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Old 11-16-2011, 12:40 PM   #1
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How to tie lure to line

How do you folks tie a lure to the line?? do you just tie it and then when its time to replace it you just cut it off the line. Or do you use a clip to make the changes faster and easier??
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Old 11-16-2011, 04:31 PM   #2
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How do you folks tie a lure to the line?? do you just tie it and then when its time to replace it you just cut it off the line. Or do you use a clip to make the changes faster and easier??
Tie your line directly to the lure/iron. When your done or want to change irons just cut it off.
The San Diego Knot is one of the best, easy to tie and strong.
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Old 11-16-2011, 05:38 PM   #3
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Double San Diego never let me down!
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Old 11-16-2011, 08:51 PM   #4
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Thanks guys.. Im going to see if i get lucky tomorrow and could use all the help... If anyone has any left over luck from the summer send it over here

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Old 11-16-2011, 09:09 PM   #5
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I've been using the trilene knot as of late.
http://www.salmonuniversity.com/ol_knots.html
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Old 11-16-2011, 10:32 PM   #6
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palomar knot. quick, simple 100% strength knot. easy to tie in the dark too. especially good for getting smaller diameter monos to clinch on a bigger eye, like 10lb on a 2/0 leadhead.
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Old 11-16-2011, 11:11 PM   #7
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San Diego and Palomar are all I ever use for lures and hooks. Double Uni for joining lines.
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Old 11-17-2011, 12:34 PM   #8
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Man, how many knots are there to do the same basic thing? San Diego knot is a simple and strong knot. For irons I use the SD knot, but for plastics and hooks I have gone to the perfection loop. This knot is small, fast, easy, and provides a small loop for the lure to move in or to help a live bait to swim freely. It's not the strongest connection so I do cut and retie frequently. As to when to retie, I try to retie when ever I have pulled hard on the line, like fighting a good fish or getting stuck in the bottom or kelp. I never use a clip to attach a lure to the line. Get comfortable with some of the commonly used knots in So Cal (SD, palomar, uni to uni, a dropper loop knot) and practice them a bit so they come out consistantly and you feel confident tey will hold up to t long fight with a big fish. Mike
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Old 11-18-2011, 08:27 AM   #9
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I use the Uni-Knot for everything, even plain old hooks... I don't know if this is what I'm supposed to be doing, but I can tie the knot quickly and with very little light.

I also use the Double Uni-Knot to tie two lines together.

Never had a knot failure yet.
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Old 11-18-2011, 08:57 AM   #10
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I use the Uni-Knot for everything, even plain old hooks... I don't know if this is what I'm supposed to be doing, but I can tie the knot quickly and with very little light.

I also use the Double Uni-Knot to tie two lines together.

Never had a knot failure yet.
I do the same. Probably wrong, but I've had zero failures with the Uni.

Here's a great knot tying resource.

http://www.animatedknots.com/
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