How To
> Love your stainless spear
It is a very common thing for us to change from a stainless shaft to a
high tensile. In my personal opinion, even if one converts to a tensile
spear, we should always keep a good stainless handy.
They don’t rust & rust slows down the spear, they are generally
quicker for the same size shaft than a high tensile. Here are a few things
I change on a stainless spears to make them more user friendly & less
likely to loose fish.
The Notch
In most cases Euro stainless spears have a very sharp edged notch making
them non-compatible for dyneema. Because they are stainless we can do
a bit of filing without the concern of removing a protective layer. There
are two parts of the notch that cut into dyneema. The top edge & the
sides. (pic) For the top edge, use a flat file and a small good quality
needle file which tapers from 3mm to 1mm for the sides of the notch. (pic)
File the sides first taking the sharp corner making it into a nice smooth
curve.
Then just lightly with the flat file for the top edge to take away the
knife-edge.
After this is done use a section of spectra maybe about 40cm long, which
I dab in Autosol, which I drag back & forth through the notch. This
really makes a nice smooth groove for the Dyneema.
Before After
This notch is now perfect for dyneema.I have used the same section of
dyneema for more than a season.
|
