This is the only knot I use with mono anymore - I developed it for rope a few years ago, then last year tried it with mono and powerpro braid - but it slips out of the braid.
Goes fast even with cold fingers & low light conditions. Improved clinch and palomar knots both broke before this one in tests of 6, 8, 12, 14, 17 and 20lb mono. The line breaks before the knot with less than 17lb, but the knot occasionally breaks 17 & 20.
Sorry about the poor do-it-yourself graphics...
blue end leads to rod tip
step-by-step:
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After passing the tag end through the lure eye, bring it back and wedge it in between your thumb & finger in front of the loop. Then pass it around behind the loop and wedge it between your thumb & finger again.
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around the loop with the lure eye...as if you're choking it off, then through the other loop from back to front.
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Pull tight & snug it up. Try it - you'll like it - better than a bird's nest.
Works great with most kinds of rope - it'll hold tight without slipping but unties easily. Or you can double the tag end back on itself & push a loop through in step 5 - it'll hold tight then release quickly with a tug on the end.
