avid wrote:
I was having trouble with horney toads balling up on the hook so I got
superglue (tried several, locktite gel is best IMO) But I notice that
my hook rate percentage has decreased. I think the bait being glued to
the hook interferes with the hook setting power. Also I had a line
break where some glue had dried. It seems like it weakened the line.
Whats your experience?


superglue and its ilk do not harm monofilament, fluorocarbon or the
superlines (dyneema or spectra based fused or braided lines). I glue
almost every knot and haven't any breakoff due to it. In know a lot of
SW fly fishermen who fish for everything from stripers to tarpon and
glue every blood knot in their hand tied tapered leaders with no ill
effects.

As far as interfering with hooksets, it shouldn't. Then again, the toad
is notoriously tough to set the hook with to start with. Are you doing
the "texposed & tucked" routine, or actually burying the hook point in
the thick body?