1
1eyehunting
Guest
i appreciated the good advice i got here a couple months ago about the cracked/broken guide windings on my favorite inshore rod. i just got it back, put a new reel on it and 250 yds or so of fireline; headed for st joe in a few days...
so here is my question about knots. im tired of tying uni to uni knots with doubled braid and flourocarbon leader; i'm suspicious of them breaking to often anyway. so with my bad up-close vision, i've taken to tying a single uni with my braid doubled and fc laying beside it, pulling the 2 or 3 foot leader thru each time.does any body else do this or have another simple solution?
at home i tied my first couple of albrights, one w 10 wraps of double braid, wich i thought might be easier w 5 wraps since the line is doubled. not sure about tying this on a moving boat.BTW-anybody ever bust off a leader and not be in hurry to re-tie? only if i have redundant rods on board!
are my leaders to strong if the knot consistantly breaks first when hung on oyster?
at the other end of leader, i tie the DOA loop knot wich is very easy to tie almost blind, in a hurry, and not use up precious inches off the end.it's two small loops,one stuck thru the other, tag end thru eye,and back thru loop. it a actually a bowline knot, i like it cause it turns the tag end back toward jig so it wont pick up debris. any body got thoughts on this knot?
so here is my question about knots. im tired of tying uni to uni knots with doubled braid and flourocarbon leader; i'm suspicious of them breaking to often anyway. so with my bad up-close vision, i've taken to tying a single uni with my braid doubled and fc laying beside it, pulling the 2 or 3 foot leader thru each time.does any body else do this or have another simple solution?
at home i tied my first couple of albrights, one w 10 wraps of double braid, wich i thought might be easier w 5 wraps since the line is doubled. not sure about tying this on a moving boat.BTW-anybody ever bust off a leader and not be in hurry to re-tie? only if i have redundant rods on board!
are my leaders to strong if the knot consistantly breaks first when hung on oyster?
at the other end of leader, i tie the DOA loop knot wich is very easy to tie almost blind, in a hurry, and not use up precious inches off the end.it's two small loops,one stuck thru the other, tag end thru eye,and back thru loop. it a actually a bowline knot, i like it cause it turns the tag end back toward jig so it wont pick up debris. any body got thoughts on this knot?