Mitch f Posted January 3 Posted January 3 I’ve never had this issue before, but I’ve broken off 3 fish on the hook set lately . Weird part is I’ve hardly ever done this before. I tried Daiwa Samurai line, which I heard was Seagaur Tatsu repackaged for about half the price. I broke off twice on it and thought it might be the line. So I switched back to my old reliable Seagaur InvizX. Broke off on that last week. I re-tie often and the line seems to always break at the knot. Weird. I usually tie a uni knot but tried the double Pitzen and seem to really like that now. Curious what you guys think the strongest knot is for Fluoro and if possibly you guys feel that the quality of line has diminished. "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor
fishinwrench Posted January 3 Posted January 3 We did some knot testing awhile back, fairly controlled, both here in the shop, and around the swimming pool. The Trilene knot. And the No-Slip Loop knot were the winners.....With a Palamar knot being just as strong.....but was a pain to tie unless tying to a jig, and it sucked if tying to a split-ring. What #test line are you having problems with? And have you inspected your rod guides & tip-top guide ?
Mitch f Posted January 3 Author Posted January 3 2 minutes ago, fishinwrench said: We did some knot testing awhile back, fairly controlled, both here in the shop, and around the swimming pool. The Trilene knot. And the No-Slip Loop knot were the winners.....With a Palamar knot being just as strong.....but was a pain to tie unless tying to a jig, and it sucked if tying to a split-ring. What #test line are you having problems with? And have you inspected your rod guides & tip-top guide ? 16 pound test samurai but the line was breaking at the knot so I didn’t figure the guides had anything to do with it "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor
Mitch f Posted January 3 Author Posted January 3 Also, I’m wondering if the colder temperature water had anything to do with it "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor
fishinwrench Posted January 3 Posted January 3 A tip-top guide with a minute little crack on the TOP will abrade the line just inches from the bait DURING A CAST ! Easy to do when getting rods in & out of a bass boat rod box. Or when pushing a bait off a snag. Mitch f 1
fishinwrench Posted January 3 Posted January 3 4 minutes ago, Mitch f said: Also, I’m wondering if the colder temperature water had anything to do with it Berkeley Vanish used to break easily in colder water.....But I've heard that they "reformulated" it. Nevertheless I don't buy/use it at all anymore. Mitch f 1
snagged in outlet 3 Posted January 4 Posted January 4 2 hours ago, fishinwrench said: Berkeley Vanish used to break easily in colder water.....But I've heard that they "reformulated" it. Nevertheless I don't buy/use it at all anymore. I used Vanish forever and never experienced any problems. But it is stiff so I like invisix. nomolites and Mitch f 2
aarchdale@coresleep.com Posted January 4 Posted January 4 3 hours ago, fishinwrench said: A tip-top guide with a minute little crack on the TOP will abrade the line just inches from the bait DURING A CAST ! Easy to do when getting rods in & out of a bass boat rod box. Or when pushing a bait off a snag. This is usually my issue when that happens. Or the other day i threw a $15 mag draft into the abyss got my line back with a little curly cue. Knot came untied, total user error....but it never happens with a cheap bait snagged in outlet 3, Mitch f and Daryk Campbell Sr 2 1
nomolites Posted January 4 Posted January 4 I never have breaks at the knot with the palomar. Use a loop knot for topwater or suspending jerks. Mike BilletHead, Mitch f and snagged in outlet 3 3
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