See if this would suffice?
http://www.activeangler.com/articles...nots/snell.asp
I've researched all the fishing knots and even tested the ones that were touted as being the best for terminal tackle. When I started fishing the only one I knew was the cinch knot, then discovered the "improved" cinch knot, which I used for decades. Seems the most used knot now is the "palomar knot", especially in bass fishing. I tested the palomar against all the other knots that boasted 100% line strength, and found that NONE of them was 100%, except for the"Trilene knot", and even it failed one in six tests. My testing method was to set two hooks in a vice, one a 4/0 worm hook and the other a gold crappie minnow hook. I tried each knot six times on both hooks with a slow steady pull 3 times and a sharp pull 3 times. The Trilene knot was the only one that broke the line ABOVE the knot 5 of 6 times. That was convincing enough to me, since all the others broke in the knot virtually every time. I used mono for the tests, and tried super lines, but the only knots that held were the trilene and palomar, but again the line broke in the knot using the palomar. All the knots were tied correctly and pulled down wet to avoid stressing the line.
I then tested the knots that tied two pieces of line together...blood knot, nail knot etc, etc. they were about equal, but I preferred the blood knot due to the simplicity of tying it.
What I would like to find now is a knot that will tie a mono leader to a braided line without using a swivel between them. I like the sensitivity of the braids, and the lo-vis of the mono, but can find no knots that are reliable for joining the two. I've heard there is a knot that will work, but nobody I know can tell me how to tie it. With all the knowledgeable fishermen on this board, surely someone has tied this knot? I've tried all the "knot.coms" but they all have the old standards. If anyone can contribute, give me a post?
Thanks,
Bill
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See if this would suffice?
http://www.activeangler.com/articles...nots/snell.asp
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Originally Posted by Mack
Hey, Mack.......man you really went back a ways to find that post. I never got a reply on the LA board, so I posted it on the main forum and got enough replys that it took me a full 2 days to research all the knots suggested. What I was looking for was a knot that would tie mono and braid together and not slip. Thanks to Roberta and Cane Pole I found what I was looking for. Roberta suggested the "double hangman's" knot, and Cane Pole's website had a knot list with that knot listed and directions how to tie it. I can now have the sensitivity of braid and the low vis of mono and flurocarbon leaders. I couldn't have asked more of the double hangman's knot, but I'm not sure if I could adapt the snell to join braid and mono. Have you ever used it in that capacity? If so, let me know? Thanks for your reply........
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Personnally..i don't use braided line, just mono. When i tie mono to mono, i simply use two cinch knots to each other...has worked for me for years.
I like reviewing some of the 'old' post in here..it's quite interesting and you learn the personalities of some of the posters easier too.
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