Release knife on a tag stick

[92 feet down]

Has anyone tried mounting a release knife on a tag stick? Should I use zip-ties, or something more permanent like screws?

Suggestions?

[Kahi]

Has anyone tried mounting a release knife on a tag stick? Should I use zip-ties, or something more permanent like screws?

Suggestions?

We just mounted a release knife to a tag stick. Its not a problem...The zip ties are not going to do the trick, if you want it to last and cut through heavy leader..

We used this release knife...it has pre-drilled holes..I used a coping saw to trim the handle to the same diameter of the stick, making sure to leave the width the same as the neck of the knife. see the image, as I show the outline I cut out...

I roughed up the fiberglass of the stick and did the same on the handle w/ sand paper

.I used 2 ton (2 part) epoxy and basically layered up like one would do with the eye guides on a rod so that there isn't anything to catch the leader on... to do this...make wraps with heavy thread starting on the stick and working over the stick and the knife (leaving the blade part open) until it was basically seemless, cover with the thread with epoxy and let it soak in....I mounted it high up on the stick but lower than the tag end in order to keep the weight forward..we have yet to tag with it but should not interfere...