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Knotless braid (hollow) to leader connection

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Travis Heaps:
I've been down the splice mono into 130 lb hollow experimental route before and failed miserabley...I find it very very tough to do.

Mark Harris:
Ben, have you tried using any of the friction knot tools on the market?

You are big bloke with huge hands so I can see why the FG or Mid knot seems a bit intimidating. But a PR Knot using a bobbin might prove easier for you.

Ben Furness:

--- Quote from: Mark Harris on January 30, 2012, 08:40:57 PM ---You are big bloke with huge hands so I can see why the FG or Mid knot seems a bit intimidating. But a PR Knot using a bobbin might prove easier for you.

--- End quote ---

Haha, its not that Mark. My banana hands have very weak joints and a few arthritic joints which makes getting a grip on anything smaller than a pair of pliers a major pain in the arse! :)

Dmitrii Novgorodtcev:
Shout's Bobbin Knotter is very proven item. I have been using it for about 4 or 5 years and very happy with it.

Patrick Naslund:
I splice Sunline 210 lb mono in JB 130 hollow no problem

The trick is to round the edge of the mono ( as a needle point ) I don't even have to use a hollow needle this way.
Another important thing when making wind-ons is to put at least 12 kg pressure on the leader/wind-on while serving it to prevent it from slipping ,
since Mono will shrink in diameter when loaded . And going from 0-12/15 kg on strike could possibly lead to mono starting to slip ( if the serve was made with no tension on the leader while serving )

Patrick

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