Your go to knots for 100+ lb leader?

Who tied knots with that shite?

Are you asking for leader to main line knots or leader to terminal knots?

Leader to mainline, go with an alberto knot if you're having difficulty cinching down the uni-uni knot.

For leader to terminal connection, a palomar or snell is the go-to.

I've used the snell, but I couldn't get it to stay cinched up with 150 lb leader when I was playing around. I'd have to leave a good bit of tag line to make sure it didn't back out. I've tied that many times with 80 and 100 lb.

I admit that I suck at a palomar with regular line, so not much success with that.

Tying back to the main line is what I was really hoping to learn about. We cast at Tarpon and need a ~6' leader. I liked the idea of not using a swivel and tying straing to the line so I could reel it up a bit if needed. No luck with anything i've tried.

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for line to leader, i go uni to uni on it all line to hook, snell

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This or a Bimini twist off the main line. Depends on what I would be fishing for, but stand up gear, I will make my bimini over 30' long. Reason is that I found out fighting a big tuna and you have it at boat side ready for the gaff, I had them break off. That long bimini lets you get a few raps on the reel and acts as a shock cord.

San Diego Jam knot. It won't slip...but is it sorta bulky.

Bimini Twist