crimping set & crimps

[benri]

Does anybody know a source where I could get a crimping set and crimps for mono and fluorocarbon please? I have never crimped mono/fluoro before and have absolutely no idea what it entails. It's just that i'm trying to rig my lures with fluorocarbon and it's too stiff for tieing a rapala knot.

[bigboy]

go down to "george kacca u sajd" at marsaxlokk benri. Buy a crimper and crimps

[kris]

mister fish ta l-iklin has got crimps and crimping sets

[bigboy]

Benri get good crimps as you will be dealing with powerful fish.

the ones we get for tuna and swordfish longlines are great

[benri]

thanks chris & bigboy. When you say good crimps what do you mean? - Maybe the material they are made of? What shall I ask for? thanks again mates.

[bigboy]

benri go down to george of marsaxlokk and ask for crimps used for longlines. He will give you crimps according to what diameter of line you will be using

[skip]

What's the line rating of the fluoro you bought? 60lbs?

You usually need a Size S (0.8mm) crimp which is good for 0.60-0.75mm 40-60lbs line

I didn't have any luck finding them locally that small, and highly recommend Momoi's crimp sleeves.

One little 'trick' that I was told was after crimping, get your lighter and carefully heat a bit the mono that is exposed to create a small bulge. If your crimp does start to clip it has to pull through that as well.

[bigboy]

The crimps we get for swordfish leaders are good for 0.70 - 0.90 mm lines.

[benri]

For those using crimps I came across tis site with some useful tips http://www.leadertec.com/tipsandtechniques/crimp_techniques.html