10-31-08, 11:38 AM | #1 |
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what am i doing wrong?
i just started tying a leader to my braid setup. i'm using 30 lb sufix and a 17 lb flouro leader. yesterday i got a jig (thunderstruck da**it) hung up and BARELY pulled on it once i got to the backside of the stump that got me. my line snapped at the knot. i would say that the braid actually cut the flouro cause my knot was still at the end of the braid mainline.
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I'm not 100% sure, but I think you need a larger braid. Dependig on knot you need same dia lines (17 should be much larger than the 30 braid). I use straight 20 Lb BPS Flouro or 50 Lb braid. No knots except the one tied to the jig.
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+1 for the braid cutting the flouro. Or maybe there was a kink in the flouro?
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Be sure to wet the know completely before cinching down the loops and also before pulling them together. I've had pretty good luck with them not breaking and use about 6-7 loops on each.
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jigs are typically for heavy cover while fluro is more for open water. I personally wouldn't worry about a leader while fishing a jig.
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Like Bender said make sure to wet the knot completely before cinch'n down.
After cinch'n down the knot I give it the hardy pull test, if its gonna break, nows the time to find out. FYI make sure you protect your hands before pulling on the knot. |
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I'm with RR on that one-I just tie to the braid. If you want to use a leader I'd downsize the lb test to match the diameter of the braid. I use 50 lb and when I use a leader I go with 12 lb, which is the same diameter.
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RB and Reb are right. No need for a leader with a jig.
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your problem stems from the use of floro.. floro has it place, umm the trash can is a great place imo..
if your chunking a jig tie straight up to braid..lets face it ,the arkie-in-slaw waters you fish are not excatly your pristine gin clear lakes of the left coast..i fish a mudhole with 8 feet of vizability i use braid-40 pound-on a jig and catch alot of fish using braid in other forms on it.. zooker
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yea guys i know usually straight braid to jig is the way to go, like i said, i'm just getting into this whole leader thing and thought i had the knot figured out. |
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Honestly, While flipping cover, if I'm in really clear water, I'll fish all fluoro, but other than that, I just use braid. BB
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I would think 8 feet would be pretty clear. The reservoir I fish is really clear 8-10 I'm guessing. I use flouro for everything... but I don't catch much either
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If it's a clear lake then I would use straight Fluoro and forget the braid. Use XPS Fluoro and be done with it. Tie a Jam knot and your good to go. I use nothing but fluorocarbon line in real clear water. Never have a problem! Actually the only thing I use braid for is Frogs in heavy vegitation or maybe flipping thick grass. That's about it. XPS fluoro and P-line fluoroclear is about all I use anymore!
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lowrider, i agree with bigbassin. And if you're talking about Monticello i'd definitely use fluoro. Lots of pressure and relatively clear(er) water. I use BPS 20 or 17 fluoro 100% of the time for jigging. I know alot of guys don't like the brand or the fluoro, but it holds up for me and if it can take the wood and lunkers in Monticello, then it's gotta be good stuff. From what i have found in Monticello, there is so much wood that if you get hung, your HUNG. I'm not saying that braid won't help you land a fish that you wouldn't have other wise landed, but for me anyways that's only about 1 fish out of 20, the rest of the time you're gonna be wrapped about 100 times around a limb, not even a barge rope would do you any good. To me the 1 out of 20 that you land using braid is not worth the ones that won't even bite without the fluoro.
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To answer your original question - If you losing your entire leader because your braid is digging into your leader line and the knot is breaking, then use a J-knot to tie your leader onto the braid. I only use the uni to unit knot to tie the mono backing to the braid.
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On that J-Knot do you run the other line through the little loop at the end and tie the same knot in the other line? |
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FnG, are you holding the lines together like you would a surgeons knot?
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Courtesy of www.worldseafishing.com.
1. Lay the line and leader alongside each other but overlapping by about 15 inches. 2. Keeping the two lines together tie in an overhand knot and pull the full length of the mono leader through the loop. 3. Leaving the loop of the overhand knot still open, pull the ends of both line and leader round and through the bottom of the over-hanging loop, over and back inside the top of the loop, and once more pull the tag ends through the bottom of the loop. 4. Holding both ends of the lines begin to draw the knot slowly together making sure the knot closes evenly with no loose coils. Keeping even tension on both ends helps achieve this. 5. Finally trim the tag ends off tight to the knot. |
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got it now, i'll try that one. thanks
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Just make sure when you are pulling the knot tight, you do it very slowly. At times, you may have to alternate pulling the leader and the main braid line until it gets close to finishing. If you pull to quickly or unevenly (you will see what I mean), you will get a loop in the middle of the knot and have to start over (thereby wasting expensive braid and fluoro leader line). The difficulty with this knot is that the leader (fluoro) is much more stiff than the braid (even Suffix) and when you pull the knot tight, the braid seems to tighten faster than the fluoro leader.
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