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Nov 26, 2023 15:24:26 GMT -5
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Post by olmucky on Nov 26, 2023 15:24:26 GMT -5
Power pro to mono when
Heavier mono and pp
Light mono to pp
Just wonder what y’all use that’s fairly quick and easy
What I use for light to light doesn’t work well with heavier mono
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Post by JS84 on Nov 26, 2023 17:30:25 GMT -5
I use the FG knot on any braid to mono connections. Never had one fail on me
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Nov 27, 2023 13:42:55 GMT -5
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Post by tonyroma on Nov 27, 2023 13:42:55 GMT -5
I use the FG for 40# braid to 80# floro for tarpon. Practice it at the house a few times and it’s doable on the boat.
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Post by JS84 on Nov 27, 2023 17:22:51 GMT -5
13 loops is my go to amount on the FG knot
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Post by richm on Nov 27, 2023 20:55:58 GMT -5
Uni to uni is the only knot that hasnt failed me on a good fish w braid/mono connection. Also easy to tie on the water.
Used to use albright. Lost a few fish and said no more.
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Post by tonyroma on Nov 27, 2023 22:39:05 GMT -5
Uni to uni on mono to floro, FG on braid to floro, FG also passes through the guides easier if casting.
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Post by lemaymiami on Nov 28, 2023 4:59:09 GMT -5
Here's how I set up in every size of of braid to leader -most times it's a braid to fluoro leader,for heavier leaders (60 to 80lb the leader in monofilament - not fluoro...). First I double the braid with a 40 turn bimini twist - then that doubled braid is spliced to the leader with a uni to uni knot - but... the braid gets nine turns, the leader only two turns. This setup will never fail you and with light tackle (10, 20, 30lb braid) it gives you a chance with a really big fish... For some years now I've been an in-shore and backcountry guide so our needs are a bit different than what folks need off-shore... even though we do tangle with really big tarpon, sharks, saws and other big fish... at times.
Casting setups (for lures of any kind) we're rarely sporting much more than a two foot leader - for bait setups (live or dead) we're using a rod's length of leader (40,60, or 80lb mono).
Hope this helps... "Be a hero... take a kid fishing"
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Post by JS84 on Nov 28, 2023 8:50:46 GMT -5
Thank you for the professional insight Capt
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Post by Pressure Point on Nov 28, 2023 23:27:27 GMT -5
I use a bristol knot. Bimini or soider hitch in the braid and bristol in the mono.
I use a PR knot when rigging at home, not on the boat
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Post by bswiv on Nov 29, 2023 7:22:26 GMT -5
Worth remembering is that for more than a few applications going directly from braid to hook/lure is perfectly acceptable. Plenty of applications where not......and for topwater to go with mono all the way is quite effective.
Again.....for some applications the visibility of braid is a issue......but not in all.
And then there is this, and this is hard to quantify, but strikes to hookups to landings are all different things. If you get more strikes but because you are around lots of structure and your leader is getting cut when you get a hookup it may be that fewer strikes and fewer hookups that might result from straight braid will actually result in more fish landed.
It's just never as easy as saying "always".......got to fiddle about with it all......and adjust for local conditions ( dark water as we have here in the St. Johns or the Gin clear in other places ) and then pay attention.
One more thing......fresh knots and fresh leaders. Can't just tie it and forget it until it fails.
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Post by tampaspicer on Nov 30, 2023 12:57:26 GMT -5
Uni to uni is the only knot that hasnt failed me on a good fish w braid/mono connection. Also easy to tie on the water. Used to use albright. Lost a few fish and said no more. This right here^^^^^^ |
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Post by richm on Nov 30, 2023 13:50:41 GMT -5
One more thing......fresh knots and fresh leaders. Can't just tie it and forget it until it fails. Yessir! I don't exactly tie a new rig every trip but will retie my bottom fishing stuff for trips that are spaced-out and for ARS season. |
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Post by osprey11 on Dec 2, 2023 18:57:53 GMT -5
Uni to uni. Will double the amount of wraps from 3 heavy mono to 6 lighter mono. Remember to cinch each not tight before finally bringing the 2 together. Will break if you do not.
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Post by Tarponator on Dec 4, 2023 19:16:10 GMT -5
Spider hitch to double the braid then an albright to attach leader.
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Post by WidespreadPanic on Dec 5, 2023 4:19:23 GMT -5
I switched from uni-uni to Red Phillips now mostly FG knot. For the uni-uni crowd look up the Red Phillips knot, I can’t remember a failure, slightly faster/easier and a touch smaller than uni.
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