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maxwell Pony Mullet
Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 67 Location: Corpus , Aransas Pass
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Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 6:07 pm Post subject: Loop knots for lures |
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| Will power pro hold a lefty kreh or non slip loop knot. Is there a better loop knot for power pro or do I just tie a palomar? |
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landlocked beachbum Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 09 Apr 2007 Posts: 5811 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
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Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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The Palomar works great in braid, no need to reinvent the wheel, IMHO.
If fishing topwater baits it works much better to tie on a mono or leader and use a loop knot in that if you want. Braid is so limp that the bait will catch up and run over it, tangling hooks. Fluoro works great too, but is much less forgiving on knots, and sinks....... Not much point in a sinking leader with a top water bait!
I have great results using a double Albright to tie the mono or fluoro to the braid, and a drop of super glue never hurts on any knot. _________________ Dave
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits". Albert Einstein |
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maxwell Pony Mullet
Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 67 Location: Corpus , Aransas Pass
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Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks , you confirmed my suspicions. I fished with a guide in Rockport last year ( bday gift from wife) and he tied all of his jig heads with a loop knot and used ppro . I was wondering if anyone knew a loop knot for braid. |
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ceejkay Flour Bluffian in training

Joined: 22 Feb 2012 Posts: 476 Location: Flour Bluff
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Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 8:34 am Post subject: |
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all i use is power pro and i dont think i ever have tied the braid directly to the lure. i normally use a double albright as well to attach mono to braid _________________ If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am. |
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RttlTrap Finger Mullet

Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 21 Location: Victoria
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Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 9:48 am Post subject: |
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| If you want to tie braid straight to the lure, you can add a split ring to the eye. Still allows good movement of the bait and you get the feel of the pp and you can use the palomar knot. |
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Kingz Member White Shrimper Boot Club

Joined: 13 Feb 2007 Posts: 995
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Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2013 8:56 am Post subject: |
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| I try to use a lil flouro on most of my braid setups....primarily to keep it from tangling with the rod tip...It can be a booger...G |
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shorty Member White Shrimper Boot Club
Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 714 Location: Corpus
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Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2013 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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| i use a uni to uni when i tie floro to braid then i tie my jigs,tops,what ever using a mirolure knot aka loop knot . |
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landlocked beachbum Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 09 Apr 2007 Posts: 5811 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
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Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2013 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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| shorty wrote: | | i use a uni to uni when i tie floro to braid then i tie my jigs,tops,what ever using a mirolure knot aka loop knot . |
One more time, here's the scientific proof on which one's stronger, by a good measure I might add!
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2R_2xautA1U&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D2R_2xautA1U _________________ Dave
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits". Albert Einstein |
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