re: Need new spinning reel..

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improved clinch knot

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use a palomar knot. i dont like the IC.

also amazon reviews are suspect at best. I understand some people dont like it, but i have never had the problems and i have been offshore fishing with it for a few years.

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I do two things, either leave a long tag end about 1/4" or burn the end into a ball. I find that most people cut the tag too close and it will slip until a certain point... if tag isnt long enough, the knot fails.

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i agree with this! my knotes were failing and this is what i came to the conclusion of. Once i started leaving more of a tag i never lost a knot.