What I do is tie a big loop knot at the bottom and then cut the line
about 1/4 of the way down one side. Tie a jig on each of the loose ends.
shouldn't break off.
They also make some little plastic connector you could use on the
the top one and they wouldn't break off. The next time I see one of the connectors I will get the manufacturer name and let yo know..
Hope this is some help