What kind of knot do you use to tie wire leader to mono?
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What kind of knot do you use to tie wire leader to mono?
Mono to single strand,Albright. Mono wrapped around the wire.
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Albright works for Single or Sevenstrand wire :cool:
http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/...pszadv8egx.jpg
Hmmm, interesting. Very rarely do I tie it directly to the wire but I might try that now.
I'm with tofer, just might give it a try
I often use it for making spanish leaders and 'jigging' leaders (so there is no swivel to get chewed ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by tofer
It works quite well for joining light light to a heavy mono leader also.
A quick and simple method I use for connecting mono leader to mainline without using a swivel is to tie an overhand knot in your leader then tie whatever knot you like around the leader line and sinch it down,then slide the knot up the leader line until it butts up against the overhand knot. Simple to do but difficult for me to explain on this puter.
Let me help your description with an image John.Quote:
Originally Posted by john g
http://www.stripersonline.com/conten.../1000/flags/LL
The purple line labeled "shock leader" would be your wire leader.
P.S. For the "tie whatever knot you like", a uni knot as shown above is tough to beat for size, strength and ease of tying.
Thanks! I'm taking advice on eliminating swivels on my spanish rigs. By the way, I normally rig my bubble rig by sliding the bubble onto my mainline, add a bead and small swivel, then 3 ft leader of mono to the hook. Have read some posts about tieing a swivel on each side of the bubble (8 - 10" apart) then 3 ft leader to hook. Seems like that extra swivel isn't necessary to me. Why have a swivel on each side of the bubble? Is there some advantage to this?
The Albright Knot is A great knot takes a few tries to master But when you do it becomes second nature
Tuck, the reason for a swivel on each side of the bubble is so the bubble stays in place on the rig and not have it ride up your mainline. You can make a bubble rig with no swivels at all, but to do it right would require two beads.
To make a swivelless bubble rig tie an overhand or figure eight knot in the leader about 12" from the mainline end, slip on a bead then the bubble then another bead. To finish it off use the knot John described that I provided the drawing of. Tie this knot to where you only have a couple of inches of slide on the bubble between the two beads (I know that I mentioned tying the first knot 12" down, but it is easier to tie a knot with a bit of excess than just enough and a few inches of wasted leader material won't break the bank). The beads are needed for two reasons, it prevents the knots from getting jammed into the bubbles tube and it makes a clacking noise that helps draw strikes.
Gotcha! Thanks!
The swivel above the float acts as a stop to keep it from riding up your line during a cast.
I've used the albright on single strand many times but does it really work on seven strand?
IT works on sevenstrand I have used it myself with no problems
I use a short strip of 60# mono joined to 40 pound floro. The uni to uni knot serves the same purpose, which is keeping the bubble from sliding down too far during the retrieve/jerking process. That gives the bubble about 10 inches to work, clear glass beads on both sides for more "clatter" and less wear on the knot.
As everyone else said...sorry....I wrote the post thinking I was at the end of the thread and then, "poof," next page.