"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in message
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"John" wrote in message
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Hi guys and gals,

What is the best knot ( using braid "Power Pro" ) for tying on a
Rapala type minnow? I seem to mess up using a palomar. I used to use a
loop knot with mono but found that I was wasting a ton of line.

This is a neat site for knots if you have not all ready seen it.

http://www.animatedknots.com/indexfi...e=LogoGrog.jpg

Hi John,

I've been using PowerPro for well over a decade now and I use two knots,
the Palomar and the Improved Clinch knot. A standard clinch or even an
Improved Clinch tied conventionally will slip using PowerPro. I tie the
Improved Clinch with seven wraps of the tag end around the mainline. This
knot doesn't slip for me.

I teach people how to tie the improved clinch knot (sometimes called the
Trilene knot) and if they are total clutzes I'll then show them the palomar
knot. I have had much better luck over all with braid, mono, and
flourocarbon with the trilene knot. I think the world's fair knot would
also work pretty well for braid, but its not any easier for folks to learn
than the improved clinch/trilene knot.

The biggest thing is to make sure to wet the line and slide the knot down
very tight and leave about 1/4" of tag end sticking out.

Steve, I have found for lines 12 pound diameter or less 7 1/2 wraps works
best for me too. For 14 pound and larger I have found the knot is to big
and bulky (depending on the line type) and can be hard to pull down tight.
Usually I have to drop back to five wraps for larger diameter lines.

A couple of the guys I know that flip the Ca Delta use a knot called a
double palomar, but I have not figured out exactly what that is. I have
seen it tied and its a big knot though.


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