Next pic is my bowline. I used an old broken graphite ski pole and epoxied it into my bow above the floatbox. Lower would have been better but I didn't want to mess with the integrity of the floatbox. Some graphite powder colored the epoxy black and some silica powder stiffen the mix to stay without running.

While the endcap is off slip in a lenght of velco to hold our line. Leave the soft fuzzy side so it will be against the rope, otherwise the hook side will snag the rope as it's pulled out.

Yes I have a QJ sticker, just isn't on yet.

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