Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques
Leader material for twisted leaders
Luke Wyrsta:
--- Quote from: Brandon on June 12, 2007, 12:35:34 PM ---I'm going to superglue the knot I use with the braid to close it off!! I'm sure it should be fine but i just don't like the really stiff, hard feeling of it. I reckon it is going to be really loud going through the guides
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Ture, but it's all a trade-off. Still works and that's what matters ;)
Neil Griffiths:
--- Quote from: Paul Taylor on June 11, 2007, 08:11:32 PM ---Damon,
I am using 100lb Momoi and I am having trouble with finishing the knot off once ihave come back on the bite.
I am placing a solid ring in the bite and running back up about 12 inches, I was told to use a uni knot but it has got me stuffed.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Regards Paul
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Hi Paul, when I showed you the finish I called it a uni, well it's really a rizzuto. They are pretty simillar.
As long as the doubled back bite section remains out of the rod tip, I never bother to whip or such like as a rizzuto is just stronger and quicker to tie.
Neil
Luke Wyrsta:
--- Quote from: Neil Griffiths on June 12, 2007, 02:26:49 PM ---Hi Paul, when I showed you the finish I called it a uni, well it's really a rizzuto. They are pretty simillar.
As long as the doubled back bite section remains out of the rod tip, I never bother to whip or such like as a rizzuto is just stronger and quicker to tie.
Neil
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Hi Neil,
Could you describe this in more detail because i simply am not following you.
Thanks.
Brandon Khoo:
I'm interested too, Neil. You are suggesting that we finish off the doubled section with a rizutto? I haven't tried to tie a Rizutto with two strands from the twisted leader before. I'll try it and see how it looks.
Neil Griffiths:
The first thing to do when tying GT knots is to have a rock solid fixed point so swivels and loops can be fitted over and pulled on HARD, try a cup hook screwed into somthing solid.
Ok here goes, after twisting back the twisty onto itself you should have a magically neat and cool looking 4 strand leader, might as well put a swivel into this section before starting the back twist. On finishing the doubled section, hook the swivel onto your fixed point, then loop the tag end back and around 4 strand line as you would if you were tying a uni knot, take tag through loop 3 times(tag is being taken through loop back toward the rod end of leader-just imagine a uni) then gently close the knot teasing the knot back up toward the swivel to ensure that the formed knot remains on the 4 strand section. Once the knot is mostly closed, take a couple of wraps of standing line in one hand and the tag in pliers and pull knot closed (lube of course) using equal pressure in both hands, this is pretty important as sustantially uneven forces in either hand can ruin the knot.
Long winded to explain but quick and easy to tie.
Neil
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