Tatsu

[Shane J]

I agree. Tatsu is the best flouro out there. I use 12lb for swim jigs in open water, 6lb for drop shots on spinning gear, 15lb and 20lb for jigs on other setups. Stuff is un-beatable.

[LAO162]

Here is a solution that 00 Mod suggested on an other thread:

 

Tie a 3/4 or 1 oz weight on to whatever line you want for backing,

but be sure to start with a full spool. Cast that sucker out in a field

and set your rod & reel down so that it still releases line. Grab the

line at the end of the rod and walk to your weight. Cut the backing  

and dispose of the line you cast. Tie the Tatsu at that point and you

have two casting distances spooled.

 

 

Great idea, I've been looking for a simple means for spooling the right amount of backing

[roadwarrior]

Thanks Kent.  I went to YoZuri after reading your posts a couple of years ago and really like it.  If you like Tatsu and Kanzen it must be for real. I will give it a go. One question....FC can be fickle when it comes to sinching the know down. What's your experience?

 

I think any knot, your favorite knot, will work just fine as long as it is tied PERFECTLY.

Plenty of spit and slow down just a tad as you snug it up and finish. I like the Duncan

Knot (also called Pitzen or 16-20). Here is another to try: http://ragetalk.com/index.php?topic=3857.0

 

 

 

[nocluefisher]

I am going to try this knot out this year as well. Thanks for the link!

[Hooligan]

I disagree that shooter is more sensitive than Tatsu, at least on the whole. Tatsu has smaller diameters across the board, with greater density, to me it's been more sensitive than shooter in the most common line sizes. The only instance that I've preferred Shooter to Tatsu is 8lb on a spinning rod throwing 4" Senko type baits. In that case, it was actually that I was skipping docks. The Shooter provides a little more purchase than Tatsu and I'm able to maneuver it a bit better. That's been the single instance Shooter performs better.