[Brian Duff]

I have not seen brions video, but do find SSX the easyest line to splice.

masking tape is a bear for SSX- try clear packing tape, which can stretch really tight, or Marlow sells a version of the same kinda tape(whichis what I use). also, do not unlay the cover , just pull the strands needed for the taper, it will all tape down more smooth that way, and less bulky than if the cover is unlaid to taper. the tape should be barely overlapped to keep all this really thin. When running in the bury, keep your fingers pinched and pulling the core straight and tight from mark A, and milk the cover down to it. No jerking, no snaping, easy slide with consistant pressure will do the trick. If it gets hard to bury, have a beer and 'gently' massage the tight cover/core area to make milking easier.

Also make sure that the first bit of tape, at mark two , is really tight and thin - like 2 wraps, so that the mesh is tightly held. That way when you pull the core inside the line the mesh wont slide up ( oh, thats for my rendition of the splice, not the NEropes way of doing things) anyway,
splice on !