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 splicing line together
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03/14/11 02:14 PM
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Atxwheeler
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What's is the best knot and how do u tie it. I know everyones thinking its a noob question but my knots suck and I lose a lot of fish.
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Re: splicing line together
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03/14/11 02:18 PM
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Stephen Clark
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this is the knot I use for tying my main line to my Shock-leader. Albright knot
PB Common = 36-8
PB Buffalo = 62-8
PB Mirror (fully scaled) 13-0
PB Flat Head Catfish = 44
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Re: splicing line together
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03/14/11 02:20 PM
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Atxwheeler
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thank you stephen I'm trying to tie it now lol
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Re: splicing line together
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03/14/11 02:22 PM
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Stephen Clark
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thank you stephen I'm trying to tie it now lol make sure you make the first loop with the biggest diameter line and make the wraps with the lesser dia. main-line
PB Common = 36-8
PB Buffalo = 62-8
PB Mirror (fully scaled) 13-0
PB Flat Head Catfish = 44
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Re: splicing line together
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03/14/11 02:24 PM
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Atxwheeler
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Lol so maybe that's what I did wrong trying again........
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Re: splicing line together
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03/14/11 03:05 PM
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Cyprinus
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Good luck man...I hate line to line knots, I'm terrible at them, half the time they pull through. The other half of the time I actually tie them correctly...held up to my PB carp. 
Ben
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Re: splicing line together
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03/14/11 04:47 PM
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fiSherwood
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Mike, it depends on what lines you are tying together. For tying braid to thicker mono or flouro then use the Albright or better yet the Modified Albright knot. For tying two strands of braid or two other like-sized lines, a Double Uni Knot is better. Tying a good knot is important and worth practicing.
Last edited by fiSherwood; 03/14/11 04:47 PM.
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Re: splicing line together
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03/14/11 09:58 PM
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Starless
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I usually just use the Double Uni. It's pretty easy, and works pretty well.
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Re: splicing line together
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03/15/11 12:19 AM
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Johnny Angler
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I usually use the double uni when I'm putting fly fishing leaders together, but I use the albright when I make a rig with stiff mono and a little braid on the end holding the hair (combi rig?).
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Re: splicing line together
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03/15/11 02:35 AM
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Atxwheeler
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Ok got my line spliced and made my first batch of boilies. They turned out pretty dang good. My dogs like em so hopefully some fish will.
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Re: splicing line together
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03/18/11 06:14 PM
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Keith_Thompson
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Nylon to nylon I use a four turn water know. Braid to brain I use a double uni knot Braid to nylon I use a modified (by lots of experimentation) double uni knot - almost impossible to describe how to do it but it has not let me down since I perfected it. I just tied it here in the office and it might be a combo of an albright and a uni 
Last edited by Keith_Thompson; 03/18/11 06:17 PM. Reason: Added last line
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Re: splicing line together
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03/18/11 07:06 PM
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buffaloman chris
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what would you use keith to tie a bigger dia mono to a smaller size mono? right now im using a uni to uni? i dont lose any fish, but when i get snagged it will snap when trying to break free.
Last edited by buffaloman chris; 03/18/11 07:07 PM.
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Re: splicing line together
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03/18/11 10:11 PM
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Keith_Thompson
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Chris - 4-turn water knot will take care of that every time. Not easy to tie though as the whole of the leader has to pass through the loop all four times - watched Terry Eustace do this when he was blind drunk, in the back room of his store (which was about 6x4 - never been so entertained by someone tying a knot LOL
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Re: splicing line together
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03/18/11 10:38 PM
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buffaloman chris
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cool, i just tied it, seems pretty easy but ill find out next time i go fishing.
Last edited by buffaloman chris; 03/18/11 10:39 PM.
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