Splicing MegaBraid 5/8"

[P Martin]

Okay, I can do the standard MegaBraid splice in the 12-strand. It's okay but labor intensive...time is money, right?

With this MegaBriad (not the MegaBriad II) 5/8" I could not do a Brummel splice...not enough 'hollow' to clench itself inside out.

Then I tried a LockStitch and was able to fight it through the first three tucks but when it came to passing the bitter end through the interior of the hollow(ha!)braid it really got impossible.

I guess I am stuck with the laborious but successful standard MegaBraid splice where the twelve strands are opened and paired into six tails and tucked from there into a long tapering splice....at least I can do that one. Maybe it will get faster after several more.

Unless, that is. Someone has invented a quicker/easier method.

Ya gotta love the line though.

[Brion Toss]

Hello,
While it is wonderfully supple, MegaBraid is famously ornery to splice. The good news is that it needs no Brummel, just like its near-relative Regatta Braid, because the friction generated by the splice, along with the relatively low strength of Nylon, means that even stitching is utterly unnecessary.
Remember, things like Brummels and stitches are there for low loads, especially low jerking loads, in splices that rely on compression, a la Chinese handcuff, for ultimate security. So we stitch and/or Brummel uncovered HM, all double braids, and MegaBraid II, but not the original MegaBraid, nor 3-strand, nor 8-strand braid.
By the way, some splicers like to use a Phid to tuck this stuff, others prefer a chopped-down Wand.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss