Misterious Knot Experience

Hoping someone can explain this. It's happened three times over the last couple of months. Here's the deal. I tie jigs on with a loop knot. I'm sold on it as it sets the hook better and is easy to tie.

The problem is that 3 times I went to set the hook and I come up with no jig. You would think the knot broke or untied. Maybe the loop broke or something like that. No the loop is intact so you would thing the jig eye opened or something like that. The problem is I've never seen a jig eye with a gap that could let the line out or any kind of gap at all. Maybe I've missed it.

Has anyone experience similar?

I've only had it happen when i'm fishing braid. Happened twice today, lost two minnow hooks with fish attached. :Doh:

Never see a gap in the eye but somehow it does it :dono

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Originally Posted by 20watt

I've only had it happen when i'm fishing braid. Happened twice today, lost two minnow hooks with fish attached. :Doh:

Never see a gap in the eye but somehow it does it :dono

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Glad to see it's not just me. I thought I was under some kind of voodoo spell or something.

Are you fishing braid?

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Originally Posted by 20watt

Are you fishing braid?

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Nope. 6 lb mono.

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Originally Posted by mermentau

Hoping someone can explain this. It's happened three times over the last couple of months. Here's the deal. I tie jigs on with a loop knot. I'm sold on it as it sets the hook better and is easy to tie.

The problem is that 3 times I went to set the hook and I come up with no jig. You would think the knot broke or untied. Maybe the loop broke or something like that. No the loop is intact so you would thing the jig eye opened or something like that. The problem is I've never seen a jig eye with a gap that could let the line out or any kind of gap at all. Maybe I've missed it.

Has anyone experience similar?

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Have you ever seen a magician take apart metal loops? :bash

It has happened to me a lot using mono and a double cinch knot. I, too, was stumped but noticed it seems to happen with certain brand jigs.

A while back sickle hooks had some open eyes. I haven't seen any in a while.
"gene"

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Originally Posted by PawPaw "gene"

A while back sickle hooks had some open eyes. I haven't seen any in a while.
"gene"

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I'm thinking it has to be an open eye deal. I'll have to start noticing. Looking at the ones I have been using lately there is nothing real obvious, but nothing else would explain it.

I had it happen to me today on a road runner. I had to check twice to make sure the loop was intact. I was hung up, and when I jerked the jig loose, all that came up was line. Funny as heck. Never happened to me before. And I was using 10 lb suffix mono

great....something new to have happen and worry bout........

It has happened to me a few times while fishing braid. I started pinching the eyes of each jig with a pair of needle nose pliers just in case there was a tiny opening. It doesn't take much of a gap with 10lb Suffix Performance Braid, which has the diameter of 4lb mono.

I use 6# Vanish or Stren and I get 1/32 oz jig heads from the Honeyhole by the 100. I've had a few slip right through the slight opening in the eye. All of mine have come when the fish is darting around the boat. This way I can say see ya before they swim off with my jig. Normally not a problem but sometimes the WP can get in some crazy positions and twist and out comes the loop knot without the jig. I've started pinching them a tad to close it up.....I mentioned this to the folks at the HH some time ago....SLIP

I think I know now what's happening in my case. The picture shows how the loop could wind up after a cast or maybe when the fish does something. So if the loop is like that when you jerk it could put all the force right where the eye is closed. Not a great picture, but look close and you might see what I'm driving at.Attachment 153744

I stopped using the loop for this very reason, My eyes aren't what they once were and what I found was I was missing the eye and actually tightening my loop around the jig head

Hey Merm,
I wanted to pass this along.
My eye sight is not so good when trying to tie a knot using 6lb test on a 1/32oz jig....

Just sayin.....
I use one of these for all crappie jig knots, it really works good and the tool makes it easy too.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Tie-F...tool&WTz_l=PPC

I got mine at Cabelas, I've seen them at Bass Pro too.

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Originally Posted by Fishbone

Hey Merm,
I wanted to pass this along.
My eye sight is not so good when trying to tie a knot using 6lb test on a 1/32oz jig....

Just sayin.....
I use one of these for all crappie jig knots, it really works good and the tool makes it easy too.

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I found a video showing how to splice line end to end, but would like to see one for attaching line to a jig eye. Can't really tell how it would work for that.

fishbone, I have one of those and it works well but since I've learned the Palomar knot that is all I use. It's about as strong as you could want. I saw a demo on TV last week of comparing the Palomar to the Trilene knot and they rated the same. It is also easy to tie.
"gene"