Leader attaching knot
Leader attaching knot
What knot do you use to attach your line to a leader. I use the surgeon's knot because it's the easiest one to do. What's the strongest knot for this?
Re: Leader attaching knot
Slim Beauty..
or..
Gt knot which is quicker for me w/ low test braids than slim beauty.
or..
Gt knot which is quicker for me w/ low test braids than slim beauty.
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Re: Leader attaching knot
I use the a nail knot splice (opposing nail knots) OR an albright knot ...
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Re: Leader attaching knot
I use an albright for fluoro to PP attachments and a uni to uni for mono to fluoro.
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Uni to Uni
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dittokrash wrote:Uni to Uni
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Re: Leader attaching knot
Uni to Uni Holds over 95% of the line strength, I've heard. And it's a small enough knot to run through the guides if you use a longer leader. I've never broken off because of this knot, that's all the convincing I need!
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Re: Leader attaching knot
The Slim Beauty is a great knot. Supposedly it is 100% and it is smaller than a uni to uni. However, it is not an 'easy' knot to tie.
If I am tying the connection at home, I use the Slim Beauty. If I'm tying it out on the water, it is uni to uni.
If I am tying the connection at home, I use the Slim Beauty. If I'm tying it out on the water, it is uni to uni.
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Do you uni to uni guys use it to tie fluoro to power pro? I haven't had any luck with that and it is mostly what I am tying.
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I use the slim beauty, but without doubling the line, and it works fine. It's a little tricky to tie at first, but if you watch someone do it, it's actually easier than it looks. It works great for those of us who tend to reel the knot in past the guides.
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Me tooMarkM wrote:I use the slim beauty, but without doubling the line, and it works fine. It's a little tricky to tie at first, but if you watch someone do it, it's actually easier than it looks. It works great for those of us who tend to reel the knot in past the guides.
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Re: Leader attaching knot
Yes, though you have to experiment with the number of wraps in each line. Doubling the line with a Bimini Twist or Surgeons Loop helps as well.Josh wrote:Do you uni to uni guys use it to tie fluoro to power pro? I haven't had any luck with that and it is mostly what I am tying.
If there is a huge discrepancy between line diameters (like 15# PP to 40 # flouro), I'll use an Albright.
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Uni-to-Uni for me.....3 wraps on the leader and 5 on the line....most of the time is 15-20 # PP and 20-30 # fluoro....must be 100% strong because I've never had a problem with it
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Re: Leader attaching knot
Same here, although tht slim beauty looks good. I will give that a shot and see how it goes (if I ever get to fish again).Mako wrote:Uni-to-Uni for me.....3 wraps on the leader and 5 on the line....most of the time is 15-20 # PP and 20-30 # fluoro....must be 100% strong because I've never had a problem with it
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Re: Leader attaching knot
The Slim Beauty is worth learning. It also works well for attaching tarpon bite tippets to fly leaders.
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