Knots - Just something I do.

[Bartableman7]

Every knot: mono, fluoro, braid to a lure...braid to fluoro or braid to mono---I super glue EVERY knot.  Takes a few extra seconds and you WILL NOT see a knot slip or untie.  Braid turns hard as a rock with a tiny dab.  Great for those FGs and other linking knots.  The line may break...but my knots never come loose.  It's not a new idea.  Just something I do for confidence.  (A tiny amount. Don't make a mess.  I use a toothpick to apply it.)

[T-Billy]

Tie good knots and there's no need for glue.

[Big Rick]

The only time I glue a knot is when I use Loon UV glue on my FG. And that is only to make the knot smoother and quieter in my guides. UV glue stays flexible which is very forgiving and never to my line guides. 

 

Other than that, I'm with T-Billy. No need for glue when the right knot for the situation is used and tied correctly. 

 

I do use glue to make my trailers last longer on my jigs, buzz baits, and swimbait heads. 

[Deleted account]

1 hour ago, T-Billy said:

Tie good knots and there's no need for glue.

What he said.

[GaryH]

I never use glue on knots but if it gives you confidence in your knots it’s worth using.

[DitchPanda]

I use a dab of super glue on my knot when I use braid to tie skirts...outside of that I don't .

[TnRiver46]

I hate super glue,  never in my life have I emptied a bottle. Typically it ruins not long after the initial opening 

[Chris Catignani]

2 hours ago, Big Rick said:

The only time I glue a knot is when I use Loon UV glue on my FG. And that is only to make the knot smoother and quieter in my guides. UV glue stays flexible which is very forgiving and never to my line guides. 

I dont use any glue on knots...but I do use the UV glue on other stuff where I need it set up fast.

[cyclops2]

I use the Trilene Knot with a 1/2 hitch PULLED into the Trilene Knot to LOCK the knot. It can never untie. The harder the tension of the line. The tighter the 1/2 hitch  is pulled against the Trilene.

[throttleplate]

last time i used gorilla super glue my wife had to use fingernail polish remover to separate my fingers.

I carry it in my tackle but not for knots but to repair plastics.

[T-Billy]

41 minutes ago, cyclops2 said:

I use the Trilene Knot with a 1/2 hitch PULLED into the Trilene Knot to LOCK the knot. It can never untie. The harder the tension of the line. The tighter the 1/2 hitch  is pulled against the Trilene.

I've never had a standard trilene slip. If the line breaks at the knot, it'll have a little J at the end indicating it snapped where it wraps around the hook.

[cyclops2]

I sometimes only wrap it 3 times. Old brain.  The 1/2 hitch is now part of my Triline knot tying . I could forget the 1/2 hitch.  Has happened.

[Mat_ski]

I carry super glue instead of band aids, but don’t use it on my knots. 

[Bird]

I refuse to use super glue anymore, knot gonna buy it. Lol

I get one or two uses out of it and the whole bottle turns to concrete, same with Gorilla glue.

BUT, confidence is a major player in bass fishing and we become better fisherman with it. 

[WRB]

Can’t re tie a hook or lure eye filled with super glue.

Tom

[TnRiver46]

19 minutes ago, Bird said:

I refuse to use super glue anymore, knot gonna buy it. Lol

I get one or two uses out of it and the whole bottle turns to concrete, same with Gorilla glue.

BUT, confidence is a major player in bass fishing and we become better fisherman with it. 

I see what you did there 

[padlin]

I'm another who has yet to get 2 uses out of a tube of SG.

 

My brother gave me a big bottle, something like 4 oz, that comes with activator spray to use in woodworking. I refuse to open it cause I know it's just going to turn into a rock after 1 use.

 

I did try it once on a couple knots, no problem with or without.

[schplurg]

41 minutes ago, Mat_ski said:

I carry super glue instead of band aids, but don’t use it on my knots. 

Funny, I use Band-aids on my knots!

[Bass Rutten]

2 hours ago, cyclops2 said:

I use the Trilene Knot with a 1/2 hitch PULLED into the Trilene Knot to LOCK the knot. It can never untie. The harder the tension of the line. The tighter the 1/2 hitch  is pulled against the Trilene.

Are you tying the half hitch on the tag only or tying it around the main knot itself?

[cyclops2]

Loose floppy tag end. 

[MickD]

2 hours ago, throttleplate said:

last time i used gorilla super glue my wife had to use fingernail polish remover to separate my fingers.

I carry it in my tackle but not for knots but to repair plastics.

I have the same problem.  My knots don't need it, and it always seems to glue my fingers together.

 

[Junk Fisherman]

I have had problems with my superglue drying up after a use or two.  I've been using this one for over a month now  https://www.amazon.com/Elmers-KG82948MR-Krazy-Squeeze-Applicator/dp/B011Q0R8YS

[Bass Rutten]

This is the one you want, easy to control gel, has a precision applicator and doesn’t dry out.

[looking45]

5 hours ago, Deleted account said:

What he said.

+1

[WRB]

Part of fishing skills is knot tying. Learning how to tie several different knots perfectly takes lots of practice. 

When off shore marlin and tuna fishing I had a lot of time to practice knot tying. Joining double line to heavy leaders with binomial twist for example. 

Take pride in knot tying and re tie often.

Tom