10-11-2005, 01:18 PM
[size 2][font "Comic Sans MS"][black]My two most favorite, and most used, knots are the double uni knot and the palomar. [/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black]The double-uni-knot is a great way to join two dissimilar types of line. I use it to join my braded main line Fireline directly to my fluorocarbon leader and from my mono backing on the reel to my Fireline main line. I have never tried the super glue trick that BLM suggests but that does sound like a great idea. However, I don't seem to have any problem with the double uni knot ever slipping anyway.[/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black]From what I have observed in knot books and web pages on knots, knots that have double wraps through the eye of the terminal tackle generally have a much higher knot strength (before breaking right at the knot). That is why I prefer to use the palomar knot. But the palomar knot does have it's drawbacks which are; 1) uses up a lot of tag line, 2) the larger the terminal lure … the harder it is to tie, and 3) if you are not careful about what order you tie swivels and such on, you may find yourself trying to bring your whole pole through the loop of the knot.[/black][/font][/size]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black]The double-uni-knot is a great way to join two dissimilar types of line. I use it to join my braded main line Fireline directly to my fluorocarbon leader and from my mono backing on the reel to my Fireline main line. I have never tried the super glue trick that BLM suggests but that does sound like a great idea. However, I don't seem to have any problem with the double uni knot ever slipping anyway.[/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black]From what I have observed in knot books and web pages on knots, knots that have double wraps through the eye of the terminal tackle generally have a much higher knot strength (before breaking right at the knot). That is why I prefer to use the palomar knot. But the palomar knot does have it's drawbacks which are; 1) uses up a lot of tag line, 2) the larger the terminal lure … the harder it is to tie, and 3) if you are not careful about what order you tie swivels and such on, you may find yourself trying to bring your whole pole through the loop of the knot.[/black][/font][/size]
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