Thanks Gunnar! The Mono-Straights are great for making weed-guards as well - no fighting to get it to sit right and not twist out of alignment while you are trying to tie it in place. I used to work in a "Wiring Department" and frequently had to pre-cut many pieces of wire to a specific length. A quick way to do that is to use a "measuring board". Put a bolt or dowel or nail into a board (a length of 2x6 works great) as a spool holder and draw two lines on the board to mark off the length required. Start by holding the mono at the "start line" and grab it with the wire cutters; use the cutters to pull the mono the the "cut line" and cut the first little piece off; without letting the mono go, reposition the cutters at the start line, grab & drag the mono over to the "cut line" and then snip it off. With a bit of practice you can accurately cut 100 pieces of that curly stuff in about two minutes. Hope this helps :)
Excellent detail work! I was showed by a guide in Belize, that you can straighten mono (we were doing it to 80 lb Tarpon bite tippet at the time) simply by putting the line under tension... pinching the tensioned line between your finger and thumb... and then then sliding the pinched finger/thumb pinch back and forth across the length to generate a little friction heat. If you keep it under tension after you stop the sliding (until it cools) the tippet will end up straight. The speed at which it straightens is related to how much tension and friction heat is applied. I think you'll be surprised at how easily it straightens.
Hello, I am French and I watch your videos with a lot of pleasure. A little trouble sometimes with the Google translation lol. A little trick that I use to cut lengths of Mylar or other wire, I use a wooden board to the desired measurement, I wind the wire around then I cut at the top then at the bottom, this gives me identical lengths very quickly !!! Here I think you can use this trick with your monofilament yarn, to save time. Good luck and see you soon for the next videos. Pascal from France ;-)
Awesome! I knew about the hot to cold to make tight coils for crab eyes or spring leaders (whatever they're called - sighters maybe?) but never thought or had use for straight heavy mono sections. I think they sell pre-straightened but this diy is way cheaper. Thanks Gunnar!
Ok so now I have a question. In your other mono videos you're usually using .006 of an inch mono thread. What's the difference with this being that you're using .008 of an inch mono thread. Just kinda curious
Thanks Gunnar! The Mono-Straights are great for making weed-guards as well - no fighting to get it to sit right and not twist out of alignment while you are trying to tie it in place.
I used to work in a "Wiring Department" and frequently had to pre-cut many pieces of wire to a specific length. A quick way to do that is to use a "measuring board". Put a bolt or dowel or nail into a board (a length of 2x6 works great) as a spool holder and draw two lines on the board to mark off the length required. Start by holding the mono at the "start line" and grab it with the wire cutters; use the cutters to pull the mono the the "cut line" and cut the first little piece off; without letting the mono go, reposition the cutters at the start line, grab & drag the mono over to the "cut line" and then snip it off. With a bit of practice you can accurately cut 100 pieces of that curly stuff in about two minutes. Hope this helps :)
Perfect timing. I figured boiling water, but never thought of cramming a pen tube full. Great idea.
Thank you!
Holy crap, this is genius! I'm definitely going to use this idea.
Excellent detail work! I was showed by a guide in Belize, that you can straighten mono (we were doing it to 80 lb Tarpon bite tippet at the time) simply by putting the line under tension... pinching the tensioned line between your finger and thumb... and then then sliding the pinched finger/thumb pinch back and forth across the length to generate a little friction heat. If you keep it under tension after you stop the sliding (until it cools) the tippet will end up straight. The speed at which it straightens is related to how much tension and friction heat is applied. I think you'll be surprised at how easily it straightens.
Hello, I am French and I watch your videos with a lot of pleasure. A little trouble sometimes with the Google translation lol. A little trick that I use to cut lengths of Mylar or other wire, I use a wooden board to the desired measurement, I wind the wire around then I cut at the top then at the bottom, this gives me identical lengths very quickly !!! Here I think you can use this trick with your monofilament yarn, to save time. Good luck and see you soon for the next videos. Pascal from France ;-)
Thanks Brammer. Can’t believe I never learned how to do that
Awesome! I knew about the hot to cold to make tight coils for crab eyes or spring leaders (whatever they're called - sighters maybe?) but never thought or had use for straight heavy mono sections. I think they sell pre-straightened but this diy is way cheaper. Thanks Gunnar!
A very helpful fishing/tying hack! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for sharing!!! Amazing hack!!!!
Great tip Gunnar.
Good stuff man! Hope to see you at a show again soon... MWFF expo got canceled already...
Freaking awesome!! Love the clips
Thanks Gunnar, i personally never knew that.
So is it possible to use that same glue to make leaders instead of use blood knots or surgeons knots? 🤔
Really great Gunnar! How long are the mono straights approximately?
Thanks 🙂
Excellent Explanation!
Thermodynamic for straightening mono. Cool!
Grat video! Thanks for the information.
Is that a diameter that you can use for a Beast fly? Or do I need a thicker nylon for that? Winter. Challlenge for myself
Thanks buddy appreciate the info
Thanks for the intel
Great, just what i need!
So simple bot SOOOO cool
Cool bro
Thank u
Ok so now I have a question. In your other mono videos you're usually using .006 of an inch mono thread. What's the difference with this being that you're using .008 of an inch mono thread. Just kinda curious
Just steam it over the stove and give it a nice pull. Much faster. For just one strain. Or put it on a board under tension
Not everyone knows how to make steam.
Mano y Mano….