Am thinking of trying braid on my spinning gear and was wondering if it is easier or better using a small swivel attaching the mainline braid to a fluoro leader rather than tying a uni to uni, albright, etc. knots to connect the two lines. thanks.
Am thinking of trying braid on my spinning gear and was wondering if it is easier or better using a small swivel attaching the mainline braid to a fluoro leader rather than tying a uni to uni, albright, etc. knots to connect the two lines. thanks.
Sure you can, but depening on the length of your leader, you might have a harder time casting since you won't be able to bring the swivel through your line guides (at least you shouldn't). I would think you'd want a longer leader to get the swivel farther out of the sight of the fish.
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Exactly, I use a double uni and it works excellent. The info on the swival is right on. Tying the double uni can be a pain in the ass when the winds blowing and your drifting off your spot, but for sensitivity you can't beat it. Also I like the no stretch aspect of braid. This works very well for drop-shotting.
I tried this and it didn't work at all, trying to cast with a 3 foot leader really sucked. I went to the alberto knot and I'm much happier now
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<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by jimfc3 »</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">I tried this and it didn't work at all, trying to cast with a 3 foot leader really sucked. I went to the alberto knot and I'm much happier now
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