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gwheeler
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by gwheeler October 4th, 2006, 9:56 am
I'm just curious as to which knots all of you prefer to use with the different lines available. I'm pretty partial to clinch and palomar knots myself. Anyone only use crimps?
birddog
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by birddog October 4th, 2006, 11:58 am
Uni-knot. Pretty much all you need.
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grim reeler
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by grim reeler October 4th, 2006, 12:34 pm
Uni and palomar are about all I use.
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Atticus
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by Atticus October 4th, 2006, 12:52 pm
Uni, Palomar, Surgeon's Loop, uni-to-uni...
RHTFISH
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by RHTFISH October 4th, 2006, 1:32 pm
95% uni and palomar
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Ty one on
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by Ty one on October 4th, 2006, 2:30 pm
I have been tying the same knot since around 4th grade. (1974)
I don't know what it is called....I twist the line about 6 or 7 times wet it and run it back through the loop at the hook. It has always works great.
My line is Berkley Big Game (Dark Green) 12lb. and 15lb.
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Jumptrout51
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by Jumptrout51 October 4th, 2006, 3:18 pm
uniknot only
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dstockwell
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by dstockwell October 4th, 2006, 6:55 pm
Palomar and Loop
Eerman
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by Eerman October 4th, 2006, 7:55 pm
Uni and Uni to Uni.
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Reel Slow
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by Reel Slow October 4th, 2006, 8:08 pm
Stren for braid to leader, Uni and Loop for end tackle.
Charles
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by Charles October 4th, 2006, 8:41 pm
Uni, with the number of turns determined by lb. test and application, but normally six turns for tying on lures, four turns for line to reel spool, two turns for leader to fly (it's the same knot as the two-wrap hangman's knot), etc.
tin can
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by tin can October 4th, 2006, 8:43 pm
Granny.
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birddog
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by birddog October 4th, 2006, 8:49 pm
tin can wrote: Granny.
That sounds about right for you.
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Chalk
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by Chalk October 4th, 2006, 8:52 pm
uniknot, mirrolure knot...when I get out of sight of land I tie a snell knot as well
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sundown
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by sundown October 4th, 2006, 8:52 pm
Uni knot and back to back uni knots for leader to line connections.
