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Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) => Tackle & Techniques => Topic started by: Daniel Wen on February 23, 2014, 04:28:56 PM

Title: How to connect hollow core to leader?
Post by: Daniel Wen on February 23, 2014, 04:28:56 PM

hi guys!

pls enlighten me!

tried looking thru the older threads but i stilll dont quite understand!

Pictures would help! :)

Title: Re: How to connect hollow core to leader?
Post by: Ryan Keith on February 23, 2014, 04:53:08 PM

Hi Daniel, in my experience, it's OK to tie "normal" knots (FG) with hollow core braid. I haven't seen the need to splice in a leader for GT popping. Will be interested to see if anyone thinks otherwise.

Title: Re: How to connect hollow core to leader?
Post by: Cameron Mundy on February 25, 2014, 12:51:30 AM

I use a Yucatan as my leader connection with the knot outside the tip eye so I splice a loop in the mainline and connect from there, what I like about hollow is I can do a super long splice all the way to the reel making the braid by my finger thicker. I cast pretty hard and PE lines eat my gloves finger tips.