Capt Jeff,
Large yellowtail to 40lbs at San Clemente Island.
Could I use some Braided Lines and then put a top shot of 40lb mono so the bait doesn’t have to pull as much weight around.Weren’t you using a Braided Line on your boat?
Sorry about the delayed answer Jeff, I was still looking at the old board. Yes you should use a mono top shot of about 12 to 15 feet. I match the mono breaking strength to the same as the braided line. Here’s a knot I invented for the connection. It was published in Sport Fishing magazine.
I stopped using my Dog Knot on my charter trips because I was breaking mainline on big fish too much. Started costing too much $$$. Now I mostly use an Allbright.
Capt. Jeff
http://FISHinKONA.com
`so what your saying is…
that Dog CAN hunt…?
Looks quick n Easy…
I’ll try it with chunking the buoys ifnwhen the scdhool yellowfin show.
I’m guessing it’ll work with mono to mono heavy main to smaller leader..?
`thanks fo da pix Jeff.
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Dan
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One thing I forgot about tying the knot braid-to-mono.
I always double the braid with a 40 wrap bimini twist and burn the end of the leader first.
Here’s my original diagram:
http://aloha-kona.com/dogknot.jpg
I never tried tying on a leader that was smaller diameter than the main line.
Tie it, pull on it, let me know how it works.
Capt. Jeff
Capt. Jeff
G’day JSM
Just came across your post having not dropped in for a while… Yellowtail at 40#. They are good sized fish. How are you tackling them e.g. jigs, dropper loops?
Burnin Thumbs!
Steve B
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