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Brandon
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: San Diego
Posts: 2,345
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A little piece of mono or flouro is good to make that section stretch a little when getting a nice bite. If you're tied straight to braid there is essentially no stretch so you can actually miss some fish due to pulled hooks. On the other hand , less knots is always better . Also when fishing lots of kelp don't make top shot too long because you can break off on the topshotted section .
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#2 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Seal Beach, CA
Posts: 428
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do people use modified alrbright knot? or do some people use a swivel?
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#3 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 2,526
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are you thread jacking ?
i use the same knot when i am tying top shot to braid . one modification , after cinching down knot , i tie one overhand knot with braid to prevent slippage, two is recommended with heavier line . obviously there are stronger knots , i.e. bob sands , but they are more complicated . the knot you are referring to is easy to tie . is strong , and for what we are doing , i think is sufficient . considering we are on a kayak , how much drag are we putting on a fish ? 12 lbs is a lot . 20 lbs is putting the hurt on , and 22 or 25 lbs is probably the max of a very expensive reel . i used this knot in the winter on some big black sea bass down at lJ , using 50 top and 65 braid . these fish were hunkered down in the kelp and weighed 85 - 120 lbs . i had know problem yanking them out straight , some with in ten to fifteen minutes . with no knot failures . i would think this knot is capable of 85 % line strength ? one hundred , i doubt .
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