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blackhawk78418 Member White Shrimper Boot Club

Joined: 04 Oct 2008 Posts: 771 Location: Bluffrat since 84
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:43 am Post subject: knots? |
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what kinda knots do yall tie and why? i just use a trilene knot on everything
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2salty4U Flour Bluffian in training
Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 369 Location: Austin, Texas
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:55 am Post subject: |
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| I like the surgeon's loop. A hook dangles freely on the loop like it would on a swivel, but without the swivel. I try to make the loop pretty small. |
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landlocked beachbum Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 09 Apr 2007 Posts: 5811 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:05 am Post subject: |
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Palomar, uni/double uni mostly. _________________ Dave
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits". Albert Einstein |
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juanpescado Member White Shrimper Boot Club

Joined: 15 Jan 2007 Posts: 586 Location: Back home , Ft Hood ...
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:08 am Post subject: Re: knots? |
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| blackhawk78418 wrote: | | what kinda knots do yall tie and why? i just use a trilene knot on everything |
Me too , never had a problem , I suck at tying knots and its the only one I can remember , but it works good . _________________ I,d rather DIE while i,m living than LIVE while i,m dead
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landlocked beachbum Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 09 Apr 2007 Posts: 5811 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:11 am Post subject: |
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This has been posted before, but it's always interesting.
http://www.animatedknots.com/trilene/index.php _________________ Dave
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits". Albert Einstein |
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ironmanstan Exalted Ruler of Flour Bluff

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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:40 am Post subject: |
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my 2 favorites are the double surgeons knot, and my own version of the rapala loop knot. i found out leaving out one of the steps that its faster to tie and just as strong thus making it the ims loop. But for other types of fishing i use other knots. _________________ I LIKE MINE FRIED. |
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tbart Horse Mullet
Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 108
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:45 am Post subject: |
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| Artifical I use a King Sling. Hooks a fishermans knot. line to line a uni-knot. |
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Hoggeman Flour Bluffian in training

Joined: 29 Aug 2008 Posts: 480 Location: Dallas
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:49 am Post subject: |
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Palomar will maintain line strength and Bimini Twist is a must for big fish because it creates a shock leader.
I would use a homemade wire leader do not trust tourist leaders. If you do not feel comfortable making your own, Nick at Break-A-Way makes great leader system and you will pick up casting distance. . Roy's has shark leaders for bigger sharks.
Trout no leader
Flounder 20# leader
Slot Reds, sheep head, drum 30 # leader
Spanish, Tarpon, Bull Reds, Shark, Kings and Surf fishing use wire leader
LOL Hoggeman _________________ Fin in the wind |
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Rebecca of Sunnybrookfarm Full Grown Flour Bluffian

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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:05 am Post subject: |
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| Hoggeman wrote: | Bimini Twist is a must for big fish because it creates a shock leader.
LOL Hoggeman |
I never seem to have the patience to sit down and tie a Bimini, so I learned to cheat a double line with a spider-hitch. _________________
| Central Scrutinizer wrote: | | Thanks for the Memories, Ranger Rick. |
| ziacatcher wrote: | | However I bet if you were fishing naked Ranger Rick would have a problem with that |
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ironmanstan Exalted Ruler of Flour Bluff

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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:13 am Post subject: |
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| porkfetus wrote: | | Hoggeman wrote: | Bimini Twist is a must for big fish because it creates a shock leader.
LOL Hoggeman |
I never seem to have the patience to sit down and tie a Bimini, so I learned to cheat a double line with a spider-hitch. |
I'm gonna tell ya that porkfetus and topdog ....those two have got it going on big time when it comes to fishing.  _________________ I LIKE MINE FRIED. |
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DanTheMan Finger Mullet

Joined: 22 Oct 2008 Posts: 21 Location: Corpitos, Tejas
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:32 am Post subject: |
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| I Us A Clinch-Knot No Problems |
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landlocked beachbum Full Grown Flour Bluffian
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:44 am Post subject: |
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Yeas ago my BIL and I did some unscientific testing while drinking bear: We took brand new mono in the 10 lb range and tied a hook to it three times each with the clinch knot and the palomar, using the same hook every time. Then we put the hook around a drum stick and rolled the tag end around a drum stick and pulled until something gave. All three clinch knots broke at the knot: all three palomar knots broke somewhere up the line................. _________________ Dave
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DanTheMan Finger Mullet

Joined: 22 Oct 2008 Posts: 21 Location: Corpitos, Tejas
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:15 am Post subject: |
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I Looked In To That Palomar Knot Looks Good Im Going To Try It For A While.. Thanks Bro For The Report
But How Is It To Tie 30lb Leader To It! Very Bulky |
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2salty4U Flour Bluffian in training
Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 369 Location: Austin, Texas
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:36 am Post subject: |
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| landlocked beachbum wrote: | | Yeas ago my BIL and I did some unscientific testing while drinking bear: We took brand new mono in the 10 lb range and tied a hook to it three times each with the clinch knot and the palomar, using the same hook every time. Then we put the hook around a drum stick and rolled the tag end around a drum stick and pulled until something gave. All three clinch knots broke at the knot: all three palomar knots broke somewhere up the line................. |
Dat's funny. Last weekend a friend of mine and I did some unscientific beer testing while tying mono knots.  |
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jp3 Horse Mullet

Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 128 Location: Jacksonville, Fl
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:36 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | But How Is It To Tie 30lb Leader To It! Very Bulky |
I've used it up to 80 Flouro leaders for jigging offshore. It is a little bulky, but definitely manageable. and it works great. I watched some fishing show a while back where they'd been doing a knot-test tournament. I only saw the final match up, but it looked like they made a bracket with quite a few knots, probably 16-20. using scientific equipment so they could actually measure the breaking strength, the Palomar was the winner. After seeing that, I try to use it as much as possible. |
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