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tinni · Post by **tinni** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 6:11 pm

Hi everyone, need a few tips on how to join my backing line to my braid. Not sure how to tie the knot. Also I lost a couple of nice fish due to snap swivels pulling and would like to learn hoe to tie a good knot from my leader to the lure direct. Please help I have no idea

Ended up getting 20 pound braid and 40 pound leader line.

stegser · Post by **stegser** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:05 pm

I use lefty's loop knot never had it fail.Heres a link on how to tie it gl

http://www.fishplatypus.com.au/knots_leftys_loop.html

natural sparks · Post by **natural sparks** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:42 pm

here is a link and this dude shows ya how to do it dead easy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18di2YBL ... re=related

Buckaneer2 · Post by **Buckaneer2** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:05 pm

Hi Tinni, pop into the ski club on Tues evening 6th Jan for the DGFC club meeting & make yourself known. I will be around someplace & be glad to help with all sorts of knots etc. Bring your line.

Blinky · Post by **Blinky** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:06 pm

Use a Double Uni Knot , Blood Knot, Nail Knot or Red Phillips Knot.

They are all just as secure as the other, good rule of thumb is to double the amount of turns in the braid over what you would normally use in mono.

Brent Matthews · Post by **Brent Matthews** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:13 pm

Try tying two bimini twists and joining them with a double cats paw, it retains most of the breaking strain of both lines. They are both common and essential knots and can be found in 'that little blue knot book' I think its by Geoff Wilson?

tinni · Post by **tinni** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 9:47 am

Thanks for the tips, i will save those links and the pictures. Great advise coming from the forum again