Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques

To crimp or not to crimp ?

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Brandon Khoo:
ALex, I'm not sure I understand what you mean by the uni knot can compress and snap back over the hook or swivel. Can you explain?

Mario Benedict:
For uni knot ,the knot gets really tight after a fish is caught especially after a big fish which put alot of pressure on the knot. So yes they can snap, if the knot gets too tight. You can always re-tie knot before your next cast.

Has anyone used the chain knot for popping? This knot is actually stronger than the uni, quite commonly used for jigging. It's basically alternative half hitches.

I'm noy too sure about crimping now, looks like I will stick to what I know best as you have suggested

Brandon Khoo:
Kenji Konishi uses the chain knot to tie his leader to a loop in his bite leader.  I have trouble getting the half hitches to bite properly myself




--- Quote from: Mario Benedict on January 10, 2011, 09:59:21 PM ---For uni knot ,the knot gets really tight after a fish is caught especially after a big fish which put alot of pressure on the knot. So yes they can snap, if the knot gets too tight. You can always re-tie knot before your next cast.

Has anyone used the chain knot for popping? This knot is actually stronger than the uni, quite commonly used for jigging. It's basically alternative half hitches.

I'm noy too sure about crimping now, looks like I will stick to what I know best as you have suggested

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Peter Morris:
Pat Victorino showed me at Fantastic Knot at Elusive.

It was almost like a reverse blood knot......Very simply done by placing the mono through an eye and doubling back up...Pinch the two stands and
wrap downwards towards the eye three or four times and back through the loop......Pull tight.
The finish is very neat and seems very strong.

Can be tied in very heavy mono too......My preference is to not use crimps.

Pete

Jay Burgess:
I mainly use uni knots and I've never had one fail... and can comfortably tie one in the heaviest single strand I use (240lb fisherman super stealth). I've also used crimps a fair bit too, especially when using a reverse twisted bite leader. I have more confidence in a well tied uni over a crimp connection though.

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