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Just curious, why wouldn't you just go knot 2 kinky straight to the dacron? Or other wire leader, then? You can use a swivel or easy snap at the end of the dacron, and change out leaders as needed.
On my pike tip ups, my mainline is 30# dacron, followed by 30# fluoro, followed by 6" red wire, followed by the hook of choice.I've yet to have fluoro break on me, or come untied. Just never have liked tying knots with it. It's that gut feeling that the knot, no matter how well it's tied, is going to slip with the large diameter stuff. Paranoid I guess, but there's gotta be a "better" way. On my wire leaders, I use the red coated wire, so I make a loop, twist the ends, and melt the twists together. No crimps, no knots, and it holds great! Can't exactly melt fluoro like that though.Anyone ever used crimps on Seaguar fluoro, and if so, how did ya like it? Even if you used crimps on line heavier than 30#, what was your experience with it? I'm not opposed to switching to heavier fluoro. I use 30# dacron to a spro ball bearing swivel, tied. Leaded is 60# fluorocarbon for pike, quality barrel swivel on one end, 3/0 to 5/0 Octopus hook on the other with a perch Colorado blade and some beads. I hook up so much more often with flouro than wire!I guess after three or four years of doing it this way, you'd think I'd get comfortable with the knots I'm using. They've never failed me, but what if...
I've tied many 40lb floro knots, works fine. It's easier if you use a vice and pliers.
Which knot(s) do you prefer with the 40# fluoro?
make sure to take a lighter and melt the tag end of 60# before you pull tight. Then crimp and you will love it. Never broke off from a bad crimp if you are using the right crimps for mono or floro.
used to use wire but started crimping 60# flouro and will never go back. We go to NY every year pike fishing and my friends swore by wire but I get at least 2x more flags and have yet to lose a fish. I did and experiment, same exact set-up except wire on 1/2 the tipups and flouro on the other 1/2 one day up there...wasn't even close as far as flags go. Perch Colorado blade, couple beads, on a 2 foot 60# flouro leader= the best producer. My biggest pike was 25 years ago on 8LB mono with a medium shiner fishing for bass.....DONT NEED STEEL ANYMORE!
Regular clinch knot.
Works for me too. Going into 3rd season with same 50# flouro leader.