I use a loop on all of my lure connecting knots. Had a conversation with a mech. engineer while fishing a few years back, talking about the stresses that are put on the line at a given point.

We were discussing if you tie a typical cinch or improved cinch, you are already applying stress to the line right around the lure eye from tightening the knot. He was talking about how if you put a loop knot on your line is not be stressed around the eye prior to the fish being on.

Thus we figured if you already have stress on the line right around the eye then it would require less stress from the fish to snap the line. Whether it holds any merit I have no idea, thought it made a little sense though.

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Posted by TBoy

Kalamazoo

Member since Dec 2007

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Posted on 5/30/14 at 12:40 pm to MadtownTiger

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Whether it holds any merit I have no idea, thought it made a little sense though.

Let me guess. Y'all had been drinking.

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Posted by CarRamrod

Spurbury, VT

Member since Dec 2006

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Posted on 5/30/14 at 1:49 pm to MadtownTiger

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We were discussing if you tie a typical cinch or improved cinch, you are already applying stress to the line right around the lure eye from tightening the knot. He was talking about how if you put a loop knot on your line is not be stressed around the eye prior to the fish being on.

you are saying there is stress on the line when you tighten down the knot on the eye and not when you tighten the knot down on just the line.

i think yall are thinking about it way too much. This guys reasoning is sound with it giving the bait a more free movement but stress on the line? give me a break

This post was edited on 5/30/14 at 1:51 pm

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