlucky but the last two spools of Boom I bought did not like being crimped at all & would break or slip (with the new Krimps that were redesigned for use with Boom & after having no problems with previous spools). Both spools were bought from different shops so not been stored wrong etc (both were the 25lb version with 0.6mm Krimps). Krimps & tool are fine with the 25lb Thinking Anglers Think Link though so can only put it down to the Boom not being right. Maybe a bad batch as was not putting that much pressure on the polling to test it. Just something to keep an eye on as like said, had no trouble with previous spools.
I'm a recent convert to using this, I think it's absolutely brilliant, using it on a helicopter though, much much stronger than I thought it would be 👍
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I'd say yes, but make sure you're there is a 'hinge' between lead clip and boom. If not, its so stiff it may end up sticking up in the air if the lead clip is sitting wrong.
I'd say yes, but make sure you're there is a 'hinge' between lead clip and boom. If not, its so stiff it may end up sticking up in the air if the lead clip is sitting wrong.
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I only use boom on heli's, for lead clips i would use hybrid or a semi stiff braid.
I only use boom on heli's, for lead clips i would use hybrid or a semi stiff braid.
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Amazes me that people use this stuff in the way they do... I always blob the tag ends and shrink tube the crimp. I've been crimping leaders for pike and zander for nearly 30 years and can assure anyone who thinks 'never had any issues' is an excuse for not taking a belt and braces approach, needs to think again. Because you are not doubling back the tag end, as I would with steel or titanium wire, there's ALWAYS a chance for the connection to slip or even break. Remember that when a connection goes ding, which it will...
Oh, just feedback for anyone using this with hinge rigs, it just seems to encourage the hook to tangle with the boom - not sure why, as this rarely happens when I use a stiff braid. It's cost me fish that and the solution is of course to put a foam nugget over the hook - but in winter that doesn't always dissolve... until I get to the bottom of the issues, I have gone back to using hybrid stiff
Amazes me that people use this stuff in the way they do... I always blob the tag ends and shrink tube the crimp. I've been crimping leaders for pike and zander for nearly 30 years and can assure anyone who thinks 'never had any issues' is an excuse for not taking a belt and braces approach, needs to think again. Because you are not doubling back the tag end, as I would with steel or titanium wire, there's ALWAYS a chance for the connection to slip or even break. Remember that when a connection goes ding, which it will...
Oh, just feedback for anyone using this with hinge rigs, it just seems to encourage the hook to tangle with the boom - not sure why, as this rarely happens when I use a stiff braid. It's cost me fish that and the solution is of course to put a foam nugget over the hook - but in winter that doesn't always dissolve... until I get to the bottom of the issues, I have gone back to using hybrid stiff
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I also krimp and blob the tag but that's all I've ever needed to. In years of using it I've never had one slip so have go zero worries.
I tested the Krimps on Gemini leaders by cutting one end off and replacing it, the Gemini fused end broke every time. So this further boosted confidence in the krimped set-up.
I also krimp and blob the tag but that's all I've ever needed to. In years of using it I've never had one slip so have go zero worries.
I tested the Krimps on Gemini leaders by cutting one end off and replacing it, the Gemini fused end broke every time. So this further boosted confidence in the krimped set-up.
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Do you mean hinge links as in a stiff boom with supple braid or stiff boom and stiff chod section??
Do you mean hinge links as in a stiff boom with supple braid or stiff boom and stiff chod section??
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Very much doubt the shrink tube does anything to help stop it slipping. Of it slips out of a crimp, shrink tube will do nothing. It isnt anywhere near tight enough to have any impact. No doubt if there were krimps slipping, we'd be reading loads more about it. If i cant get a crimp to slip in my hands, no way a fish is going to do it.
Very much doubt the shrink tube does anything to help stop it slipping. Of it slips out of a crimp, shrink tube will do nothing. It isnt anywhere near tight enough to have any impact. No doubt if there were krimps slipping, we'd be reading loads more about it. If i cant get a crimp to slip in my hands, no way a fish is going to do it.
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I've never had one go, just cutting tag end to 1mm or so to crimp, great product, cant fault them. People having issues are either not crimping correctly or using material they shouldn't be..
I've never had one go, just cutting tag end to 1mm or so to crimp, great product, cant fault them. People having issues are either not crimping correctly or using material they shouldn't be..