Thread: coastal lock swivels

Peaches----What's your favorite knot for attaching mono to your swivel (main line)?

Anybody else have favorites?

I tend toward the improved clinch.

I've been using the San Diego Jam knot for tying my shock leaders onto swivels.
On my larger surf rigs I've long 40-50# mono shock leaders for tossing larger baits.

On smaller stuff I usually tie a Trilene knot or Improved Clinch.

I prefer to use a Palomar knot. Its very quick and easy to tie and works with braid and mono.

If you have a smart phone, download the KnotWars app. It is very helpful and has videos of how to tie the different knots. It also compares the knot strength with mono, flouro, and braid

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Peaches----What's your favorite knot for attaching mono to your swivel (main line)?

Anybody else have favorites?

I tend toward the improved clinch.
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[size=12pt]Fishin' Fool[/size]. Knot Wars winner over the palomar for strength. Easy to tie and works extremely well with braid. Does not tie well with heavier mono (25#+) as the loop tend to fall behind the eye and is difficult to get pulled back around. San Diego Jam is an excellent knot for heavier monos.

I am with you on the Fish-N-Fool knot Greg. I have tested this knot myself with a scale, not merely "Oh that felt stronger than another knot", it is hands down the strongest knot I'm aware of. It is ~50% stronger than a Uni knot which is essentially the same knot with just a single pass through the eye and a darn good knot in its own right.
[img width=464 height=470]http://www.netknots.com/files/4413/2980/7289/Fish-N-Fool-knot.jpg[/img]

[quote author=Haywire link=topic=2485.msg22574#msg22574 date=1357949184]
Peaches----What's your favorite knot for attaching mono to your swivel (main line)?

Anybody else have favorites?

I tend toward the improved clinch.
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To be honest I use several, but normally just a uni, I can tie uni in no time at all, and if I'm tying something on , most of the time, I'm normaly in a rush

I use different knots for different size lines too

One thing about the Fishin' Fool is that before sliding the knot tight, be sure to wet it and pull the long line slowly to snug it up tight. Dry or too fast and you'll heat the line and weaken the knot. Also makes an ugly kink just above the knot.

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One thing about the Fishin' Fool is that before sliding the knot tight, be sure to wet it and pull the long line slowly to snug it up tight. Dry or too fast and you'll heat the line and weaken the knot. Also makes an ugly kink just above the knot.

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Looks to be a good knot but just to many steps to assure that there is no failures.

[size=12pt]Uni until it fails me, so far so good![/size] :yippee:

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[quote author=divedeep link=topic=2485.msg22617#msg22617 date=1358128968]
One thing about the Fishin' Fool is that before sliding the knot tight, be sure to wet it and pull the long line slowly to snug it up tight. Dry or too fast and you'll heat the line and weaken the knot. Also makes an ugly kink just above the knot.

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Looks to be a good knot but just to many steps to assure that there is no failures.
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And where would the cutoff of too many steps be? You could probably say that about 100% of knots depending on what you decide is "too many steps."