Hey, I was wondering what the best knots for glides are, including leader to line knots. I was fishing for bass with an $80 3oz glide on 20lb fluoro with a San Diego jam knot and a snook came and broke me off. Definitely shoulda prepared for that. Rip😭

 

Thanks !

SDJ knot is used for tuna fishing, i think thats about as good as it gets for glide baits and swimbaits.

I use it for everything tho.

Know nothing about snook or any other saltwater fish, do they have teeth? Possible the line couldve been nicked by it or rocks?

Double SDJ or standard SDJ knot 

 

 

SDJ is what I use

SDJ as well.

 

scott

Anything over an ounce gets the SDJ

I definitely messed my sdj up then or the line got frayed. Thanks!

Double SDJ tested stronger than the single SDJ.

On 6/17/2024 at 6:34 PM, lujker1012 said:

I definitely messed my sdj up then or the line got frayed.

Pretty hard to mess up a sdj. That's one of the reasons it's my fav. I guess you could miss a loop and not realize it. I don't trust fluoro, personally. Nothing scientific, just bad experiences.

 

Is 20# strong enough for a 3oz bait? I don't throw stuff near that big myself, so I have no idea. With an $80 lure, I think I'd use straight braid 😄