stan_133 Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 i'm just wondering what knot you guys use to connect braided line to a fluorocarbon leader? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Double Uni-knot. There's nothing better IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 uni-uni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 A surgeon's knot is one you can use if the lines are not similar in diameter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douG Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 (edited) What Spiel and Sinker said. Your mainline will fail before this knot fails. Edited December 15, 2009 by douG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCTFisher9120 Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Double Uni-knot. There's nothing better IMHO. Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eazy Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 uni-uni Exactly what I was thining.....powerpro has a pretty good illustation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishnwire Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 I almost always use a #14 swivel and tie both the braid and the fluoro to it using a Trilene knot. http://videofishingknots.com/trilene-knot.html I find that the Trilene knot always hold the braid well, a lot of other knots I've tried with braid tend to slip. The swivel is good for reducing line twist but don't cheap out when you buy them. The only real problem is if the length of your leader is longer than a couple of feet the swivel wrecks your eyes as it passes through them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garnet Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Triple Surgeons Knots works every time. Garnet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish4Eyes Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Look inside the small booklet that power pro comes with, they give you instructions on the different types of knots, and if I remember correctly they recommend one of them for tying braid to floro. I always keep this small booklet in my boat storage compartment, very handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 I've never had a problem with the Double Uni-knot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbles Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Another Vote for Uni-Uni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassjnkie Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 I use the Triple Surgeons Knot or the Double Uni knot and never had the knots slip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 I conquer...... Uni to uni hands down!!! Leechman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitespinnerbait Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Just wondering............ Did anybody mention Uni-Uni ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTHM Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Once again for your viewing pleasure: http://www.animatedknots.com/purchase.php?...imatedknots.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 (edited) I almost always use a #14 swivel and tie both the braid and the fluoro to it using a Trilene knot. I find that the Trilene knot always hold the braid well, a lot of other knots I've tried with braid tend to slip. The swivel is good for reducing line twist but don't cheap out when you buy them. The only real problem is if the length of your leader is longer than a couple of feet the swivel wrecks your eyes as it passes through them. You'll learn one day... probably the hard way... that the Trilene knot will slip and undo with braid. I learned the hard way... 'till Lew set me straight with the simple Palomar knot for braid. Still use the Trilene for mono. Edited December 16, 2009 by irishfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Trilene won't slip all the way thru with braid if you melt the end off. The melted end gets stuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishnwire Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 You'll learn one day... probably the hard way... that the Trilene knot will slip and undo with braid. I learned the hard way... 'till Lew set me straight with the simple Palomar knot for braid. Still use the Trilene for mono. I've never been a big polomar knot guy...I know its a good one to know but I've never bothered to remember it. I really should I guess. I used to use a clinch knot or improved clinch when I fished mono but found they slipped with braid. Once I started using the Trilene I've had no problems with slippage. You need to put at least 5 or 6 twists in it, and fed the tag end through the loops in the right direction relative to your twists, but other than that I haven't had any problems. Choice of knot aside, I'm surprised more guys don't seem to use swivels to attatch the leader to mainline. I'm going to try going swivel-less in favour of uni to uni and see what I'm missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanselena Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 florida no knot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Choice of knot aside, I'm surprised more guys don't seem to use swivels to attatch the leader to mainline. I'm going to try going swivel-less in favour of uni to uni and see what I'm missing. I use a swivel sometimes when I'm jigging and my mono or flouro leader is not more than 18inches long or so. It can be hard on your tip top eye if you reel the swivel into it, and I hate casting with a lot of line hanging off the end of my rod tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Choice of knot aside, I'm surprised more guys don't seem to use swivels to attatch the leader to mainline. I'm going to try going swivel-less in favour of uni to uni and see what I'm missing. All my rigger rods are done that way... lure.. then a high quality swivel snap on 6 or 7 feet of mono for shock absorbtion, then a high quality tiny swivel and then the power pro to the reel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike01 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Uni- Uni, I use it all the time, even for saltwater fishing. Once you get the hang of it, it's pretty easy to tie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan_133 Posted December 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 thanks guys for all the input guy. too bad i gotta wait so long now to put my new knowledge to the test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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