what knot?

what is the strongest knot that i should use to tie mono to my braid??


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how heavy are the lines?

Mon, 2010-08-16 16:41

i think a bimini to albright but have heard it depends on the strenth of the line. I know using mono the best knot generally depends on how heavy the line is, may well be the same with braid to mono connections

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Strongest? PR knot. Good

Mon, 2010-08-16 16:47

Strongest? PR knot. Good luck with that that though, because its a bitch to tie and you need a bobbin.

 

The best question is what's a good strong knot to tie that works well with braid weight x and mono weight y.

 

The best knot is the knot you can tie competantly. I use GT to Bimni in just about everything, although I do use a slim beauty in lighter lines on occasions (6-10lb).

 

Search has a lot of useful info in it as well!

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What Knot

Thu, 2010-09-02 20:00

PR knot is the best I have found, strongest and thinnest. No noise at all through the guides. Not a bitch to tie, just time consuming. 

My bobbin cost me 10 bucks from Bluewater Mindarie and it takes me 6 minutes to tie but worth it.

 

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Accident prone makes it

Thu, 2010-09-02 20:33

Accident prone makes it looke pretty easy here!

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I remember watching the

Thu, 2010-09-02 21:09

I remember watching the video and thinking - I hope the lighter and scissors don't slide in.

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I use gt knots for pretty

Mon, 2010-08-16 17:03

I use gt knots for pretty much everything. Once you have the bimini, they arent that hard. If you use a leader same breaking strain as your line and tie a reasonable knot (e.g. 80%, like a uni knot) when you snag up you'll still get your leader back. Then uni knot and you're ready to go.

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been looking for videos on

Mon, 2010-08-16 17:17

been looking for videos on the gt knot im sure ill find a good one but if you guys know of one could ya let me know, cheers

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GT knot is good, but these

Mon, 2010-08-16 17:45

GT knot is good, but these days i been using the FG knot for most of my fishing down to 30lb, Casts awesome, and is strong,  An advantage over the GT knot is not having to tie a Bimini.

 

 

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The FG looks good, I've

Mon, 2010-08-16 17:49

The other advantage to the FG is you need no tools, it looks good. I've tried it a couple times but wouldn't mind seeing it done by a pro!

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 the braid is about 40

Mon, 2010-08-16 18:44

 the braid is about 40 pound or sumthin from what i remember and the mono is 25 pound. ?any good sites possibly wit diagrams for these knots?

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I tie a PR knot on a lot of

Mon, 2010-08-16 18:58

I tie a PR knot on a lot of my jigging & popping outfits. Even use the PR knot on my PE2 jigging gear.

And use the GT knot on light stuff (<20lb).