After 2 years of use previous loop I can say that it is not bad. I tried to untie it,
it was not easy, but after 5 minutes i succeeded using only fingers.
(The loop stays non stop on sun, and is full of salt, and it is very stiff.)
Next summer i'll make an experiment. Dan L. many times suggested that
(in various cases, for example: butterfly loop/bend, Hunter's bend*...)
if loop's legs (bend's tails) are crossed - that is better solution vs. jamming.
And I'll cross legs, so "my" loop will become pure inline loop like Ashley's #1408.
Goodness, you used the inferior version (one might
smile and say "two clever by 0.5" !
) rather than
the recommended one?
As I indicated in the original discussion, there is a
twin-eyevariation of
Ashley's #1408 which is
TIB --as well as
a single-eye one that is also, but *lopsided* with a double
collar on one side, single opposite (and, qua directional eye,
one would orient to load the end with the double collar).
I expressed doubt that the former would be justified in
its bulk for your purpose, but one might suggest that
in fact its twin eyes --which take the long bearing against
some metal?-- actually justify it, along with its taking
lopsided loading well (in resisting jamming, as what
would collapse the unloaded collar won't : the unloaded
end's eye can't draw tight its connected collar as the
loaded eye will be resist the necessary extension to do
that (as its collar cannot collapse, for that end is loaded)).
--dl*
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