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Best Knot
#8310817
12/08/12 12:18 AM
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NorCal
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What’s the best Knot? and how often do you re-tie?
Floro? Braid? Mono?
I tie a Palomar knot with Seaguar InvizX and it seems to work. actully with all three lines.
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Re: Best Knot
[Re: NorCal]
#8310825
12/08/12 12:20 AM
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JPost
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I like the San Diego Jam. I tie whenever I feel nicks in it.
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Re: Best Knot
[Re: NorCal]
#8310828
12/08/12 12:21 AM
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Fish Killer
Big Sexy
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Big Sexy
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Re: Best Knot
[Re: NorCal]
#8310901
12/08/12 12:44 AM
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JACKTHE
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Lots of people don't like the Palomar with flouro. I've used it for years with monofiliment but when I started using it with flour. I had lots of broken knots. I always wet them down, and I know how to tie them. I switched to the san diego jam knot with flour. and that solved the problem. Re tie if you feel or see nicks.
Jack Theroff
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Re: Best Knot
[Re: NorCal]
#8310922
12/08/12 12:50 AM
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KingChamp202
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Floro-Palomar, Braid-palomar, Mono-clinch. Wet both the floro and the mono down while pulling tight!
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Re: Best Knot
[Re: NorCal]
#8310923
12/08/12 12:50 AM
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bluebonnet2
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good evening,
loop the palomar twice....that should stop any slippage...
thats what berkley reccomends for nanofil...i been doing it for years with mono and braid...
good luck, PURA VIDA, bluebonnet2
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Re: Best Knot
[Re: NorCal]
#8311125
12/08/12 01:52 AM
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CENTEX Toad Hunter
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Fluoro - I use a Palomar, but use need to ensure you tie it correctly as well as wet it while drawing tight. For certain apps like spinnerbaits, Ill use cinch knot.
Mono - I will use a Palomar.
Braid - Palomar is known to slip on Braid, so I'll add a granny knot over the top of the Palomar.
For tying leaders, I use the improved Albright. Smaller, stronger and smoother going through the guides than the uni.
"If you've quit learn'n, you might'as well quit fish'n cuz yer not catch'n as many fish as ya should be!"
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Re: Best Knot
[Re: NorCal]
#8311146
12/08/12 01:57 AM
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RNF
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I went to the fishing fool knot about 4 years ago and it's all I use now.
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Re: Best Knot
[Re: NorCal]
#8311161
12/08/12 01:59 AM
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NickHasty
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Palomar for mono and braid. Double san Diego jam on fluro.
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Re: Best Knot
[Re: NorCal]
#8311523
12/08/12 04:00 AM
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cegrace
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In my opinion, the San Diego Jam is best for Floro, the double polomar with Braid, and the polamar with Mono.
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Re: Best Knot
[Re: NorCal]
#8311743
12/08/12 05:54 AM
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FZ1
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Palomar. Feel the line after each fish. Rety as necessary. I've gone 7-8 fish with P line 100%. It's the most abrasion resistant FC. It does have more memory and an FZ1 skill level is required to handle the memory.
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Re: Best Knot
[Re: NorCal]
#8311821
12/08/12 09:17 AM
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bigbass94
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I tie different knots depending on what bait I'm throwing. With that being said, I tie a Palomar knot for the most part. I usually check my line every 15-20 casts and I always check it after I catch a fish.
"If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." - Doug Larson
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Re: Best Knot
[Re: NorCal]
#8311892
12/08/12 12:17 PM
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Lone Star Lunker Hunter
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Mono.... Palomar, braid... Palomar, flour.... San Diego jam freaking amazing
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Re: Best Knot
[Re: CENTEX Toad Hunter]
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12/08/12 12:40 PM
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ezbassin
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Fluoro - I use a Palomar, but use need to ensure you tie it correctly as well as wet it while drawing tight. For certain apps like spinnerbaits, Ill use cinch knot.
Mono - I will use a Palomar.
Braid - Palomar is known to slip on Braid, so I'll add a granny knot over the top of the Palomar.
For tying leaders, I use the improved Albright. Smaller, stronger and smoother going through the guides than the uni. +1 When you tie a Palomar knot the double line MUST be side by side and not crossed in an X pattern or the fluorocarbon WILL break. That is why so many people have problems with it and fluorocarbon line, the knot is tied incorrectly. Mono and co-polymer lines are more forgiving if tied incorrectly. Fluorocarbon is not forgiving and it will break. Tie it correctly and it will work just fine. The SanDiego Jam knot is another good one for fluorocarbon if you just can't tie a Palomar correctly. I also tie a double reverse clinch knot. Alton did a Youtube video showing a knot he uses to tie on a spinner bait. I do that knot but with a double line. It is VERY strong.
Last edited by ezbassin; 12/08/12 12:51 PM.
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