Fluoro leader issues: change knots or change leader?

[li_bass_hunter]

Use Berkley big game mono as your leader. If you insist on using fluoro i would use seaguar blue label

[softwateronly]

8 hours ago, matbellon3 said:

I would change the knot. I personally use a San Diego Jam knot for most my lure/ hook connections. I would also keep the leader has I like to have a little bit of shock absorption for hook sets. 

X2 

 

I love the san diego jam knot.  Easy to tie, and easy to verify.   Floro burn is the devil.

 

scott

[BrianMDTX]

I’m knot going to debate knots. All I will say is that I fish wacky rigs a lot, and I lost more fish on braid-to-leader than I did with straight mono. I like it for weightless TR where I need a solid hookset, but not WR. 

[txchaser]

15 hours ago, softwateronly said:

X2 

 

I love the san diego jam knot.  Easy to tie, and easy to verify.   Floro burn is the devil.

 

scott

x3

SDJ is a) easy to tie correctly b) stronger than any other knot I've tried on flouro - the issue seems to be that flouro hates fast impact shocks, and so the knot matters a lot.

[Cigarguy]

Got to revisit and relearn the SDJ.  Besides this thread, a lot of folks here like this knot.  A few months ago I tied the SDJ about 10 times and I found it weak so I did not trust it.  Obviously operator error. 

[TnRiver46]

If my line was breaking, I would change the line. How is that not an option on the poll? Haha. That rig sounds a little complicated to me, I like good ole “fishin string” (monofilament). It rarely breaks and I use 6# most of the time. When it does break its because I forgot to re tie after a week or two. You want to know the most ironic thing about this whole scenario? Flourocarbon breaks WAY more often than mono....... and costs way more than mono. Such is the fishing industry..........

 

kind of reminds me of when my

mom got a brand new car with all these bells and whistles for “safety” purposes. Well all the bells and whistles went haywire and made the car literally stop working and they gave her the money back haha

[LrgmouthShad]

23 hours ago, CountryboyinDC said:

Try the Swindle Double Shindo, Over-the-Creek, Beside-the-Barn, Foothold knot.  I do think with flurocarbon, going 2X through the eye is key.  There are a couple of other knots (I was using the 'Shaw Grigsby'), but that seems to be key for me for terminal knots not failing. 

THIS x100. Only knot I've used that will outlast my FG knot. I have not tried all of them of course. The name is the double improved clinch knot. 

[lo n slo]

if you set the hook like me.....

 

using anything less than 15# fluoro is asking for hook set heartbreak. i’ve tried different knots, different brands, and even holding my mouth right. 

[Darth-Baiter]

You’re getting big bass to bite, so don’t change anything except the knot. 
 

im old school.   Improved clinch-knot.  No issues.  Kudos to mastering the FG knot.  For me the “F” in FG stands for ...... well we all know what it stands for.
 

Just googled the SDJ.  I like it!  Easy.