How to tie a wakeboard handle to a wakeboard rope?

Question

I bought a accurate line and handle a while ago and my cousin got it caught on my tranny shaft.I bought a straightline rope and I just need to know if there's a certain way to make a knot? If anybody can give me some insight, I would greatly appreciate it!

Answer 1

wow you tie a knot its as simple as that....

Answer 2

Most ropes will come with pre-made tie-offs at set intervals. To use these, just slide a bit of the rope (coming from the handle-side) through the pre-tied loop to make a new loop. Put the loop you just made over your pylon and you're done. You can also use this technique to tie the rope off at arbitrary lengths. Just make a loop with your hands and then treat it as you would if it was a pre-tied loop.

The general principle behind this is that you are essentially tying a slip-knot. This will help prevent the rope from coming off of the tower while you are towing a rider. The harder the pull on the rope, the tighter the knot will hold on, making it very reliable.

To take it off, just put your finger under it and slide it up over the top. The knot should just pull through once there's nothing in the middle impeding it.

This tends to work better with no-stretch spectra lines (which you definitely want to use for wakeboarding anyway, read the Rope Buyer's Guide to find out why). Regular ski lines will tighten up too much and you may need pliers to loosen them.