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Mark Harris

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Re: Super glue and braided line
March 18, 2013, 07:02:14 PM
Possibly not Amr.  It is just something I have always done from the first day I was taught to tie an assist more years ago than I care to admit  :-X.

Also, it is recommended as an aid to stop kevlar knots slipping in G-Man's excellent beginner's guide to jigging which I always suggest people read: http://www.360tuna.com/forum/f68/intro-jigging-gman-reference-beginers-4449/
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Re: Super glue and braided line
June 14, 2013, 06:16:24 PM
Aloha Mark,
there is also an adhesive called "PlioBond" that will work. I used to mainly use it on my flyfishing equipment because, as the name indicates, it remains a very pliable bond when joining lines. I used it for a while on my GT gear, but then lost the bottle and never bothered to buy it again.
The thick liquid will soak into the braided lines, then wipe off the excess. After it cures, it will remain highly flexible while still binding the fibers together.
One downside, is that it STINKS to high hell, a get out of the room kind of stink.

I finally got a bottle of Pliobond yesterday.  Nathan you were not exaggerating about the smell! 

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Re: Super glue and braided line
July 01, 2013, 01:00:53 PM
Mark.....another good product is Zap CA. I use it on all my windons

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Re: Super glue and braided line
July 02, 2013, 09:52:03 AM
No good knot or charred tag end requires glue. Wind-On serves are the exception.

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Re: Super glue and braided line
July 02, 2013, 10:23:45 AM
I would have to agree with Luke here although it is not 'wrong' either to apply glue on the knot. I haven't applied any glue on me knots to date but I am quite tempted to try.

To each his own and to what works for every individual.. cheers and tight lines!

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Re: Super glue and braided line
July 02, 2013, 12:47:27 PM
I'm not sure glue would save a bad knot. I think it is best to go with an approach whereby your knots are reliable to a point where glue is superfluous
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Re: Super glue and braided line
July 02, 2013, 05:30:24 PM


I have thought of using glue to stop this! No matter what I do it always happens to my FG... I have lost fish due to this, other fish striking the tag making a bubble trial much like a swivel...

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Re: Super glue and braided line
July 02, 2013, 05:39:52 PM
Sam, if you burn the tag end, it will stop this.
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Re: Super glue and braided line
July 03, 2013, 03:12:22 AM
Sam, if you burn the tag end, it will stop this.

I was worried about getting heat too close to the main line, guess I'll offer my finger tips as protection.

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Re: Super glue and braided line
July 03, 2013, 03:15:44 AM
Sam,

Can you get hold of a Bouz line cutter?


Trev

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Re: Super glue and braided line
July 03, 2013, 08:18:32 AM
Sam... use a Rizzuto finishing knot and no more tag ;)

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Re: Super glue and braided line
July 03, 2013, 12:56:46 PM
Sam,

Can you get hold of a Bouz line cutter?


Trev

Always wanted one, don't think they are carried by anyone in NZ... But I'll track one down.

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Re: Super glue and braided line
July 03, 2013, 12:58:52 PM
Sam... use a Rizzuto finishing knot and no more tag ;)

I do, but I must do something wrong because it always unravels itself after a few outings on the same leader...

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Re: Super glue and braided line
July 03, 2013, 01:01:40 PM
Sam... use a Rizzuto finishing knot and no more tag ;)

I do, but I must do something wrong because it always unravels itself after a few outings on the same leader...

I experience that too.

The half-hitches and burning the tag just seems to work perfectly!

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Re: Super glue and braided line
July 03, 2013, 01:03:38 PM
Interesting - I find that Rizuttos will often unravel unless you glue them. Easier to just burn the tag end
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