What knot do you use to tie directly to jig when using braid???
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What knot do you use to tie directly to jig when using braid???
I tie directly to jig with braid ... and what I do is use a Improved Clinch, and leave a couple inches of tag end. Then when I'm cinching it down & it starts slipping open, I tie a double loop overhand knot in the tag end. That stops the slipping when that "granny knot" snugs up to the Improved Clinch. I use the double loop so as to make the knot bigger, since I'm using 10/2 PowerPro ... and 2lb test diameter line in a regular overhand knot just isn't big enough.
Now, I'm using the regular PowerPro ... so if you're using the slicker braids, you might want to make that a triple overhand knot :dono :biggrin
I've yet to have a knot fail, or unravel, when the Improved Clinch is backed up with the double "Granny" ... and I don't even have to use the "Granny" anymore, since my PowerPro braid is over 2yrs old and all the "slickness" is long gone.
A bow!
No loop knot, through the eye twice.
Palomar
Palomar.
I have been known to use a loop knot. But look out if there is a gap in the eye of the hook. Darn braid will slip through in an instant.
For crappie improved clinch...for bass palomar
On heavy line I use an improved clinch knot and it works just fine. Tried Nonofil last winter and had to learn a new knot. Nothing would hold for me but a uniknot.
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Palomar on everything. Quick and easy
Typically, improved clinch using PowerPro (10# & 15# on dipping rods, 20# on trolling rods). No extra overhand knot needed to hold. I don't get much slippage, and the hook on the jig will straighten (or break!) before the knot gives. If the line itself breaks, that means I have to pull 20' of line off the spool and start over.
That said, I do use palomar and loop knots from time to time.
Have used palomar on all crappie rods for years, easy and holds tight. Use the improved clinch on all catfish rods, seems to work better on the heavier lines. On the other hand my rod and reel can tie the most insane knot in a split second, amazes me sometimes.
I use PowerPro Super Slick 8 ... 4lb. test ... and I use the Huckabee knot for my crappie jigs. It allows a lot of movement of the jig head. And it is pretty easy to tie.
Palomar on everything.
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Same for me. Simple and quick to tie. 99.9% of the time I will straighten the hook and not break the line and I use heavier hooks than most in my jigs.
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Palomar.
Palomar on almost everything with braid.
Ok, then me using and giving advise to a buddy to use the Palomar wasn't wrong :)
Thanks Guys !
palomar
Yup, Palomar for most everything.
Palomar and double improved clinch knot.
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Palomar
Uniknot on braid and mono. All I've used for years.
When i started having issues with the soft braids and trying to tie a palomar with them in very small jig eyes, I finally switched to a fish n fool knot. Took me a little while to get used to it after decades of tying palomars, but now it's second nature.
Palomar