What am I missing up with this tender?

[scottprice]

It’s a pain in the @$$ to slide...

 

[MettBriler]

The tender is fine, try a klemheist instead of a prusik, the prusik locks up really tight

 

[Vtbow]

Yup. Can't "tend" aa standard prussik. Kleimheist, autoblock, VT.

 

[scottprice]

Good info guys. I appreciate it.

 

[trailblazer75]

Yup. Can't "tend" aa standard prussik. Kleimheist, autoblock, VT.

I run a standard prussic with a DanO keychain style tender and it tends perfectly. My trick is to 1) tie my prussic in such a way that it is long enough to meet my tender on the rope when I pull the tag end without having to slack out the length between my carabiner and my LB and 2) I lean into the tree as I do it to take pressure off my LB just long enough to snug it up. What tends to happen is that as I lean forward and create slack in the line, I take up that slack by tending my rope.

I'm guessing the OP is trying to tend while maintaining full tension on his LB. Is that correct @scottprice?

 

[scottprice]

Rigged it up with a distal hitch and she’s smooth as butter

 

[Exhumis]

All the above, could also try making the prusik diameter a bit smaller, can't tell exactly from pic but looks a bit big.