Thank you for your comments.

It's true, the Palomar is recommended by the manufacturers. I admit I
probably did not tighten the knot correctly before the two failures which
cost me big bass. However, the Power Pro knot guide (or is it the Stren
guide?) does state that you should pass the line through the hook eye twice
if possible and it also states that the Palomar knot is strong, but the Uni
is stronger. I don't mind tying the Uni knot so I use it. I hate knot
failures.


"SimRacer" wrote in message
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"Richard Liebert" wrote in
message . ..
Thank you for your thoughtful comments. I have had similar experiences
with
Power Pro. I also use Stren braided line and highly recommend it, less
color
loss.

I also find the knots take more time to tie. I have had Palomar knots
slip
out with a fish on so I only use Uni knots now. Uni knots take an extra
minute to tie but they never ever slip.

It's interesting to me that you've had that issue with the palomar. If I
am
thinking correctly, it is the knot of choice recommened by a lot of the
superlines' box instructions.

I use it most of the time in a fresh water situation, when using Power Pro
and some heavier mono too, haven't had an issue with it slipping out, yet.
Plus, to me, a Uni takes more than "an extra" minute to tie! lol :-) I am
apparently all thumbs when it comes to getting semi-complicated knots tied
correctly...




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"John" wrote in message
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I don't know if this comment applies to bonefishing but for big bass
fly
fishing I do not normally choose to use any loop to loop connection
between
my bass taper fly line and continuous mono leader. IMHO the twin
loops
make
a secondary topwater splash which tends to spook larger bass.

FWIW instead of any knot losing X% of its rated strength, I am far
more
concerned with fly line or leader retaining memory which is a royal
pain
in
the. g Does Power Pro retain memory?

John

I've never experienced any memory with PP, whether using it in fresh
water
or salt water.

*About* the only drawback to using PP that I have found, is that it
will
fade in color with a lot of use. The pretty dark "moss green" color I
start
out with, will usually fade to a pale, yellowish green after a couple
of
hard days on the water. That said, it's never seemed to bother the
fish
after fading (I still get bit, and still catch fish on it, months
after
fading), but it does fade. I just keep a Sharpie onboard if I feel
like
I
need to stripe or "camoflage" the bait end of the line in extremely
clear
or
still water occasionally.

Just as an FYI, I stripped last year's PP off my (braid) reels just
yesterday, and compared to the fluorocarbon and mono I took off some
other
reels, it had NO memory to speak of, even after a couple of months
just
being wrapped around my reels' spools out in the shop. Berkley Big
Game
was
the worst yesterday. I took a couple hundred yards of 10lb off a
spinning
rig yesterday and it coiled up like you wouldn't believe on the floor.
It
was quite a messy nest. The PP came off nice and flat, and had been
"dormant" out in the shop just as long. I still like my basic "Big
Game"
line, it just has a memory from hell.

*The "other" drawback to Power Pro is trying to break loose a snag.
That
stuff is so strong, that I've pulled up significant branches from the
lake
bottom with it (the heaviest weight I use is 20#). I've straightened
hooks
out on lures trying to break them loose as well...not that saving a
lure
is
"bad", it just takes a while to deal with if you can't break it off
after
a
couple of good college tries...and "time is money" when you're on the
water.
Of course none of these "drawbacks" outweigh, IMO, PP's excellent
performance (great sensitivety, near zero stretch and no memory to
speak
of). And no, I don't work for nor am I sponsored by Power Pro...I am
self
employed in an unrelated industry and am sponsored solely by my own
bank
accounts... ;-)



"Richard Liebert" wrote
in
message ...
I am using 50 lb Power Pro on my son's bonefish rod (OK, it's a fly
rod,
cut
me a break here).

Has anyone every tried tying a loop in the Power Pro using a
standard
Bimini
Twist? I have tied it on the bench and it seems to work fine, but
I
don't
want to learn that it isn't really a good knot while "on-the-job".

Thanks from Rick