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Having a debate at work.. What knot do yall think works the best and is strongest when tying fluorocarbon? Talking straight to hook not as a leader. 

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San Diego Jam or the Shaw Grigsby which I believe is a double San Diego Jam

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I used to use the double most of the time, but have since went to the normal San Diego Jam knot. Excellent knot for fluorocarbon in my opinion. 

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Duncan Knot, also  known as a 16/20 or Pitzen Knot.

 

 

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No clue about strongest but the Uni knot has always done me well. 

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I don't know about strongest either but I always use a Trilene knot and never had one fail.  (That's actually the ONLY knot I use for line to lure for mono, fluoro or braid).

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uni knot is my go to on fluoro.  tried the san diego for a while, but i was doing something wrong with the number of break offs i was having. went right back to the uni and have had no issues since.

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Definitely going to try the shaw grigsby now that I read this 

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Line selection is more important than the knot you tie.  That is a whole different topic with probably hundreds of threads already listed. As @road warrior posted use a site like http://www.animatedknots.com/indexfishing.php#ScrollPoint to learn new knots. To answer your question it depends on what I am doing. Spinnerbaits jam knot , jigs palomar. I have used the double jam knot for alabama rigs and it hasn't failed me yet. I like the palomar because its quick and easy. 

27 minutes ago, SwampLife said:

Definitely going to try the shaw grigsby now that I read this 

Great knot just not<hah  the one I like tying when its cold out and my fingers aren't working.

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I use the Trilene Knot.............works for me, and I have never had it fail. I love the palomar knot for tying direct to braid, but I just had too many fail with fluorocarbon.

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All I use is the uni knot..Braid,fluoro,copoly,mono..never had this fail me,been tying it for yrs 

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One more for the Shaw G knot, it's never failed me yet...

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Palomar for everything regarding ditect tie. 

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I use SDJ for all lines ( except braid which is the palomar and mono, which I don't use anymore at all) 

 

 

Mike 

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Well, as you can see, several knots seem to work just fine. The key is this: "If the knot you tie is not PERFECT, it's not good enough."

 

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I like the Berkley Braid knot for tying fluorocarbon line. It starts like Shaw's knot, but you go through the bottom loop, instead of the top loop. 

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5 hours ago, roadwarrior said:

Well, as you can see, several knots seem to work just fine. The key is this: "If the knot you tie is not PERFECT, it's not good enough."

 

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This!

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