reel safety lines

[MakoMike]

I have mixed emotions about short vs long safety lines. I have both. The long ones are a PITA in the cockpit all day. I keep stepping on them and get tangled in them. The shorter ones stay out from underfoot. OTOH it is nice to be able to walk the rod around the cockpit without unclipping it. OTOOH I can always just turn the boat instead of walking a rod accross the cockpit.

[animal]

We've got enough %$%$%$%$ on the deck to trip on,so we like the shorties.On the other hand,we haven't had to worry about moving acroos the deck with a good fish(YET).

[buckman]

Originally Posted by animal

We've got enough %$%$%$%$ on the deck to trip on,so we like the shorties.On the other hand,we haven't had to worry about moving acroos the deck with a good fish(YET).

You won't be have to worry about tripping on that stuff. You'll be swimming

[animal]

Swimming is fun.

[AT Grimaldi]

I have a solution.

I am going to make mine by learning how to splice eye loops for both the carabiner end and the eye loop end. I'll make them 12' long. I'll clip to the reel and the other end to the backer plate of that particular rod holder. then tightly coil up the surplus line and put a rubber band around it. That way, it should be out of the way and yet if needed, I just use it and the rubber band gives way.

I think I am spending far too much time inside this winter.

Can the squid be here yet?

- ATG

[fishsmith]

Originally Posted by MakoMike

I have mixed emotions about short vs long safety lines. I have both. The long ones are a PITA in the cockpit all day. I keep stepping on them and get tangled in them. The shorter ones stay out from underfoot. OTOH it is nice to be able to walk the rod around the cockpit without unclipping it. OTOOH I can always just turn the boat instead of walking a rod accross the cockpit.

I learned a neat trick last night that gives better mobility with a shorter safety line.

Kind of like a dogs run.

Run a line from cleat to cleat along a gunnel(fore to aft, or port to starboard on transom) , then clip the safety line to this.

[MakoMike]

Originally Posted by fishsmith

I learned a neat trick last night that gives better mobility with a shorter safety line.

Kind of like a dogs run.

Run a line from cleat to cleat along a gunnel(fore to aft, or port to starboard on transom) , then clip the safety line to this.

No thanks. I want the gunnels and transom as clean as possible. That's where 90% of the action takes place, don't need no lines getting in the way there.