This Line Stopper Is So Amazing...

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Reku

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I think I like this little piece of metal as much as I like my shearwater computers - and that's saying something.

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I mean literally it makes everything so much easier. I'm gonna buy like 10 more of these and put them on every reel I own...
 
I think I like this little piece of metal as much as I like my shearwater computers - and that's saying something.

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I mean literally it makes everything so much easier. I'm gonna buy like 10 more of these and put them on every reel I own...
One came with one of my Manta reels. I'd like ones for my other reels. What is this called and where do I find them?
 
Lovely for wreck diving, but just like to add that I had a very bad experience with a metal stopper in caves.

I found it very hard to make a proper primary tie-off in high current as the stopper sinks like a rock and ruins your "loop". Replaced all mine with neutral buoyant plastic, much happier now.
 
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I found it very hard to make a proper primary tie-off in high current as the stopper sinks like a rock and ruins your "loop".
The higher the flow, the more I like weight on the line. I use half ounce or ounce lead egg sinkers for a number of my reels. I think I pay less than a dollar a piece for them at any fishing store:

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I did vortex with the line stopper and a primary and secondary tie off - It worked fine for me - the weight stopped the line from flying all over the place. I will do some more testing and report back though lol. I love diving and asking 10 people what they think and getting 11 responses back! It's awesome.

@NetDoc - I might try my hand at some sinkers in the future.
 
Not sure when I can get that vid for you. I spread the loop with my thumb and fore finger and the weight pulls it down in an inverted triangle. It's predictable, so I don't have to guess where the line might blow off to.
 
Not sure when I can get that vid for you. I spread the loop with my thumb and fore finger and the weight pulls it down in an inverted triangle. It's predictable, so I don't have to guess where the line might blow off to.

That's exactly how the stopper works too - you just split the loop and it forms a triangle automagically.

Imagine this is underwater lol .... My loop is smaller but I can fit the entire reel through it so it's good enough for me.

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...//... I spread the loop with my thumb and fore finger and the weight pulls it down in an inverted triangle. ...//...

That is exactly what I was trying to do at JB, but "someone's" favorite perfect tie-off point is bigger than I can spread my hand while rolling off the loop.

Last April, near record flow. Tail between legs...

I shall return.
 

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