On Sun, 04 Sep 2005 17:40:59 GMT, wrote (with
possible editing):

On Sun, 4 Sep 2005 09:08:49 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
wrote:

"Pumper Hinkle" wrote in message
hlink.net...
Has anyone used the figure 8 knot for tying a loop on the end of a
monofilament line? Seems like it ought to work ok.

Ralph


I used to use it routinely for attaching a bell sinker to the end of a bait
rig with a couple dropper lood further up the line for my snelled hooks. I
would not use it for attaching an expensive crank bait. Probably the
perfection loop is best for that. Personally I prefer to tie a duolock snap
on the end of my line if I want a more free swinging bait at the end of the
line. I tie it with a Trilene knot. In my experience it is stronger than a
Palomar, and I have been tying it for nearly 30 years so I can tie it easier
and faster.

For those knot officianados, a friend of mine recently tried side by side
strength tests between unis, palomars, and Trilenes for terminal tackle. He
concluded that 80% of the time the Trilene took more force to break than the
Palomar, but he had better results than either with a uni. He said he tied
each knot about 20 times with two different strengths of mono and pulled on
them until they slipped or broke.

You can just about double the breaking strain of any knot by (line
size permitting.) running the line twice through what ever it is
you're tying to; hook, swivel, lure.

Sort of like an "Anchor Hitch."
http://www.tollesburysc.co.uk/Knots/Anchor_hitch.htm

I've done that as well. I've even starting using those little gadgets
made up of very fine wire for threading hooks in the 18 plus range,
but I can't ever seem to get two thicknesses through the eye of such
small flies.
--

Larry
Email to rapp at lmr dot com