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Which type of knot do you tie your heavy leader to hook with?
Posted on 3/5/15 at 1:32 am
Posted on 3/5/15 at 1:32 am
For those who use 30+ lbs fluoro as leader, which type of knot do you use to connect with your hook/lure?
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Posted on 3/5/15 at 1:46 am to UFownstSECsince1950
Uni to hook.
Double uni to main line if I am not using a swivel.
Double uni to main line if I am not using a swivel.
This post was edited on 3/5/15 at 1:48 am
Posted on 3/5/15 at 3:42 am to reds on reds on reds
Power snell
Posted on 3/5/15 at 6:38 am to fishfighter
I prefer the double palomar; primarily because I use almost nothing but braid but the palomar also works great with fluoro or mono.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 6:58 am to UFownstSECsince1950
Palomar, but I don't use leaders unless throwing topwaters. I just tie straight to braid.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 7:07 am to UFownstSECsince1950
Lure - rapala
Hook - palomar
Hook - palomar
Posted on 3/5/15 at 7:10 am to sloopy
quote:this doesn't make any sense to me
Palomar, but I don't use leaders unless throwing topwaters. I just tie straight to braid.
Only time I don't really use leader is when I'm throwing topwater.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 7:19 am to UFownstSECsince1950
snell the hook and then tie to the main line with a uni/uni
Braid straight to topwater? Did that once...never again.
Braid straight to topwater? Did that once...never again.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 7:27 am to UFownstSECsince1950
I always use braid with a mono leader when throwing topwaters. I don't like using straight braid for them.
ETA I use a double uni knot for the leader.
ETA I use a double uni knot for the leader.
This post was edited on 3/5/15 at 7:28 am
Posted on 3/5/15 at 7:28 am to nahtanojc
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Braid straight to topwater? Did that once...never again.
Well what happened? I go back and forth with a leader on braid depending on how lazy I am.
As far as tying a large line to hook, I use a snell on circle hooks. On J hooks with larger leader, I like a crimp.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 7:54 am to UFownstSECsince1950
power snell (uni) to hook
Posted on 3/5/15 at 8:05 am to nahtanojc
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Braid straight to topwater? Did that once...never again.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 8:08 am to PapaPogey
Why?
If you're throwing a topwater frog and don't need any action, you still wouldn't tie braid straight to hook?
If you're throwing a topwater frog and don't need any action, you still wouldn't tie braid straight to hook?
Posted on 3/5/15 at 8:15 am to UFownstSECsince1950
I find that braid gets wrapped and knotted around treble hooks way too often, especially when the fish are tail slapping. Throw some 20 or 30# fluorocarbon with a uni to uni and problem solved.
This post was edited on 3/5/15 at 8:18 am
Posted on 3/5/15 at 8:24 am to PapaPogey
I fish a lot of topwater and the amount of wrapping is the same with braid and with leader. My guide buddies make fun of me when I tie leader to topwater, but like I said, I could go wither way.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 8:29 am to Motorboat
It may wrap, but it doesn't knot like braid. I guess its just personal preference.
ETA: what does Howard do, because that MFer loves him some topwater
ETA: what does Howard do, because that MFer loves him some topwater
This post was edited on 3/5/15 at 8:34 am
Posted on 3/5/15 at 9:11 am to PapaPogey
I'm too lazy to tie leaders to my topwaters. Braid ftw.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 9:18 am to UFownstSECsince1950
San Diego Jam knot. Easy, strong, good with fluoro.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 9:27 am to UFownstSECsince1950
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Palomar
To everything. It's the only knot I use
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