Braided Line Knot

[Fishaholic7lbs]

What knot do yall tie when flipping with braided line.. ive been using power pro super slick

[OroBass]

Palomar knot. Also check this app out. Knot wars

[Cgrinder]

Uni knot

[Mike L]

Palomar for all braid, regardless of the brand or style.

If you use a super slick type leave a little of the tag line after cutting.

Ive found that the trick to a properly tied Palomar is to insure that the lines are parallel to each other and not crossed before you tie the overhand.

Mike

[roadwarrior]

San Diego Jam

 

http://www.animatedknots.com/sandiegojam/

[Catch and Grease]

I use the Palomar now that I quit using the improved clinch

[bassmaster8100]

On Texas Rigs I tie a snell knot, palomar knot on anything else

[jason41987]

i used to use improved clinch, however as soon as i learned the palomar knot ive been using it ever since, nothing beats its brutal simplicity, and you also have two pieces of line supporting the eye of the hook, just seems better to me

[Jon G]

If im Flipping i will use a Snell knot anything else with braid i will use a San Diego Jam or Palomar

[J Francho]

Uni, Palomar, snell knots all work fine for me.

[BiteFiend]

On Texas Rigs I tie a snell knot, palomar knot on anything else

X2

[new2BC4bass]

Uni knot

X2.  I do need to teach myself to tie a couple of the other knots mentioned...such as the San Diego Jam.  Not that I ever have a problem with the Uni, but it is always nice to learn new things.  Matter of fact the Uni  and 30# Fireline have straightened out jig hooks.

[A-Jay]

Uni, Palomar, snell knots all work fine for me.

 

^^^^^^^^^^

X2

 

Me Too.

 

A-Jay

[ThatZX14Fella]

I've never used anything but the improved clinch. It seems to catch just as many fish as everything else and I very rarely lose lures unless I get caught or messed up on the knot and was to lazy to fix it.

[new2BC4bass]

I've never used anything but the improved clinch. It seems to catch just as many fish as everything else and I very rarely lose lures unless I get caught or messed up on the knot and was to lazy to fix it.

The first knot my Dad taught me to tie 61 years ago was the Clinch Knot.  The second knot was the Improved Clinch Knot.  Most knots do an admirable job as long as they are tied properly.  Just because one knot breaks at 2 pounds more than another with the same line doesn't mean it is necessarily a better knot for fishing.  It isn't like we will be putting maximum stress on a knot during normal fishing.  Only time I put that kind of stress on a line is when I am trying to break it.  I'd rather the line broke at the knot than at my rod tip. 

 

I know I don't have the hookset my Dad did, but it must be kind of wimpy because I have never broken a knot or a rod setting the hook.  What can I do to be more manly?  I already have hairy arms legs, and chest.  :teeth:

[ThatZX14Fella]

The first knot my Dad taught me to tie 61 years ago was the Clinch Knot.  The second knot was the Improved Clinch Knot.  Most knots do an admirable job as long as they are tied properly.  Just because one knot breaks at 2 pounds more than another with the same line doesn't mean it is necessarily a better knot for fishing.  It isn't like we will be putting maximum stress on a knot during normal fishing.  Only time I put that kind of stress on a line is when I am trying to break it.  I'd rather the line broke at the knot than at my rod tip. 

 

I know I don't have the hookset my Dad did, but it must be kind of wimpy because I have never broken a knot or a rod setting the hook.  What can I do to be more manly?  I already have hairy arms legs, and chest.  :teeth:

 

Well if the man status goes off of how hairy you are, then I have my dad beat. Lol I've never lost one off of a hook set either, but I have lost them right at the shore. It seems rather unlucky, but I find it to be more of me being lazy and not retying the knot correctly than anything.

[jtharris3]

Palomar knot. Also check this app out. Knot wars

 

Nice app. Thanks for suggesting it!

[OroBass]

No problem! It helped me learn more knots. When I'm bored I practice my knots.

[SirSnookalot]

100% agree with everything stated by Demonic Forrest, my slight difference is I make 2 final wraps instead of one.  The bottom line if one is satisfied with what they are using then stick with it, all the knots are good if tied correctly.

[Preytorien]

San Diego Jam

 

http://www.animatedknots.com/sandiegojam/

 

This one.....super strong, and easy to tie on any lure. Sometimes on larger lures, especially spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, large cranks, you have to make a big loop in the palomar to get it "over" the lure, which wastes a lot of line. The SDJ knot uses very little like, and it's very very strong.

 

Give it a try, you'll be......(wait for it)......hooked!

 

BAM

[Capt.Bob]

"I know I don't have the hookset my Dad did, but it must be kind of wimpy because I have never broken a knot or a rod setting the hook.  What can I do to be more manly?  I already have hairy arms legs, and chest.  :teeth:"

 

If your dad was using mono, trust me your hooksets are harder. One thing I learned when going to braid after 30 years using mono was to calm down and use my wrist, with no stretch you don't need the feet leaving the floor of the boat to set the hook. Much different from mono, there are many who blame their knot for failing, when this was the cause and will cause most knots to fail with braid.

 

only knot I use on braid is an improved blood knot. This is because the only thing I ever tie to braid is mono for 5 or 6 wraps on the spool for backing, or a 2 to 12 foot piece of Fluorocarbon or mono for my leader, depending on the water clarity I'm fishing. There is never anything else tied directly to my braid. 

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If I'm tying a hook or swivel, a palomar, if I'm tying a large lure, a uni. I just dragged a tree (yes a tree, not a branch) across the lake with 65 PP and a uni (good hooks on that frog)...

[JaxBasser]

Improved clinch with everything (braid, mono, floro). Never had any problems.

[Fisher-O-men]

Uni knot

X2, especially for tying on lures that are large or have lots of hooks.  I hate trying to get trebles through that loop of a palomar.  If you want two lines through the hook eye, you can do that with the uni.

[new2BC4bass]

"I know I don't have the hookset my Dad did, but it must be kind of wimpy because I have never broken a knot or a rod setting the hook.  What can I do to be more manly?  I already have hairy arms legs, and chest.  :teeth:"

 

If your dad was using mono, trust me your hooksets are harder. One thing I learned when going to braid after 30 years using mono was to calm down and use my wrist, with no stretch you don't need the feet leaving the floor of the boat to set the hook. Much different from mono, there are many who blame their knot for failing, when this was the cause and will cause most knots to fail with braid.

 

only knot I use on braid is an improved blood knot. This is because the only thing I ever tie to braid is mono for 5 or 6 wraps on the spool for backing, or a 2 to 12 foot piece of Fluorocarbon or mono for my leader, depending on the water clarity I'm fishing. There is never anything else tied directly to my braid. 

 

Not only did he use mono, but the rods were fiberglass.  Dad would lean forward taking all the slack out of the line, then rear back with his whole body plus bringing the rod way back.  Best not to be behind him when he set a hook.  You might wind up with a bloody nose.