2 hours ago, Captain Hooked said:

 

right I understand that. The most appealing part of FC is that is invisible in the water. If mono had that ability I believe more people would use it

 

This was my thought forever until a co-worker said "casting nets have been catching fish for hundreds (if not thousands) of years." Not 100% the same but it made re-think my approach. Now I'm 90% braid 10% fluorocarbon.

1 minute ago, 12poundbass said:

This was my thought forever until a co-worker said "casting nets have been catching fish for hundreds (if not thousands) of years." Not 100% the same but it made re-think my approach. Now I'm 90% braid 10% fluorocarbon.

sooo with braid do you use a leader at all? if so what knot you tying the leader and braid together with? I kinda liked this knot. It's small profile helps go between the guides. I just don't like having to tie a new one on every now and then.

 

 

22 minutes ago, Team9nine said:

Palomar - now, then and always...braid, mono, fluoro.

 

Best fluoro tip: become a better caster. It will solve most fluoro "issues."

I always used the Palomar knot and would have an issue here and there. I now use the 'shark' knot and have zero issues. That being said I'm willing to bet all of my issues were from me. 

 

As far as casting goes you're right! It's almost always user error which is why I almost always use braid, because I suck at casting! ?

7 minutes ago, Captain Hooked said:

sooo with braid do you use a leader at all? if so what knot you tying the leader and braid together with? I kinda liked this knot. It's small profile helps go between the guides. I just don't like having to tie a new one on every now and then.

 

 

I don't use a leader, I haven't taken the time to learn how to tie the proper knot for leaders. 

 

To be honest if/when I learn to tie the proper leader knot I'll probably only use it for finesse fish. That's not even a guarantee I'll use it then.

Edited November 26, 20187 yr by 12poundbass
Stupid autocorrect

1 hour ago, Captain Hooked said:

sooo with braid do you use a leader at all? if so what knot you tying the leader and braid together with? I kinda liked this knot. It's small profile helps go between the guides. I just don't like having to tie a new one on every now and then.

 

 

my spinning setups are nearly all braid with a copoly leader. I use the Alberto knot to tie them together. 

its easy to tie, goes through rod guides, and strong if you tie it right.

the FG is a good knot, but a pain to tie while you are in the boat.

  Trilene Knot has worked well for me over many years and no trouble. Whatever knot you use wet well and tighten up slowly is key with fluorocarbon.

  I started with Red Label then Invizx and ended up with Sunline Sniper but that's another thread?

 

Trilene knot works for me. Don’t have problems at all with it.

I use palomar for braid and San Diego jam for all others

I tie the knot that swindle uses. It's very strong and very easy to tie. Double the line like a palomar then wrap the doubled side up the line 3-5 times depending on line size then run it through the loop at the bottom. Wet and cinch down. There will be 3 tag ends. In my tests this knot outperformed the shaw grigsby knot more than once.

I use the Trilene Knot for every line type.