skunk alley - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

FARRIER · 09-05-2010, 08:30 PM

Was trolling around a school of macks and positioned myself just to the outside of the school and hooked up. Beginners luck strikes again. My brother was on a kayak for the first time and fishing lj for the first time and hooked up! then he proceeded to tighten the drag to maximum and snapped 30lb flouru leader at my uni to uni knot. I was sooo bummed he missed that fish but very excited to see him soooo amped and trying to fight the fish off the side of the yak was pretty entertaining. So did I tie the uni to uni knot wrong if it snapped at my spectra???

FischerFritz · 09-05-2010, 09:27 PM

I use a swivel in between, not sure.

FischerFritz · 09-05-2010, 09:28 PM

Nice fish. Tonights dinner?

ryan111 · 09-05-2010, 09:42 PM

good job

Billy V · 09-05-2010, 10:59 PM

Did you tie a uni to uni between spectra and a fluro leader ?

Most people use a swivel between spectra and mono, or spectra and fluro to make the connection. San Diego Knots on either side.

or an albright knot... usually used for a top shot.

The swivel is the quick and easy way.

bigbarrels · 09-06-2010, 12:01 AM

NIce! congrats on the YT

FARRIER · 09-06-2010, 06:37 AM

yeah it was straight line to line via uni knot. ill try the swivel for sure.

cowboybill · 09-07-2010, 03:27 PM

Hey Farrier, congrats!

I think it was your bro and not the knot.... Uni to Uni is supposed to work with flouro and braid. So is the Albright, etc...

Setting the drag too tight or as you said all the way takes the "give" out of the system... Also, every pull or headshake just multiplies the tension on the line.

I use a swivel mainly cause when I didnt, the line got twisted with use....

Definately use the good stuff from a specialty shop...

cowboybill

GregAndrew · 09-07-2010, 05:22 PM

I was wrong, the Double Uni is not as strong as the line itself. Looks like it is only about 85-90% of the line strength. The San Diego Jam Knot is stronger (like 90-95%) so it broke in the right spot, just like Andy said.

09-05-2010, 08:30 PM	#1
FARRIER Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Cmont [] Posts: 314	skunk alley Was trolling around a school of macks and positioned myself just to the outside of the school and hooked up. Beginners luck strikes again. My brother was on a kayak for the first time and fishing lj for the first time and hooked up! then he proceeded to tighten the drag to maximum and snapped 30lb flouru leader at my uni to uni knot. I was sooo bummed he missed that fish but very excited to see him soooo amped and trying to fight the fish off the side of the yak was pretty entertaining. So did I tie the uni to uni knot wrong if it snapped at my spectra??? Attached Images __________________ "It depends on what the meaning of the words 'is' is." –Bill Clinton

09-05-2010, 09:42 PM	#4
ryan111 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: la jolla CA Posts: 146	good job __________________

09-06-2010, 06:37 AM	#7
FARRIER Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Cmont [] Posts: 314	yeah it was straight line to line via uni knot. ill try the swivel for sure. __________________ "It depends on what the meaning of the words 'is' is." –Bill Clinton

09-07-2010, 03:27 PM	#8
cowboybill Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Santee, CA Posts: 103	the bro... knot Hey Farrier, congrats! I think it was your bro and not the knot.... Uni to Uni is supposed to work with flouro and braid. So is the Albright, etc... Setting the drag too tight or as you said all the way takes the "give" out of the system... Also, every pull or headshake just multiplies the tension on the line. I use a swivel mainly cause when I didnt, the line got twisted with use.... Definately use the good stuff from a specialty shop... cowboybill

09-05-2010, 09:27 PM	#2
FischerFritz Junior Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Clairmont Posts: 8	I use a swivel in between, not sure.

09-05-2010, 09:28 PM	#3
FischerFritz Junior Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Clairmont Posts: 8	Nice fish. Tonights dinner?

09-05-2010, 10:59 PM	#5
Billy V Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Ho Posts: 1,382	Did you tie a uni to uni between spectra and a fluro leader ? Most people use a swivel between spectra and mono, or spectra and fluro to make the connection. San Diego Knots on either side. or an albright knot... usually used for a top shot. The swivel is the quick and easy way.

09-06-2010, 12:01 AM	#6
bigbarrels Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vista Posts: 1,111	NIce! congrats on the YT

09-07-2010, 05:22 PM	#9
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	I was wrong, the Double Uni is not as strong as the line itself. Looks like it is only about 85-90% of the line strength. The San Diego Jam Knot is stronger (like 90-95%) so it broke in the right spot, just like Andy said.