Best slip tip point for white sea bass?
Okay so I'm thinking of buying a nice sliptip with spectra cable, but I'm wondering what is the best point for the spear tip?
I noticed there are 3 different tips:
Does anyone have a favorite tip type when it comes to white sea bass hunting? |
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This shouldnt be a big surprise, but IMO Mori makes the best tips out there. His machines are set up to acheive the closest tolerences and his craftsmanship is as perfect as you can get. He has a piece of wood with about 10 different tips on it at his shop, he'll tell you what he likes and doesnt like about the other ones if you have time to go there. Lots of manufacturers have their parts made in China, but its nice to know he makes his himself, here in CA.
One major thing i like about his tips, when its sitting on the adapter and you're holding it right side up, and shake the shaft, it doesnt fall off. Its almost locked into place. This helps a lot when you're going through the kelp and dont want to toggle the tip and tighten the spectra back on a dozen times durring a dive. There's a reason why people go to Mori. Oh yeah, his are pencil point... |
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I read somewhere that the tri cut tips take much less force to penetrate the skin/flesh.
+1 for Mori tips! He makes some of the best gear out there. No tri cut, but I don't think it will make that much of a difference. |
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Thanks for the info guys. I sent Mori an email about buying a spectra slip tip and asked what tip would be the best for white sea bass. He said.....
"About the tip, putting a tri-cut on the end of a spectra tip defeats the purpose of having spectra. I invented the spectra tip for the purpose of shooting white seabass, which has tough scales, but soft skin that rips. The tri cut tip puts a triangular hole in the entry point, and the line on the tip will find one of the corners and the skin starts to rip on that corner. The tri cut tips cuts through tough fish better, and good for tuna, marlin, etc, but not for seabass / yellowtail. I do make tri cut tips, but I dont recommend them for seabass and I only make them with cable." |
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I just farted
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You can sharpen any tip to the point you want. The sharper the point the more it will get bent if you shoot a rock.
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thanks again good luck this year! |
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He has tri-cut huh? I stand corrected.
Don't listen to me, ever ;) |
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Daniel it depends on the Diameter of the shaft im using
for 9/32 wong or Mori , wongs last batch is really clean and he gives you a little longer line for 5/16 I like interlock , i like that the spectra is allot thicker than any tip out there, I have 18 WSB on this tip so far and the spectra still looks in good shape |
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Mori tips are the only tips recommended by Skip Helen for WSB at the meeting recently. Besides what was mentioned already, Skip said that Mori pencil point tips would travel more accurately compared to tri cut due to even flow of water all around the tip as it travels......
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This doesn't necessarily apply to slip tips only, nor do I know if it's true, but Skip Helen said that his buddy that used to make shafts/guns whatever and test them said pencil cut shafts travel more accurately and more streamlined than tri cut. Which makes sense.
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"even flow of water" lol Sounds like hot air to me , what does he have to say about the tabs??
Maybe for 20' shots @ tuna it would be worth considering pencil tip vs tri-cut But when is the last time you shot a Wsb further than 10' from the tip of your gun... QUOTE=Deadmanh;1638291]Mori tips are the only tips recommended by Skip Helen for WSB at the meeting recently. Besides what was mentioned already, Skip said that Mori pencil point tips would travel more accurately compared to tri cut due to even flow of water all around the tip as it travels......[/quote] Quote:
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FWIW, I shot one last year about 18' from the end of my gun. With a Mori tip ;) Nailed that sucker good.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net..._2034038_n.jpg Also strung a yellow at about the same range last year too. https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net..._4880130_n.jpg |
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