You guys should try the uni-knot when using fluro. the palomar, improved-clinch, and trilene knots don't do too well with fluro. The best way to check your knot strength is to do some tests at home with some weights. Just because a knot is supposedly 100% (e.g. the river's inlet knot) doesn't mean you should use it all the time. Especially when you are fishing for winter steelhead and tying knots with cold hands. The uni-knot is easy to tie and extremely reliable.
I didn't catch first fish till I switched to fluro. I think your boy the brick put me on that during one of my visits to the store. Took a fee fish lost before I figured out the knot needed with fluro.
Is your point that you have small fish so you can use lighter leader? Was referring to agd comment about using small leader and still keeping fish. With some of the hawgs in pacnw your going to break off no matter what.
I like to use flourocarbon for leader as it refracts the light differently than regular mono. Brick was using 8lb flouro and I was using 12. His fish popped and mine did not....presumably because of that difference. Hope this helps, Jeff.
You guys should try the uni-knot when using fluro. the palomar, improved-clinch, and trilene knots don't do too well with fluro. The best way to check your knot strength is to do some tests at home with some weights. Just because a knot is supposedly 100% (e.g. the river's inlet knot) doesn't mean you should use it all the time. Especially when you are fishing for winter steelhead and tying knots with cold hands. The uni-knot is easy to tie and extremely reliable.
nucmedoit 6 days ago
dont listen 2 all these haters. there pissed at us for slaughtering fish. only because they dont know how to
NWslaughterfest 1 year ago
HAHAHAHAHA.....Don't worry about the haters man. Your dedication speaks for itself. Dude needs to suck on a double barrell.
FishyWon1 1 year ago
I didn't catch first fish till I switched to fluro. I think your boy the brick put me on that during one of my visits to the store. Took a fee fish lost before I figured out the knot needed with fluro.
donacaj 1 year ago
Is your point that you have small fish so you can use lighter leader? Was referring to agd comment about using small leader and still keeping fish. With some of the hawgs in pacnw your going to break off no matter what.
donacaj 1 year ago
Is your point that you have small fish so you can use lighter leader?
donacaj 1 year ago
I like to use flourocarbon for leader as it refracts the light differently than regular mono. Brick was using 8lb flouro and I was using 12. His fish popped and mine did not....presumably because of that difference. Hope this helps, Jeff.
allaroundangler 1 year ago
buddie whare i live we use 8 lb main and usally a 6-4 lb leader depending on the water and some guys even use 6 lb main
agd1234 1 year ago
@agd1234 where I live you would get broke off. 15-20 lb steel don't take it very easy on 8#main...especially on 6# leader.
heyitsryanb 1 year ago