That would be very insightful if that works out like that Tim, very interesting......
i would say that 16 strands hockle more for me, and have attributed that to some spiraling sneeking in while working, then as the line relaxes it grips the core and the twists are kinda more locked in, even though 12's are a lil'more stiffer i think.
When storing, moving line for any purpose i think letting the standing end run completely free, as branch or other friction combs out twists as line is drawn through. i think that if the free end presents more resistance than the branch that is combing out curls, the curls can group, build and take the easiest way out. If that is passing thru your hand or combing branch so be it. That is why standing end should be perfectly free, so all curls can easily take that path of least resistance and evacuate rather than trap into storage.
As like, When using a pulley for support instead of branch, i think the path of least resistance for passing curls is to lock into the system, as pulley presents less resistance than friction hitch, so curls go up past that pulley instead of out.
i would think that using line is same direction, combing everything out off the end, cutting milked cover to maintain core would be the way to go; that part of these strategies is confusing me.
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