If you are casting and winding, I find a Trilene knot with flouro slowly loosens and you risk casting off your lure unless you check it occasionally. So, I use a palamar knot for those baits with flouro and trilene for the rest.
If you are casting and winding, I find a Trilene knot with flouro slowly loosens and you risk casting off your lure unless you check it occasionally. So, I use a palamar knot for those baits with flouro and trilene for the rest.
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I use a double Pitzen down to 6# (but generally in #10-#15). I don't believe I've had a knot failure in over 100 trips. No risk of crossing things up like a Palomar.
Breaking at the jig? Double San Diego Jam Knot works for me make sure it's wet and done right or start over.
If professionals who's careers depend on catching fish use FFS then that's what I'm using. Might be too simple of a philosophy but makes sense to me.
Trilene knot is fine but I've never had issues with Palomar either. I've thrown line as light as 4lb with my 1/16 DS and ned setups. if you're having break-offs I would investigate drag settings before knots.
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I ice fish with 2lb Flouro and have caught quite a few decent size pike and bass with the palomar knot.
The Alberto knot is my goto on every braid to flouro union for me.
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