"johnval1" wrote in message
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"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
Speaking of knots. I lost a big fish flipping heavy cover later in the
day. I set the hook and it stripped drag immediately three times. Zip!
Zip! Zip! and then the knot gave. I don't recall the last time I retied
the hook on the 50 lb braid I was using. Its easy to forget to do when
you are using a super lione hook on 50 braid, but even on braid you have
to remember to retie once in while.

Bob, what type of knots were you tying on the mono and the braid? I use a
braid knot on most of my braid, but I have also gotten lazy and used an
improved clinch at times.

Trilene Knot. I've had better luck with it than any other knot.

What is a braid knot?

The only issue I have EVER had with a Trilene knot is that it can slip a
little bit if you don't get it cinched down snug initially. Since I started
leaving a longer tag (1/4" minimum) I have not had an issue with it since.
All the Palomar guys will no doubt jump all over me, but I have had to many
Palomar knots break on me to easy. Besides I have been tying the Trilene
knot for over 30 years and I can tie iut pretty easily even in low light or
when hold a flashlight in my mouth.


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Bob La Londe
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