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buitrechico
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Rubber beads

#1 Post by buitrechico »

Hi fellas,
are the rubber beads recommended for pulleys or dropper rigs instead of the plastic ones? Have any of you ever used them?. Richard
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Re: Rubber beads

#2 Post by lurehunter1 »

when i used them they kept slipping over any knots
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Re: Rubber beads

#3 Post by roger de dodger »

i use one over the knot on my pullies at the lead end as well as the normall beads ,it protects the knot when you hook up a big hound ,ray or tope :mrgreen:
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