JBL #890 14

Everything's done sort of half assedly. There's a metal piece that doesn't serve any purpose as I can tell. Doesn't help that JBL has no instruction on this slip tip anywhere on their website.The bottom there's a loop tied so that the dyneema (which is almost too short for this slip tip to work at all) can't come out of the base. There's a missing piece, in my opinion. A small cable loop is all that's really needed. And getting a dyneema threading needle to make this a complete and usable tip.As it comes, it's not ready to be used. Weird.

I've had the cord break two different times. One on what looked like 25 pound grouper. The other on a below 20 pound snapper. 39 pound Jack Crevalle bent the shaft, but was still able to secure the fish. Its a hassle to remove the tip from the fish even when you use the metal piece below the slip tip. Overall its a decent slip tip.

I haven't used it yet but so far I like the hardware and am confused by the rigging. As mentioned in others, the slip tip is pretty loose and the shaft is pretty thin, both fine with me. The weird part is the way the knots in the rigging are set up. Basically the knot near the tip is, firstly, too near the tip so it sits above the shift-tip junction, and secondly (and more confusingly), there is a small tapered stainless ring between the knot and the eye in the tip which the line runs through. So the knot and the stainless ring probably add tons of friction just 1 inch below the tip, and ABOVE the tip-shaft junction. Looks like I'll be re-rigging before hunting, bummer.

Shaft is very thin which is GOOD but could bend easily on bigger fish. It is made of spring steel which is good. The slip tip could use a slightly deeper pocket too which would keep it on a bit tighter but it does hold as is.

Feels like it is a quality slip tip, but the top isn't a snug fit and it shakes a little. I still haven't taken it into the water yet, but I hope the noise doesn't scare away the fish.

Dose the job, wish the line connecting to the spear tip was stronger. Broke two off in one day .

Works well, top dollar for top quality

1) This does not come with a metal connection between the slip tip and the insertion rod, it is a type of spectra cord I think. Not sure what they weight is on it but does great and holding onto larger game. Biggest fish I have brought in is 46 lbs.