eugene bend knot

carolina-rig-01 · 03-05-09, 09:32 PM

this knot was featured in the most recent bassmaster magazine. gary klein uses it for flourocarbon instead of the palomar knot. now i am not gonna go all crazy and say that it is better than the palomar knot but the article sounds like it would be a good knot for flourocarbon. for what it's worth the article says that klein learned this knot from shaw grigsby after he told grigsby that he had broken a lot of palomar knots. it says that it is the only knot that klein uses for flourocarbon now. any opinions?

http://www.flyfisherman.com/skills/lkknots/index15.html

BassBandit · 03-05-09, 09:36 PM

Interesting. I have a few fluoro on order, should be getting them in few days and will let you know how it works. Thanks for posting it.

bamabassman · 03-05-09, 09:49 PM

does it work with mono as well? it looks like it would.

Rebbasser · 03-05-09, 10:22 PM

I tried it on mono and yes, it works very well.

bamabassman · 03-05-09, 10:30 PM

thaks rebbasser, i'll try it this weekend.

cassidyta · 03-05-09, 11:38 PM

I had seen and tried it before. I thought it was a good knot, but I lost too much line on the tag end. It may have been how I tied it.

BassAddict · 03-06-09, 09:05 AM

I'm going to try it this weekend. I'm picking up some XPS fluoro at the BPS today. I have my first tourney next Sat. and we are going to practice tomorrow on the lake. I read the article and want to try it!

Bassboss · 03-06-09, 09:21 AM

Does it work well for braid too?

cassidyta · 03-06-09, 12:51 PM

I don't know that it would or wouldn't I don't like too many twists in my braid knots. I think it is just more places it can slip.

zooker · 03-06-09, 03:24 PM

it looks like a clinch knot...

zooker

aikenyounggun · 03-06-09, 04:11 PM

never fish with flourocarbon.... tell me how it works out

03-05-09, 09:32 PM	#1
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	eugene bend knot this knot was featured in the most recent bassmaster magazine. gary klein uses it for flourocarbon instead of the palomar knot. now i am not gonna go all crazy and say that it is better than the palomar knot but the article sounds like it would be a good knot for flourocarbon. for what it's worth the article says that klein learned this knot from shaw grigsby after he told grigsby that he had broken a lot of palomar knots. it says that it is the only knot that klein uses for flourocarbon now. any opinions? http://www.flyfisherman.com/skills/lkknots/index15.html __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

03-05-09, 09:49 PM	#3
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	does it work with mono as well? it looks like it would. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-05-09, 10:22 PM	#4
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,142	I tried it on mono and yes, it works very well. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

03-05-09, 10:30 PM	#5
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	thaks rebbasser, i'll try it this weekend. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-05-09, 11:38 PM	#6
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	I had seen and tried it before. I thought it was a good knot, but I lost too much line on the tag end. It may have been how I tied it. __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

03-05-09, 09:36 PM	#2
BassBandit BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kernersville, NC Posts: 430	Interesting. I have a few fluoro on order, should be getting them in few days and will let you know how it works. Thanks for posting it.

03-06-09, 09:05 AM	#7
BassAddict BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 805	I'm going to try it this weekend. I'm picking up some XPS fluoro at the BPS today. I have my first tourney next Sat. and we are going to practice tomorrow on the lake. I read the article and want to try it! __________________ Eric

03-06-09, 09:21 AM	#8
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Does it work well for braid too? __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

03-06-09, 12:51 PM	#9
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	I don't know that it would or wouldn't I don't like too many twists in my braid knots. I think it is just more places it can slip. __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

03-06-09, 03:24 PM	#10
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	it looks like a clinch knot... zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

03-06-09, 04:11 PM	#11
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	never fish with flourocarbon.... tell me how it works out __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

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