Line Welder? Really?

[poisonokie]

bet that kills the action of your bait...

http://www.worldfishingnetwork.com/gear/post/never-tie-knots-again

[Master Bait'r]

I love that the guy in the video's name is Richard but his nickname is "Ben".  Well alrighty then.  Whatever you say "Ben".  

 

 

 

 

 

I don't think that will catch on until they can get the size of that weld down though.  maybe 1/4 of that length and I'd be more inclined to say it could catch on.     

[poisonokie]

Lol, Ben indeed. Ben talkin bs about the effectiveness of his product.

 

Seriously, though, something like that for splices would be awesome. If it was way smaller and thinner and worked on braid... If it was a completely different product

[Ratherbfishing]

Hmmm...I wonder if the length of the "weld" can be shortened?

[RoLo]

I wasn't totally sold until the product developer said "Bigger Fish"....that did it for me!!
Got to be the greatest thing since the Pocket Fisherman!!  

 

Roger

[senile1]

I think I'll pass on the line welder until I see some solid evidence of its capabilities.  That line cutter they have for $119 surely looks like the real deal though.  I think I'll have to get one of those.  

[Big C]

Bigger fish?  How?

More time fishing?  I am fairly confident I could tie a "reliable" knot faster than that contraption. 

 

But, if they can get it to be faster (than the blazing speed it is already at) and the weld smaller.  It just might catch on.

[RAMBLER]

Just another piece of something to take up more room in the boat and doesn't do anymore than I can do without it.

[ErikMon Bills Fan]

You have got to be kidding me. What is next you type in some specs and a 3D printer pops out a lure already attached to your line. I thought fishing was supposed to be getting away from the everyday life and silly technology we have to deal with. 

[slonezp]

Stop buying crappy line.....problem solved

[FishTank]

Another product that catches more fisherman than fish. 

[MIbassyaker]

You have got to be kidding me. What is next you type in some specs and a 3D printer pops out a lure already attached to your line. I thought fishing was supposed to be getting away from the everyday life and silly technology we have to deal with. 

 

Or just skip all the unnecessary middle steps and 3D print the fish.

[hoosierbass07]

 I'm pretty good at calling out gimmicks and such, but I think I like this thing.  The biggest pain/waste of time in fishing is tying knots.  I've been thinking about this a lot recently - we have great line (like mono), we have great hooks, we have great spinning reels, we have great rods, and yet we still have to tie stupid knots.  Why in the world has not the fishing line companies or some other company made a device that instantly fuses the line/or ties it automatically?  So, if that line welder can be used on all types of line from 1 pound to 100 pound, I say it just might be a good thing to have and wave of the future.   Of course for it to be really good it needs to effective on mono, fluoro and braid.  

[AdamsEye]

Does it come in green Ben?

[bflp3]

I think that is pretty cool. I wouldn't use it unless they could get the weld thinner and shorter, but its an interesting idea. If they could get it down to a similar size as a normal knot I'd be interested.

[J Francho]

Something like that would be useful for making heavy fluoro leaders. Looks faster than crimping.

[deep]

Look up Jack hooks. ("If you are still tying Knots, You Don’t Know Jack!")

 

At least it's probably a cheaper alternative.

[Wayne P.]

Something like that would be useful for making heavy fluoro leaders. Looks faster than crimping.

It didn't show or tell how long you have to keep the line in the device to do the "weld". 

I suspect the "weld" is hot melt glue.

[buzzed bait]

from what i saw it ties like a rapala knot or loop knot, but didn't look like it cinched down too tight on the eye of the hook....

also looks like a gimic, but also ONE MORE THING TO CHARGE THE BATTERY ON...... no thanks.

[SirSnookalot]

Buy one now, in 6 months they will be out of business.

[J Francho]

Judging by the sheer volume of knot threads started hear, is say there's a huge business opportunity for such a device. Thing is, it has to work. Get the tool right, and it will sell.

[Steveo-1969]

I thought this was a joke!  Below the video it says go to their website for more information, but there's no information there about this line welder.  And I can't find any information about "Professional Fisherman - JC Flaherty" either.  I assumed this wasn't a real product but a commercial from an old SNL show...  ha-ha

[BassThumbAddict]

My reaction when they finally showed the weld in the video. Mind you only one time.                        

[J Francho]

Lol^ mine too. I think they're on to something here, though.

[buzzed bait]

they've got a vision alright, could be a game changer some day.  i think they need to work the kinks out first and honestly i think showing the actual "weld" and some real life demos and such would be a plus, they only showed it for a second in the video.

another question to raise would be abrasion resistance on that weld.  if it's some kind of a hot glue substance i don't think it would be very resistant to abrasions.