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Post  kell Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:34 am

best knot to use for braid and a link to a good diagram for it if possible

also what is the first thing on your line after the reel swivel c clip or what ever Very Happy

and for jeff adie and nick dont say a fish and that gose for some of you others lol!
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Post  robh107 Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:47 pm

i use a palomar knot as illustrated in this video.... i've always found it to be very reliable with braids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiDDdW22X9k

the first thing after the swivel with me is always a 30lb wire trace when lure fishing
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Post  Chumley Warner Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:02 pm

robh107 wrote:i use a palomar knot as illustrated in this video.... i've always found it to be very reliable with braids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiDDdW22X9k

the first thing after the swivel with me is always a 30lb wire trace when lure fishing

Yup me too, its never let me down and is simple enough for us folks from Thorne Very Happy
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Post  nickcarpy Fri Feb 20, 2009 6:49 pm

its the knot i use for most my hook tyeing unless i am tyeig hairrigs,then thats the knotless knot,for swivels i ues a 5 turn grinner knot. Very Happy
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Post  Lefty Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:40 pm

Gotta agree there, palomar everytime for me too, even when using mono.
I use it for everything: hooks, swivels, trace, etc....
best knot for braid Paloma11

Interestingly, I've seen another way of tying this knot:
best knot for braid Paloma12

Dunno about you lot, but I think this way may strangle the knot and actually weaken it.

What do you think?

Have you tried it this way?

I don't want to try it in case it fails and end up with a fish swimming around with a trace in it's mouth. Or worse.
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Post  Andy Macfarlane Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:25 pm

Uni as described by Power Pro but with 5 turns...any more is just being extravagant....lol

Click HERE for Power Pro pages

.....Regard.....Andy...... geek
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Post  nickcarpy Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:26 pm

you got to be carefull with knots,some are brill with mono but then on braid are trouble,ie the knot can gett to tight an cut in ect
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Post  Bazz Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:36 pm

Fox DVD with mick brown recommends the 5 turn grinner for braid

Great diagram, Lefty Wink

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Post  Lefty Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:40 pm

Bazz wrote:Great diagram, Lefty Wink

Why, thank you sir.

Can't remember where I found the small diagram but the larger one (with three turns) is from Abu Garcia website (http://www.abugarcia-fishing.co.uk/) in the 'Tips' section.
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Post  esoxjeff Sat Feb 21, 2009 8:26 pm

PALOMAR for braid is the strongest,without constricting the braid itself.
i tested 400 various knots at work about 10 years ago under near laboratory conditions at ICI/DuPont.
the palomar knot was the only one that snapped the mainline before the knot at98% compared to other popular knots.
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Post  nickcarpy Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:18 pm

i will say i rate this a 100%knot next to the knotless knot.both never let me down Very Happy
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