![]() I don't want to mess with tying bands on my boat. I just take an extra set and leave it in my cooler. Either way, the knots will outlast the band material or wishbone. Waxed line really makes it slide together tight but it's not as strong as the nylon woven line. Then "roll" the band back and forth to really cinch down the knot. I tie bands by tying one end of the constrictor line to my bedpost then wrap the band and pull with a pair of needle nosed pliers with the line wrapped around them. ![]() It's a fatter knot and I've never had one slip. I learned to make a half hitch, with another wrap.a "double half hitch", knot on the wishbone line from Riffe. Many times we tie bands on the boat with nothing around other than the bands wishbone cord and even use fishing line as constrictor cord if we forgot to bring constrictor cord, it works well actually Would have liked to see a section where you just make your own knot and insert that into the band and use that instead of just showing how to insert a bead or other third party object into the band. The band making materials you see in the video are here Speargun Band Making Materials. Here's a video showing how to use it and how to tie bands correctly. No insertion tool is necessary and the Dyneema wishbone is easily replaceable. I've been using the Speardiver Low Profile Wishbone Inserts exclusively for a few years now. In any case using a knot in the wishbone line to anchor it in the band is obsolete. As with all things Mako the band making kit is more hoopla than practical. This Speardiver Band Tying Twine is much better for a few reasons. The Mako band tying line you are using is very small diameter and it's possible it will cut the band when tightened properly. Also a double constrictor knot is better than the constrictor knot for this application. Needle nose pliers have a better use inserting the knotted wishbone into the band, the wishbone insert tool is unnecessary. With those two needle nose pliers you're not able to pull the knot tight enough. The reason your friend's knotted wishbones are not holding up may be because they're using your method to tie bands. ![]()
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