10-04-07, 05:52 PM | #1 |
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Flouro Knot
Hey, I just recently started using a flouro leader because I'm starting to believe that fish can see braided line, and that it effects the number of fish you catch. I'm starting to believe this because When I switched to braided I caught a loss less fish compared to mono.
Anyways, I heard the Trilene Know was good for Flouro, But I'm using Stren 100% Flourocarbon 20lb test and I can't get the knot to tighten all the way. So if anyone knows a strong and easy knot that good for flouro I'd love to know it. I have a sheet of knots, but Diagrams would still be nice. Thanks, ~bb144~
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10-04-07, 09:39 PM | #2 |
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Try a Palomar knot. I think the animated knots stickied at the top has it.
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10-05-07, 09:29 AM | #3 |
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I can confirm for certain that fish CAN see braid! I was fishing the other day and stopped to swat a mosquito. When I went to begin my retrieve again, I watched a bream rush out from under the weeds at the shoreline and start biting my braid about 1 foot under the surface. Why he was biting the line I don't know-but he was!
That confirmed for me that the line IS visible. Like you, I use a leader. Lately I have been using the old Trilene XL that I purchased, installed, and then removed because it had more memory than an elephant. I use a minimum 18" leader, and this seems to work well. I also use a swivel between the leader & the braid. the swivel makes it easy to add a new leader. All I have to do is cut the old leader off the swivel, tie a new one on and go. |
11-07-07, 07:48 PM | #4 |
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I prefer the San Diego Jam knot for fluorocarbon line. See the following web sites for information on how to tie this knot.
http://www.bassfan.com/tv_play.asp?id=86 http://www.marlinnut.com/knots/sandiego.shtml SeniorBasser |
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