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    Knots are always the #1 weakest link. I also think that friction can contribute to this. Years ago I remember and now have forgotten how but we would take a 100+ pound nylon line and wrap it a certain way in our hand and with a quick snatch it would break easily due to the friction and the way the knot was tied. Then when someone didn't know how to wrap or tie it well it was almost impossible for them to break it. So yes I think wetting the knot would help it sure ain't going to hurt.
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    If you keep breaking off use heavier line. If you are breaking with 6, use 8. If 8 is breaking go with 10. Just make your top jig loop knot go through the loop twice to get a better seated knot. I do this and if I hang up the bottom jig it usually breaks below the loop knot and I will only lose one jig.
    You can also make a tandem rig by using a lighter line on each and using a swivel clasp to attach them. Tie a 12" piece of 4 pound mono to a jig and make a small loop knot at the top to attach to the swivel clasp. Make another 4 or 6 pound test 24" leader and tie to another jig and make a small loop knot and top and attach to the same swivel. Now you have two jigs, different depths, different line strengths and if you hang up only one will break from the clasp.
    I also take a 24" leader and tie two jigs to each end and then I "fold" the line making the jigs hang at different depths and tie a loop knot at that point in the leader. I now have a tandem rig to attach to the clasp. If one jig hangs it usually breaks below the loop knot and I only lose one.
    I sue 8 lb test on my reels and use 6 and 4 lb leader lines. Save more gear this way.

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    I used Surgeon"s loop and it worked great. Caught 4 doubles.

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    Quote Originally Posted by drucker View Post
    What is the best way to tie a double jig on. A couple weeks ago I tied 2 poles with double jig and broke both on fish. I use 6lb high vis line. I tied the top jig about 18-20 inches above the bottom.

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    I like simple. I use 4lb test, slide a jig up the line then tie a 2nd jig on the end. I use a simple loop tie. Take the first jig and position it 18-24” up the line from the first. Double up the line and tie an overhand knot and pull it down close to the jig. (About a 1/2””dia loop) Tie another overhand loop and snug it down about 1 1/2”” behind the first knot. Done.


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    Here's a way to rig your jigs "weedless" like a bass or salt water lure...

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    Quote Originally Posted by SlabSlider View Post
    Here's a way to rig your jigs "weedless" like a bass or salt water lure...
    That would work, too, but I prefer using a weedless jighead, myself. That way I don't have to re-position the jig body after every caught fish. (and, no ... the weedguards do not interfere with hooking a fish)

    What he's doing is called "Tex-posing" (skin hooking) the jig body ... used very often in the Bass fishing world, when using plastic worms. That's just a slightly different way of hooking plastics weedless than "Texas Rigging" ... which is burying the hook point into the middle of the plastic bait to make it weedless.

    Good video, though .... and I like the fact that he shows the Slab-a-nator Shad body next to the Bobby Garland Shad body ... both of which are site sponsors & very good plastic baits.
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    There are numerous ways of tying a loop knot, and most are variations of a surgeons knot.
    I don't think its necessary to attempt putting a doubled line thru the eye of the hook, or even using a double line thru the hook.
    I run the line thru the eye once, then pull thru a long tag end, wrap that around a couple fingers, and then run the jig thru the loop you just made 3 times. Adjust the loop down to the right size and then trim the tag end. For a double jig setup make a longer tag end for the top jig and then tie the bottom jig on the same way. There are numerous you tube videos also, including a Richard Gene.
    Best place to practice and do all that is at home. I saw someone using about 1" slices of pool noodle foam for wrapping the finished rigs on, so thats how i keep them, and then store them in a fairly large size plastic food container. A Wall Mart electric knife does a great job slicing up the pool noodle and fileting all the fish you will no doubt catch.
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    Quote Originally Posted by yobuck View Post
    There are numerous ways of tying a loop knot, and most are variations of a surgeons knot.
    I don't think its necessary to attempt putting a doubled line thru the eye of the hook, or even using a double line thru the hook.
    I run the line thru the eye once, then pull thru a long tag end, wrap that around a couple fingers, and then run the jig thru the loop you just made 3 times. Adjust the loop down to the right size and then trim the tag end. For a double jig setup make a longer tag end for the top jig and then tie the bottom jig on the same way. There are numerous you tube videos also, including a Richard Gene.
    Best place to practice and do all that is at home. I saw someone using about 1" slices of pool noodle foam for wrapping the finished rigs on, so thats how i keep them, and then store them in a fairly large size plastic food container. A Wall Mart electric knife does a great job slicing up the pool noodle and fileting all the fish you will no doubt catch.
    That sounds like the knot that was breaking on him.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCih__yRyIc

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    Quote Originally Posted by deathb4disco View Post
    News to me:

    "The practice of wetting the line lives on today, but it’s actually a myth and a negative to properly seating a knot."

    Tips & Tactics: Don’t wet line before seating a knot – Fly Life Magazine
    I know for a fact , it depends on how you are tying. I've broken plenty by not lubing the line with saliva before pulling tight.
    It usually happens when I get in a big rush and pull the dry knot tight. It builds up friction and breaks.
    When I wet it with saliva it pulls down tight without breaking.

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    I've found, when watching someone tie their knots, that they tend you yank them tight right away. Big mistake. Tie whatever knot you want, for whatever the application, and SLOWLY snug up that knot. If you take your time with it, you will have about as good a knot as can be had. And I've always wetted my knots before cinching them up too. Maybe I'm wrong or that it's not necessary, but after decades of practice, I can say that I rarely have a knot fail. Guess it works for me.
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