Excess steering line question

[davelepka 4]

Recently I've noticed that the tip of the excess streeing line, after it has been fingertrapped into the lower steering line, will work its way out of the lower, mid-line. I've seen this on both Spectra and Vectran lines.

The easy fix is to pull it out an inch or so, trim the line slightly, and pull in back into the lower. The trouble is that it can happen again, and you're reducing your excess for when you need to let your lowers out.


I've seen this several times recently, but don't recall seeing beyond the last year or so. Any thoughts on why or how this happens? If so, any tips on prevention?

[FrogNog 1]

Hand-tacking the excess inside the steering line with a bit of "E" thread worked for me when my excess line was popping back out of its fingertrap at the toggle knot.

I don't know if this would help with the tip of the excess poking out somewhere else.

I think the reason this happens is the steering line can get compressed then snapped back to regular length, and since the excess line sleeping inside isn't experiencing the same thing, it can move around. Tacking just helps to hold them together a bit.

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[davelepka 4]

I'm not sure if that will help with the problem in question, but it may. Your explaination is possible, but it seems to take a deliberate effort to get the braid to 'open up' manually, so I'm not 100% sold on your idea.

As far as your problem with the line backing out of the fingertrap, you could try fingertrapping the steering line first, forming a loop at the bottom, then tying an overhand knot to secure it all. It may take a bit of trial and error to come up with the length from the cats eye to the bottom of the loop because you will reduce that length by tying the knot. More important than the lenght is that the left and right are even.

[melstarr 0]

i am not sure if this is exactly what you are asking for,
but this is My friend Sid's Method

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As far as your problem with the line backing out of the fingertrap, you could try fingertrapping the steering line first, forming a loop at the bottom, then tying an overhand knot to secure it all. It may take a bit of trial and error to come up with the length from the cats eye to the bottom of the loop because you will reduce that length by tying the knot. More important than the lenght is that the left and right are even

my friend did this on my steering lines. i had the same problem you speak of ~ and since this was done, i haven't had the problem

~ meL* Pink Mafia / Tunnel Mafia Sister