Jake7 10 Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Ok i go bream fishing alot and i was talking to this guy and he said using a loop knot to a lure makes a lot of diffrence to the way the lure swims. so i got book full of knots and started testing their braking strain. i use 6 pound line and i found that most of the knots broke at 4-5 pound is ti worlth it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest davidm#2 Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 gday jake7, and welcome to the sitethe guy is wright this knot will definetly improve the swimming ability of the lure and u will get more hits4-5lb breaking strain is fine as long as u have drag set,(braid mono)???cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jake7 10 Posted December 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 6 pound berkley vanish its fluorocarbon so it saves using leaders Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jake7 10 Posted December 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 and i need every pound i can get, because the spot i fish, theres alot of structure so i fish with pretty much a locked drag. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brenton 637 Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 use a Uni knot and loosen it after tying. cheers brenton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coonta kinta 1 Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 loop knot in 4lb hereno point worrying about how ya gonna pull them out if your not getting the strikes in the first place Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jake7 10 Posted December 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 I dont have to worry about getting hits this place is untoched the first time i fished their i got a 44cm fish first cast. i dont have a job so i cant afford to lose lures, how long does the loop have to be? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jake7 10 Posted December 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 And do u take the split rings off Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ranger 48 Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Jake7 wrote:And do u take the split rings offSomeone once told me that the split rings are only on there so that average fishermen can also catch fish!I leave them on! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarsOne 137 Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 I just go with lure clips - and have found for most lures it doesn't effect the swimming action. My 0.02 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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