What's the best shock leader knot

[evan699]

Just wondering what's the best knot to use to tie 80lb untapered shock leader to 30lb main line. Any ideas or links will be carefully inspected and considered.

Cheers,
Evan

[doggie3131]

i use the albright knot, see here: www.animatedknots.com does the biz for me

[roger de dodger]

Just wondering what's the best knot to use to tie 80lb untapered shock leader to 30lb main line. i know the fish in cork are big but didnt think they where that big looks like donal was tellin the trute boy whatever one you use give it a good testing first if you get what your tackling up for you dont want to loose it cos of a dodgy knot

[sea serpant]

the spider hitch.... its simple an very effective go onto the total sea fishing website there a video showing you how to tie it

[willie bendit]

allbright,spider hitch and bimini twist,tricky to learn ,but wont let you down,bimini looks untidy
for traveling through guides but wont restrict line flow,tournament casters favour the "blob knot"
I was sceptical about it at first,it has never let me down,but my casting is rubbish

[evan699]

Just wondering what's the best knot to use to tie 80lb untapered shock leader to 30lb main line. i know the fish in cork are big but didnt think they where that big looks like donal was tellin the trute boy whatever one you use give it a good testing first if you get what your tackling up for you dont want to loose it cos of a dodgy knot

Big congers in filthy rough ground so i want to be careful and make sure i land anything i hook. Bit of a distance to lift them up too.

[AG]

blob knot , or needle knot

[eric]

Just wondering what's the best knot to use to tie 80lb untapered shock leader to 30lb main line. i know the fish in cork are big but didnt think they where that big looks like donal was tellin the trute boy whatever one you use give it a good testing first if you get what your tackling up for you dont want to loose it cos of a dodgy knot

Big congers in filthy rough ground so i want to be careful and make sure i land anything i hook. Bit of a distance to lift them up too.

bimini twist is your only man. it dont break

[evan699]

bimini twist is your only man. it dont break

I know how to tie this knot to form a loop. How do you use it to join leader to main line.

[evan699]

i use the albright knot, see here: http://www.animatedknots.com does the biz for me

I used this knot for my leader. As mentioned about it was 30lb main line to 80lb shock leader. I fished that set up last night, I snagged up badly once and had to pull for a break. And by F**K it took some pulling. So it seems to do the job. When it did break, the main line snapped back with such force, it cut my knuckles open.

[Dawsey]

+1 for the spider hitch. Neil showed me it 3 weeks ago down in wicklow. Mastered it and love it!