Swim baits with braid question.

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Permalink Reply by Spencer Durand on May 26, 2012 at 6:50pm

I run 80lb leaders for my musky fishin', then a 65lb power pro mailine.
 
Ryan Higgins said:

They do use floro leaders, 200lb test floro leaders to be exact.  The issue is its so damn stiff it kills all the action in the lure.  So then you weigh the odds.  Do you fish a lifeless bait with invisible line or an action filled bait with visible line?  Tell ya what, the Tigers at Curlew sure dont seem to mind my Titanium leader ;-)

Permalink Reply by Tag Watson on May 26, 2012 at 7:18pm

Hey Logan,

Try using an 8 to 10 wrap blood knot and then trim the fluorocarbon tag-end very close to the knot.  If the knot is cinched down extremely tight, there is no need to leave a tag-end sticking out at all.  I promise this knot will not fail if tied properly and will come through the reel and guides just fine.  Good luck!   

Logan Little said:

I've tried using 65 lb braid with a 25 lb Seaguar leader and have trouble with the knot size and occasional backlashes. It just cast so much better without the leader. I still haven't caught a fish either way though.

Permalink Reply by Logan Little on May 27, 2012 at 8:06pm

I wish I could tie that knot. I just can't do it by myself. Is there some trick? I can tie the double uni but the knot tends to catch while coming out of the reel even with the tag ends trimmed close. I haven't given up on this but I just spent $31 for some 25 lb Seaguar fluoro. The spool full of 65 lb braid that I have on now wasn't cheap either.

Permalink Reply by Logan Little on May 27, 2012 at 8:22pm

Now that I think about it, that 25 yards of Seaguar leader line wasn't cheap either. HODDAMN, I miss my Zebco 33 and the days of dad paying for everything.

Permalink Reply by Tag Watson on May 28, 2012 at 8:30pm

Hi Logan,

 

Let me know which step/aspect of the knot is giving you trouble and I will try my best to help. 

Permalink Reply by Kevin Lunde on May 31, 2012 at 11:40am

Another good knot for joining two different type of lines together that I use when tying tyger wire to mono for fly fishing for tigers is an albright knot. Very small compact knot that will even go through micro guides.

Permalink Reply by Logan Little on May 31, 2012 at 4:41pm

Thanks Tag,

I think a lot of it deals with me losing a lot of manual dexterity. Fluoro tends to be stiff and I have trouble getting it cinched properly. With the blood knot it seems like you need to pull in four different directions and I only have two hands.

Tag Watson said:

Hi Logan,

 

Let me know which step/aspect of the knot is giving you trouble and I will try my best to help. 

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