Line glue

[cassidyta]

I saw this add on the top of the forum.
http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/P-Lin...page-PSGC.html
It is a glue with connector that is meant to replace the need for tying a leader. Has anyone ever used this? I don't know that it is a $20 value, but it sparked my interest.

[bassboogieman]

I think knots are a LOT cheaper and easier than messing with glue.

[boloson]

Originally Posted by bassboogieman

I think knots are a LOT cheaper and easier than messing with glue.

+1

doesn't look too reliable with just glue & a tube

[pro reel]

I googled it and was able to watch some U tube vids from Pline. The vids are in a foreign language but you can watch the assebly of the conection. I can only see one good application for this product, the joining of an FC or mono leader to braid. The no knot glue system will be way stronger than a knot and much like a good weld on anything, it will probably be the strongest point in the line. The problem I see is cost. The system is 20 bucks and it looks like it doesn't come with very many of the tubes used to make the joint. The tubes actually stay over the overlapped section of line, the glue flows inside and makes a super strong bond that remains flexible. While i can believe that this may be the strongest way to join two lines together, I Have not had any problems with the knot that i already use and it's free.

[CamG]

Good idea, but there are knots out there to join braid to just about any other line that are near 100% strength. The Alberto knot is the knot I use.

[Bender]

I agree with everybody else. It does seem like a good solution to a problem that doesn't exist for most fisherman.

[cassidyta]

I agree that it is not something that I would be buying, but the concept got my attention.

[bassinbob]

Let's ask nofear how good it works.

[Bassboss]

I saw that, looks really cool, worth a shop if you got 20 bucks to blow. I've gotta agree with bender and bob though, lol!

[WillCFish]

My experiences with line glues are all bad. I find the make the line brittle and deteriorate it quickly. I wouldn't trust making my connection with this. That's when the big one is gonna bite.

[CamG]

Originally Posted by WillCFish

My experiences with line glues are all bad. I find the make the line brittle and deteriorate it quickly. I wouldn't trust making my connection with this. That's when the big one is gonna bite.

I understand that you've had trouble, but this is a completely new glue and connection style.

[bassboogieman]

Knot to beat a dead horse, but I trust my knots & I would not trust the sleve & glue connection. Not to mention the mess of working with glue. I don't know how quick the process would be, but tying a knot would likely be quicker, not to mention easier while on the water.

[cassidyta]

Originally Posted by bassboogieman

Knot to beat a dead horse, but I trust my knots & I would not trust the sleve & glue connection. Not to mention the mess of working with glue. I don't know how quick the process would be, but tying a knot would likely be quicker, not to mention easier while on the water.

That is the only think that made me actually consider this. If the conditions are good, I am fine with my knot tying for leaders, but I have one h3ll of a time when it is really windy.

That being said, there is a good chance that I would end up spilling glue in the same wind.

[HarveysMinnow]

Originally Posted by cassidyta

That is the only thing that made me actually consider this. If the conditions are good, I am fine with my knot tying for leaders, but I have one h3ll of a time when it is really windy.

That being said, there is a good chance that I would end up spilling glue in the same wind.

All good points, Tom. If I was gonna try this, I would only want to do so in my workshop. This glue almost has to be a type of C.A. 'super glue'. (C.A. = cyanoacrylate.) These glues are notorious for gluing things that you don't want glued. Anyone as clumsy as I am would end up with their fingers glued together, if they tried using it while out fishing.

While it would make a strong chemical bond between the lines, what good does it do to have a joint that is stronger than your actual line? And as 'WillCFish' pointed out, it could make the joint brittle since C.A. glues tend to cure up rock hard after a while.

The only possible redeeming feature that I see for this is that it would make a relatively smooth connection, which would pass through the rod guides more readily than some line to line knots. Apparently this is not an issue with most people.

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