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    Splicing tool for synthetic rope

    No need to spend $100 or more on a special fid to splice synthetic rope.
    A simple piece of fencing wire, a sharp knife and some tape is all you need

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    Quote Originally Posted by trout1105 View Post
    No need to spend $100 or more on a special fid to splice synthetic rope.
    A simple piece of fencing wire, a sharp knife and some tape is all you need

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    A dirk. spike and whipping was my favorite. Except for tow hawsers they were mongrels of things- polypropylene floats a bit

    Still think manila rope is my favorite for splicing. Its hemp. Sizzle rope is not my favorite

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    Manila is nice and easy
    to work with
    When I was crayfishing I ha to deal with that nasty hard nylon that was a bastard to get a spike/fid through.
    Synthetic is by far the simplest and fastest rope to splice because you are not actually splicing it like normal rope as all you are really doing is threading it up the guts of the main line to effect the splice
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    Steel wire rope was the worst - luckily someone invented swages.

    Flemish eye splice was not to bad but derated the rope too much.

    Did a serious lift rebuilding Dartmouth Dam rotor & stator where we actually glued the end fitting on to the rope.
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    Manila is nice and easy
    to work with
    When I was crayfishing I ha to deal with that nasty hard nylon that was a bastard to get a spike/fid through.
    Synthetic is by far the simplest and fastest rope to splice because you are not actually splicing it like normal rope as all you are really doing is threading it up the guts of the main line to effect the splice
    You only get one shot at life, Aim well

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