awesome new floatline/bungee

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you know Dan, I realize you were joking but we should have done some destruction testing on the short piece....

I suspect the five constrictor knots will hold against most anything, but I wonder if they would fail before the actual bungee.

all we need is a force guage and a trailor hitch

I can swing by in the mud truck, I've snatched an 8000 pound rig from 3-4 feet of mud, if the bungie can hold it back I'd be impressed.

How are you gonna tell at what force it breaks?

That's not really important because they maximum force it has to withstand is the float buoyancy. The important thing is to be sure wether it really floats or not. I was checking at the website Don posted and it says that they don't.

Quote from Marco

That's not really important because they maximum force it has to withstand is the float buoyancy. The important thing is to be sure wether it really floats or not. I was checking at the website Don posted and it says that they don't.

agreed, I wonder if it would float if those big end loop rings were removed?

Sorry to resurface this topic but I have been going mental trying to find a floating shock/bungee line...ANY HELP would be greatly appreciated, the SA boys claim they have fully floating 10mm bungee line that they use for YF Tuna

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Mine does not float but it is very close to neutral. I have been using the 10 ft version at the end by my float when diving in more than 50'. Since I need the extra length it is convenient and im more likely to encounter bigger fish.

I have only shot one fish with the rig but it was a nice yj and it pulled a bit. Made me a little excited to see my float get tugged by a fish. But remember I really don't target big fish. I prefer the taste of the smaller models

It you use the generic bungee I bought with a float line I feel like it is sufficient

Thanks Judah but I need a full floating rig I want to try for YT when they run off Grenada... nice story about the fish but whats YJ?

And most important, don't forget to post your YF pictures here!

Austin's Diving Center: Riffe Armored Spectra Float Line, Riffe

This stuff is good... but SUPER super expensive. If you can find a dealer for it and just buy it in bulk, i'd be interested in splitting a roll with you.

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Austin's Diving Center: Riffe Armored Spectra Float Line, Riffe

This stuff is good... but SUPER super expensive. If you can find a dealer for it and just buy it in bulk, i'd be interested in splitting a roll with you.

Thanks for the link Ben but I want a float line that is a Bungee for the Tuna...check this conversation
Tuna FLoat System - Page 4 - Spearboard.com - The World's Largest Spearfishing Diving Social Media Forum

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Austin's Diving Center: Riffe Armored Spectra Float Line, Riffe

This stuff is good... but SUPER super expensive. If you can find a dealer for it and just buy it in bulk, i'd be interested in splitting a roll with you.

Check this out Ben
Amazon.com: New England Green DynaGlide Throw Line - 200': Home Improvement
Think it would be the best gun line ever, not sure if with the coating it would float but I am thinking about buying some soon to find out though as with that coating tough stuff becomes much tougher and chafe resistant.

I use a similar throw line as reel line. Great stuff. I got a 1000' spool and have it on almost all of my reels. I use fling-it 1.7mm in orange. I believe it has 600 or 800# breaking strength.

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Sorry to resurface this topic but I have been going mental trying to find a floating shock/bungee line...ANY HELP would be greatly appreciated, the SA boys claim they have fully floating 10mm bungee line that they use for YF Tuna

Hey Dude George, Yellowfin Tuna is a very specific fish to hunt. Depending on the size of the fish you are hunting will depend on the type of gear needed. Are you targeting fish over 200 lbs, Over 300Lbs? A basic set up for me would consist of a Riffe 100 ft bungee connected to a Rob Allen 11 Litre Hard Float which would be connected to a Riffe 25 foot bungee, which would be connected to another Rob Allen Hard Float, which would be connected to another 25 foot Riffe Bungee, that would be connected to a Riffe 2 Atmosphere float.
If you want to save some money you can buy the DIY stuff from craigsfloatline.com and make your own bungees. You can get an extra heavy duty bungee from Bill Kitto as well. This is what I would use if I was hunting bluefins.
Do not try and reinvent the floats!! You can use a big Aimrite float as the last float in place of the Riffe if you want but the set up I am recomending is first choice.
The South African guys shoot a lot of smaller yellowfins and they like their tuna boards. I have seen guys shoot 300 lb tuna with the tuna boards and the drag of the board is too much and causes the rig to break at the weakest point. I have seen the 480 lb cable break, I have seen the cable and spectra break on the slip tips too. Tuna boards are definitely for smaller fish.
The system I recomend is what I have landed 20+ tuna over 200 lbs with no failure. If you are targeting fish under 200 lbs you could take off one of the 25 ft bungees and one of the Rob Allen Hard Floats.
Keep us posted on your YFT trips

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Hey Dude George, Yellowfin Tuna is a very specific fish to hunt. Depending on the size of the fish you are hunting will depend on the type of gear needed. Are you targeting fish over 200 lbs, Over 300Lbs? A basic set up for me would consist of a Riffe 100 ft bungee connected to a Rob Allen 11 Litre Hard Float which would be connected to a Riffe 25 foot bungee, which would be connected to another Rob Allen Hard Float, which would be connected to another 25 foot Riffe Bungee, that would be connected to a Riffe 2 Atmosphere float.
If you want to save some money you can buy the DIY stuff from craigsfloatline.com and make your own bungees. You can get an extra heavy duty bungee from Bill Kitto as well. This is what I would use if I was hunting bluefins.
Do not try and reinvent the floats!! You can use a big Aimrite float as the last float in place of the Riffe if you want but the set up I am recomending is first choice.
The South African guys shoot a lot of smaller yellowfins and they like their tuna boards. I have seen guys shoot 300 lb tuna with the tuna boards and the drag of the board is too much and causes the rig to break at the weakest point. I have seen the 480 lb cable break, I have seen the cable and spectra break on the slip tips too. Tuna boards are definitely for smaller fish.
The system I recomend is what I have landed 20+ tuna over 200 lbs with no failure. If you are targeting fish under 200 lbs you could take off one of the 25 ft bungees and one of the Rob Allen Hard Floats.
Keep us posted on your YFT trips

i agree , the worst thin you can do is shock load the system on a big fish it will just snap , you want a small float the fish has to work against. to tire it out and a stopper float at the end just so it cant take your chain away from you . the one thing i would add to the above is one of these Floatline Clutch attached to the two floats this lets you work the first float to the fish so it has to fight the float more and more, and then lets you pull up the dead weight of a big fish with your big float .i came up with this 3-4 years ago and when a friend saw my first proto type of this in baja a couple years back he was so impressed by it he patented it as a gift .
phil

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.i came up with this 3-4 years ago and when a friend saw my first proto type of this in baja a couple years back he was so impressed by it he patented it as a gift .
phil

Cheers to you Phil, Josh never had time to tell me who invented it. I have two clutchs from Josh, one on my 75'Norprine bungie linked to my tube type float line, the other on board with a back up line. I'm most likely not building my own float lines any more as Josh's quiality is as good as mine...I have baseball games to attend.;)

Cheers, Don

Does the clutch work on the same principle as the Chinese finger trap? Doing the same job as a cleat on a tuna board?

Quote from Dan

Does the clutch work on the same principle as the Chinese finger trap? Doing the same job as a cleat on a tuna board?

Yes, but it is very controled when the drag line is wet, plus one can really recover line quickly. I can post a image in the AM. ( heading out soon). Cleats work OK with braided line but will point stress (tube) materal when they bite down on a Norprine bungie.

Cheers, Don