Leader to braid knot
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For the double I use a 8 turn overhand knot, retains 100% breaking strength in braid.
Any knot that retains 100% breaking strain has got to be good. But I am yet to find one and actually have never heard of one! Enlighten me please!!
Any knot that retains 100% breaking strain has got to be good. But I am yet to find one and actually have never heard of one! Enlighten me please!!
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Re: Leader to braid knot
Blowski if you are worried about your knots, just grab some SD wind on leaders , they have a loop at the end , and I just tie braid straight to the loop using a blood knot with lock and no double as they are fairly long anyway. goes through the runners smooth as But if I make my own I use the spider hitch and a double .
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Designed by Rod Harrison, who is arguably the most knowledgable man in this country when it comes to braids, it is simply an 8 turn overhand knot, diagrams are in his "Barramundi" book, I'll see if I can dig out my copy and put up a picture. Don't hold your breath although, I gotta find the book first...........madmortimer wrote:For the double I use a 8 turn overhand knot, retains 100% breaking strength in braid.
Any knot that retains 100% breaking strain has got to be good. But I am yet to find one and actually have never heard of one! Enlighten me please!!
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Do you fellas melt the leader?trevor schultz wrote:FG only way to go
i used to really like them until i was on a charter chasing GT's and the knot just slipped off under pressure.
the FG's were all tied by the guide.
I admit its the only one that let go for the whole week but it was a nice GT and $60 lure. At least i didnt have to pay for it
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Melting the end is to stop the edge of the leader cutting into the braid not to stop it slipping. I never bother. If a fg let's go (or any leader knot for that matter) it's because it wasn't tied properly
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Nomad, no I don't but I do apply a heap of tension at the final stage after the half hitches. When I first started tying them if there were any dramas you would know at this stage prior to trimming tags. Some did slip until I altered my technique. I couldn't tie them like most demonstrate on Youtube. I worked out my own system and now find the hook straightens or loop knot breaks before there is even a hint of issue with the FG.
I don't think melting the leader will save you if the knot is flawed, eventually it will fail if there is any slippage.
I don't think melting the leader will save you if the knot is flawed, eventually it will fail if there is any slippage.
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I was tying the albright knot,but after many breaks just above the knot(on the braid side) I got soooooo frustrated with it and have changed to the slim beauty. Hopefully I wont have the same problem.
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I can picture the first half but not how to terminate the braid. Is the tag end of the braid tied to the side of the boat? I can't picture how you can tie it off at the top of the leader from there.seano wrote:Put your rod in the holder and tie off your braid to the rail under tension then over , under your leader - hard to explain but much easier and uniform done like this
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Like this Seano but tied to the boat instead of in the teeth? http://youtu.be/3Yn5SapCFBAdannett wrote:I can picture the first half but not how to terminate the braid. Is the tag end of the braid tied to the side of the boat? I can't picture how you can tie it off at the top of the leader from there.seano wrote:Put your rod in the holder and tie off your braid to the rail under tension then over , under your leader - hard to explain but much easier and uniform done like this
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Yep - that's it
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dannett wrote:Like this Seano but tied to the boat instead of in the teeth? http://youtu.be/3Yn5SapCFBAdannett wrote:I can picture the first half but not how to terminate the braid. Is the tag end of the braid tied to the side of the boat? I can't picture how you can tie it off at the top of the leader from there.seano wrote:Put your rod in the holder and tie off your braid to the rail under tension then over , under your leader - hard to explain but much easier and uniform done like this
Watching the video I fell asleep after the 50 second mark! Does it have intermission.
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Nope. Try this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52uWL43hUbw its just as long! Method is pretty good though.madmortimer wrote: Watching the video I fell asleep after the 50 second mark! Does it have intermission.
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Not exactly a spectator sport
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Great knots but the tide changed and I ran out of popcorn!dannett wrote:Nope. Try this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52uWL43hUbw its just as long! Method is pretty good though.madmortimer wrote: Watching the video I fell asleep after the 50 second mark! Does it have intermission.
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