Reply With QuoteI thought I used a braid leader knot but it turns out I was using an albright.
Where can i find a diagram of a BLK???
Theo , you need to get your hands on Geoff Wilsons book of knots. It will have every knot you could possibly ever want to know.
cheers
jason
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I thought I used a braid leader knot but it turns out I was using an albright.
Where can i find a diagram of a BLK???
I have no idea at all. I put 'braid leader knot' in google, and the result I get is absolutely zip. Maybe it's a new knot or something, or the name is being mis-used.Originally Posted by rando
I've also come to a pre-mature conclusion that it's not easy to make a super strong connection between gelspun and mono, no matter what knot is used. I find that when you hard-tension the line a number of times, the join between the gelspun and mono will eventually fail, and the tension applied at failure is one where a really good terminal knot would not bust. But even if it's hard to make a super strong connection between gelspun and mono, drag settings is probably the key to compensating for weaknesses in the tackle system.....which is common knowledge anyhow.
G'day mate.
Ive heard a lot about that book, havnt gotten around to buying it, but... all my 'knot research' is done on leadertec.com. Its a very usefull site, and it beats going out and buying book anyday!
Cheers.
Theo
TT
TT and Tony,
Tony_N (the knot hound) has got me into the knot thing and I've tried and tested quite a few.
For terminal tackle connections, get into the Collar ans Capstan. I havn't lost a thing since I switched.
For Braid / Leader connection, I have settled on the Stren knot: again, not a fault since I switched to this.
Neil
I just did a search in google for 'collar and capstan', and only found 1 hit, but it doesn't lead to any diagram or tying instructions for that.
Kenny
I have no idea at all. I put 'braid leader knot' in google, and the result I get is absolutely zip. Maybe it's a new knot or something, or the name is being mis-used.
I've also come to a pre-mature conclusion that it's not easy to make a super strong connection between gelspun and mono, no matter what knot is used. I find that when you hard-tension the line a number of times, the join between the gelspun and mono will eventually fail, and the tension applied at failure is one where a really good terminal knot would not bust. But even if it's hard to make a super strong connection between gelspun and mono, drag settings is probably the key to compensating for weaknesses in the tackle system.....which is common knowledge anyhow.[/quote]
I wasn't able to find it on the net either - but I did post a couple of pics to show how it is tied - see the following thread:
http://www.ausfish.com.au/cgi-ausfis...45526659/30#30
when you tension it up hold it as per pic 2? (the one with my hand in it). #The mono tag twists itself around #the intertwined lines and to make it work the end loop of the braid needs to be eased down to the twisted lines as you tighten. #It does need a lot of pulling from both lines to finally get it tight and when you cut off the tag you need to leave at least 1mm sticking out. Its a very pretty knot
Caught a 6kg jew yesterday using this knot - admittedly on 20lb line and leader - but I wouldn't guarantee a uni-to-uni (that I tied) to hold up on the (short but powerful) fight he gave me.
Brent_P (who really knows his knots) has some comments on tying the knot and some stuff on uni-to-uni that is really worth a look (see p4. of the thread I listed above) In fact if you really want to learn some serious stuff about knots, check all of his recent posts - they are worth reading.
Tony
Kenny, have a look here for the collar and Capstan.
http://www.fishing-khaolak.com/knots...r_capstan.html
Neil
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