09-09-10, 12:23 AM | #1 |
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Leader knots
Say i wanna put a 17 pound test Fluorocarbon leader on 30 pound power pro. Is the uni to uni a good knot for this or not so much due to the different diameters?
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i think you are ok with this. i don't tie on a leader.ever. so i may not be giving oyu good advise.
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You've got a big difference in diameter going from 30lb braid to 17lb fluoro. I've never used the double uni for a difference this big, but it normally is my knot of choice.
It should still work. But make sure you make about 7-8 wraps with the braid, and about 4-5 with the fluoro. BB
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The Albright special knot comes to mind also:
http://www.netknots.com/html/fishing_knots.html If tied correctly and you leave the end of the leader a little long, you can add a little plastic bait glue as well. .
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Harvey has a good knot there...
And BB is right on the uni-uni. It should work if you wrap em right... I am a blood knot user... and it works ok with different line diameters... |
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I use the double uni for coupling braid to flouro, but have used similar diameter for the most part (20B / 8F, 65B / 17F, etc.). Any particular reason you're using such a large diameter flouro leader with the 30 braid?
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Like most said, the double uni will work fine. I use it on all my saltwater stuff, connecting 30lb power pro to 50 lb flouro. No problems. A lot of guys are using the "alberto knot". It's a takeoff of the albright. I'm still learning it, but I hear it's real good.
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Try the Eugenne Bend knot.
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The double uni will work, but I prefer the Albright or Alberto knot. IMO they pass through the guides more smoothly.
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I also use the double uni to uni knot, and have yet to have a problem with it.....
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I have not had any break0offs yet using the uni-to-uni knot. I have also started using the new invisible swivels from aquateko and have great results.
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Albright Special, never fails. I use this for snook and reds as well
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