crimps or knots?

[Byrner88]

which is better in your opinion. crimps or knots?. not the best at tying knots so i have started using crimps

[saving private brian]

this was up before.wat ever you fancy.i use both.

[sparkey+1]

You can only improve your knots by practice mate!!!!!! try it and see how it goes

[Byrner88]

You can only improve your knots by practice mate!!!!!! try it and see how it goes

i have tried . i have a constant shake on my hands so that doesnt help me at all

[BillJ]

Personally I would recomend knots or sliding stops, the kind used by coarse anglers. This is based on having the metal crimps slip down the mail trace line under the pressure of a big fish and loosing what fought like the fish of a lifetime. Several jerky bounces on the rod as it was almost pulled from my hands and the all went slack. Reeled in to discover the crimps on the top 2 snoods were pulled down to the bottom of the trace.
With the rubber bead stops, they slide easily along the line when the trace is wet and there is not sufficient friction to damage the line. Also have the advantage that you can easily change the position of your snoods on the trace.

[roger de dodger]

Personally I would recomend knots or sliding stops, the kind used by coarse anglers. This is based on having the metal crimps slip down the mail trace line under the pressure of a big fish and loosing what fought like the fish of a lifetime. Several jerky bounces on the rod as it was almost pulled from my hands and the all went slack. Reeled in to discover the crimps on the top 2 snoods were pulled down to the bottom of the trace.
With the rubber bead stops, they slide easily along the line when the trace is wet and there is not sufficient friction to damage the line. Also have the advantage that you can easily change the position of your snoods on the trace.

what breaking strain rig body do you use ? i have never had a rig body snap or give way and i leave my crimps adjustable on most of my cascade and flapper rigs ??

[Al]

Personally I would recomend knots or sliding stops, the kind used by coarse anglers. This is based on having the metal crimps slip down the mail trace line under the pressure of a big fish and loosing what fought like the fish of a lifetime. Several jerky bounces on the rod as it was almost pulled from my hands and the all went slack. Reeled in to discover the crimps on the top 2 snoods were pulled down to the bottom of the trace.
With the rubber bead stops, they slide easily along the line when the trace is wet and there is not sufficient friction to damage the line. Also have the advantage that you can easily change the position of your snoods on the trace.

what breaking strain rig body do you use ? i have never had a rig body snap or give way and i leave my crimps adjustable on most of my cascade and flapper rigs ??

Sounds like it was crimped too tight or that it was an old rig that may have corroded at the crimp, My rig body parted on an old rig at the crimp with a smoothie on it but Lucky for me I had just got it on the beach