Are you ready for them pickeral ?

[porkpie]

I haven't found a snell knot I like yet. Some of the recommended snell knots will fail given enough time. Any recommendations? Does the nail knot tool help with a good snell?

Very seldom had a snell fail. Surprised to hear. What kind of line are you using for harnesses?

[manitoubass2]

A dab of gorilla glue solves the issue quick

 

You can also get alot of wild action on plastics if you just use a palomar knot

Edited April 29, 2016 by manitoubass2

[dave524]

I haven't found a snell knot I like yet. Some of the recommended snell knots will fail given enough time. Any recommendations? Does the nail knot tool help with a good snell?

 

I use this one.

 

http://www.steelheader.net/knots/whip_finish.htm

[Smokercrafty]

A dab of gorilla glue solves the issue quick

 

You can also get alot of wild action on plastics if you just use a palomar knot

 

Just starting to use the Palomar, and love it. Simple, strong, and effective, with 100% strength.

[manitoubass2]

 

Just starting to use the Palomar, and love it. Simple, strong, and effective, with 100% strength.

Yessir! I did a bunch about 3 years ago and it certainly is easier and its effective.

 

But snelling is fun! Just not out in the boat in wind lol

[AKRISONER]

palomer all the way, its also great for tying drop shot hooks to line.

[misfish]

They all seem to tie them like this.

 

 

When I tie the swivel, I do palomar.

[Sinker]

To make your harnesses "swim" right, you have to use a snell knot.....unless your only using one hook. I snell the first one, and clinch the end hook. I use improved clinch for everything except the first hook on a harness.

 

I can't wait to drag harnesses.....still two weeks for me here.

 

S.

Edited April 29, 2016 by Sinker

[Oggie]

Very seldom had a snell fail. Surprised to hear. What kind of line are you using for harnesses?

15 lb fluoro seaguar I believe. It's not the first snell at the end of the line that failed. The second hook seems to come unsnelled once in a while and slides down to the terminal hook.

 

That's why I was wondering about the style of snell I'm using.

[Oggie]

YUP that's the snelling I use Brian B and the middle hook will slide freely on the line if the knot is given slack such as during the process of unhooking a fish. I've never had the terminal hook unravel but the middle hook has come loose and ended up at the terminal hook several times.

[Oggie]

Sinker that's what I ended up doing because I was concerned the termainal snell would fail as well.

[captpierre]

Last year opener in div17. Was slow in usual spots only hit 3 4 fish all morning. On a hunch starting working inside weed edge in 3 ft of water in middle of day was hammer time.

Watching. Big eyes chase your Bucktail and inhale it is awesome

So that's where they were ?

[Sinker]

Ive never ever had a snell do that. Are you sure your tying it right? I use harnesses A LOT. Pretty much from the time walleye season opens until hunting season and never ever had that happen. I use 17lb up to 20lb mono for mine.

[gaspumper]

Ive never ever had a snell do that. Are you sure your tying it right? I use harnesses A LOT. Pretty much from the time walleye season opens until hunting season and never ever had that happen. I use 17lb up to 20lb mono for mine.

X 2 Iv'e never had a snell fail on my harnesses,

[ecmilley]

I was taught to use snell knots when making harness, never really had issues with them, not that I get any use these days from them

[manitoubass2]

I only use single hook so palomar suffices.

[Oggie]

Well now that you guys mention it; I'm using lighter line for the terminal portion of the harness. There's so much wood in the Ottawa River I started using lighter leaders like you do in steelheading. I don't care about the harness really I just hate backing the boat up and wrestling with the heavy leader material to breakoff off of the snag. It's the 6lb fluoro that comes unsnelled. Maybe it's a problem using lighter line ..... it's too supple perhaps? I started using the egg knot that steelheaders use for the terminal hook and then the standard snell for the middle hook. I've never lost a fish because of it.

[Sinker]

Do more wraps with lighter line. Like 6-8 instead of 5 or 6.

 

S.

[Oggie]

yeah that would help. On a different note, What order do you fish the various spinner blades throughout the season. I start with indiana #4 in spring and then move to colorado blades by june with the willow leaf blade in the warmest part of the summer. Anyone else use that order primarily? i like the brass and nickel colours first then I move to perch colours after that with hot colours next.

[Sinker]

Silver hammered colorado blades with red beads has caught me every kind of fish that swims. I hardly every use any other colour. Might switch to a gold blade if silver isn't working, or a chartreuse if the water is dirty.

 

S.

[manitoubass2]

Silver hammered colorado blades with red beads has caught me every kind of fish that swims. I hardly every use any other colour. Might switch to a gold blade if silver isn't working, or a chartreuse if the water is dirty.

 

S.

I use hammered copper and black beads(90%of the time)

 

Works even in muddy water

[porkpie]

I don't own harnesses with anything other than Colorado blades.

[netminder]

I use hammered copper and black beads(90%of the time)

 

Works even in muddy water

Copper with red beads has always been the ticket with me. Caught everything from pickeral, bass, pike, perch, sunfish, brown bullhead.... I fish in some fairly heavily stained waters too.

[Dara]

I use hammered copper and black beads(90%of the time)

 

Works even in muddy water

 

Try adding one red bead at the top

[Fish Farmer]

Just one tip, watch for line burn. Mostly fishing erie for Walleye I always check. Large blades and clevises do burn your line.