Forums

[Smoothbassman]

Originally Posted by the fuzz

you have BROKEN the 3/16 line that many times?? WOW! I thought the breaking streanth of it was like 5,400lbs.?? i was thinking of replacing my cable with the 3/16 ! but idk now ??

Let me go back a bit and tell the story.

I found out that my roller fairlead was getting jammed up with ice causing the rope to become frayed as it passed back and forth across the rollers. Eventually the rope would give and snap right off.

Since switching to a hause fairlead and some new 3/16 cable, my rope lasted the rest of the winter and has done some serious pulls this season with not one fray. My new rope also has the 10" abrasion cover on it, which helps out a lot as well. The hause fairlead is the way to go with synthetic rope.

I took the remainder of my old winch line and made an 25" extension that I can reach out and grab someone with. Came in handy about 6 weeks ago as a buddy on my ride was about 60' feet out in this lake and I was able to reach him from the shore.

Fuzz don't worry about it, synthetic cable is way better than steel. Go with it you will not be disappointed if you have the right setup.