cover for a shockleader knot ??

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validoc · #1 Post by **validoc** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:53 am

hi,
just wondering if many people bother with trying to cover the shockleader knot, i've done it a bit in the past using silicone tubing but it seems to be hit and miss it and either gets shredded after a few casts or simply slides off the knot and back up the mainline. Its really to try and reduce weed fouling, i do leave biggish tags after first tying the knot and then trim down after a few casts when im happy the knot has bedded itself.

Are there any better options than tubing

#2 Post by AG » Mon Aug 08, 2011 12:28 pm

waste of time , just make a neater knot and put the knot to one side of the spool before casting , i remember someone using braid for joining fly line to leader and super glueing but that was for use without a knot

#3 Post by **samo** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 1:50 pm

have a look at BITE taper main line and shock leader. sorry dont know how to put up the link.

#4 Post by **JOHN1** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 2:56 pm

samo wrote:have a look at BITE taper main line and shock leader. sorry dont know how to put up the link.

is this it eric.

http://www.anglingcentre.net/acatalog/Gamma_Line.html

#5 Post by **samo** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 3:14 pm

Thats the one John.

#6 Post by AG » Mon Aug 08, 2011 3:21 pm

what happens when you get a crackoff or a birdie and you lose the leader part

#7 Post by **JOHN1** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 3:27 pm

AG wrote:what happens when you get a crackoff or a birdie and you lose the leader part

USE A BLOB KNOT

#8 Post by AG » Mon Aug 08, 2011 4:30 pm

JOHN1 wrote:
AG wrote:what happens when you get a crackoff or a birdie and you lose the leader part
USE A BLOB KNOT

see you thought that one out

blob knot with a dab of superglue for fishing

#9 Post by **The Austrian** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 4:46 pm

AG wrote:
JOHN1 wrote:
AG wrote:what happens when you get a crackoff or a birdie and you lose the leader part
USE A BLOB KNOT
see you thought that one out blob knot with a dab of superglue for fishing

sound advice there

has always been my favorite, small and reliable, easy to tie, hasn't let me down yet, even use it for leader to braid connections when plugging.
here the instructions: http://www.ultimauk.com/sea/knots/Blob.php

#10 Post by AG » Mon Aug 08, 2011 4:56 pm

needle knot aswell ,

#11 Post by **stevo74** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:45 pm

I wouldn't bother trying to cover it- Just use a lower diameter tapered shockleader for a neater knot. I use teklon gold line for my shockleader as it has a very low diameter to breaker strain ratio- works a treat!

#12 Post by **lugworm** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:05 pm

JOHN1 wrote:
AG wrote:what happens when you get a crackoff or a birdie and you lose the leader part
USE A BLOB KNOT

BLOT KNOTS ALL THE WAY MAN..........got shown this knot recently at sportscast ireland and its the tidyest knot out there ide say!!!!!

validoc · #13 Post by **validoc** » Tue Aug 09, 2011 6:02 pm

just been given a tin of "Momar Plastc strip coating ???" (used for sealing electrical connections in cars, apparently pretty durable) heard it can be used for the job - i'll give it a go - wont cost anything

if not, its either tapered leader or the blob knot - im thinking tapered line is the way to go - havent used it before but if the knots smaller then cant be a bad thing

#14 Post by **roger de dodger** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 5:17 pm

AG wrote:what happens when you get a crackoff or a birdie and you lose the leader part

whats a crackoff

only ever had two one on bray harbour and one on slaughter hill

the annoying thing was the one at bray was one of those all in one lines making it a very expensive mistake, come on lidle get your act together and get more of that line in!!!

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