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Loosening prusik knot to adjust bridge.
- Thread starter Jeremy_D
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What he said...(yes .....I just assumed your gender)
I use my thumb and press on that part of the prusik and it'll loosen pretty easy....make sure ur prusik rope is clean...I just replaced my prusiks after 5 seasons and the new clean 1s move so much easier.
If it is on your bridge and amsteel i also find it hard to loosen. I push the end that the biner attaches to back onto the knot and sometimes i have to try to loosen the coils up.
Same with mine. I literally had to pull each coil loose to get it to move. I'm not happy with it.
Yeah, Im sure its like everything, got to work out the kinks or figure out how to make it better.
I really think it is the amsteel on amsteel that makes it difficult for some reason.
The key is taking the weight off of the prussic. I typically both pull the loop that runs perpendicular to the wraps as well as “break” the prussic (bend it in half). It’s not that hard once you get use to it. Everyone wants easy though so in that case you might want to learn other friction hitches, use a tender, or go with a ropeman and enjoy the ease of use and just accept the hazards.
First, what type of bridge is it? Amsteel or rope such as Oplux?
If it’s rope then I would definitely switch from a classic prusik knot which is notorious for locking up, to either a Distall Hitch or a Swabisch hitch, both of which will hold very well but also release when you need them too. Your an also use what is called a tender in conjunction with either one to allow one handed adjustments.
If amsteel, I’m not sure if you can switch to other friction knots or if you have to stay with the classic prusik knot.
If it’s rope then I would definitely switch from a classic prusik knot which is notorious for locking up, to either a Distall Hitch or a Swabisch hitch, both of which will hold very well but also release when you need them too. Your an also use what is called a tender in conjunction with either one to allow one handed adjustments.
If amsteel, I’m not sure if you can switch to other friction knots or if you have to stay with the classic prusik knot.
I agree. Its solid but a little too solid. Seems like I read somewhere that the Prussic needs to be a smaller diameter cordage than the rope it is tied on, or either the opposite way, for it to work properly.