braid knot to attach traces?

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braid knot to attach traces?

#1 Post by DAMIEN »

well lads while out on kish banks yesturday fishing animal rigs landed a good few hounds,dogs,huss,but got a few great takes and with a minute of reeling in i snapped all,reckon was my know as was on 30lb whiplash braid so couldnt see that snapping unlees had a tope :shock: so looking for a good knot to use for future please
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Re: braid knot to attach traces?

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If you are talking about a knot from your braid to your snap swivel then you cannot go wrong with a palomar knot.
http://www.animatedknots.com/palomar/in ... dknots.com
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Top man jim just what I needed
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Re: braid knot to attach traces?

#4 Post by andy k 85 »

I know a couple people were giving out about the whiplash braid saying it snaps to easily and not where your knot is, it was further up the line
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#5 Post by DAMIEN »

andy k 85 wrote:I know a couple people were giving out about the whiplash braid saying it snaps to easily and not where your knot is, it was further up the line

Could well be that then,strange as its brand new braid 3rd time to use it

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