[wfraser]

I know that with natural fibers, three tucks are required, and with synthetic five for a standard eye splice. What about in a synthetic tapered eye splice?

I've been ribboning the line and doing three tucks, then reducing the number of yarns(?) from nine to five, then another two tucks, then reducing to three for the final two. Total: seven tucks. The splices look long and clunky.

Should I be reducing after the first tuck and then every tuck thereafter to the fifth tuck, or is it best to add extra tucks to compensate for reduced friction/hold?