Best Leader Knot For Light Braid

[Dan23]

So I lost a pretty nice est 45-50cm Tarpon (PC Solution Man can back that up) today because of my recent troubles with leader knots.

Just wondering what knots people use and how secure they are as well as how small. I've never had this problem in the past but with the 6lb TD sensor braid I'm using, I'm finding it very hard to get the knots to not slip.

I usually use a knot which name I'm not sure of but I make a loop with the leader, feed the braid through, wind around the leader 15 times then back through the loop.

Also tried Lee's double uni knot but that slipped too (was my first attempt so was likely due to me not tying it properly).

Anyway, I've got some work to do to find a nice knot that is reliable but still thin enough to go through the guides on my raider.

Cheers

Dan

[mackmauler]

dan, when you stick the tag back into the loop as you do, put the tag back through another time, should be all good

[Dan23]

Thanks mack I'll give that a try hopefully it's that simple. Karma to you mate.

[MichaelJ]

double uni kot hasnt slipped for me ever before

[Dan23]

whatnow wrote:

double uni kot hasnt slipped for me ever before

I probably tied it wrong. I only watched Lee tie it once before doing it myself and using it with a $20 lure. I'm an idiot.

[MichaelJ]

its just across make a loop put tag end through around 10 times pull tight do same with leader then pull main line to get them together and cut tags of thats it

[Plastic Man]

yeah mate like mack said put it in again it sounds like the albright to me thats what i use and i love it

[Feral]

Yep, make sure you back through the loop the same way you started, otherwise they can slip. Also I use 14 or so turns if using thin braid. Make sure when you pull it tight the loops dont pull off the the other line onto itself.

[jeff f]

Dan23 wrote:

So I lost a pretty nice est 45-50cm Tarpon (PC Solution Man can back that up) today because of my recent troubles with leader knots.

Just wondering what knots people use and how secure they are as well as how small. I've never had this problem in the past but with the 6lb TD sensor braid I'm using, I'm finding it very hard to get the knots to not slip.

I usually use a knot which name I'm not sure of but I make a loop with the leader, feed the braid through, wind around the leader 15 times then back through the loop.

Also tried Lee's double uni knot but that slipped too (was my first attempt so was likely due to me not tying it properly).

Anyway, I've got some work to do to find a nice knot that is reliable but still thin enough to go through the guides on my raider.

Cheers

Dan

the knot you atre using is an albright great for mono no good for braid try using the improved albright special

put the line through the loop wind up an even number of turns(10, 12, 14)then turn around and wind back down an odd number, one less than you wound up.

make shure the tag end goes through the oposite side of the loop that it came through to start with

lubricate pull tight and snug down with fingers while pulling on tag end and main line

never had one let go, cause if you get it wrong they fall apart when you are pulling them tight

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jeff f wrote:

Dan23 wrote:

So I lost a pretty nice est 45-50cm Tarpon (PC Solution Man can back that up) today because of my recent troubles with leader knots.

Just wondering what knots people use and how secure they are as well as how small. I've never had this problem in the past but with the 6lb TD sensor braid I'm using, I'm finding it very hard to get the knots to not slip.

I usually use a knot which name I'm not sure of but I make a loop with the leader, feed the braid through, wind around the leader 15 times then back through the loop.

Also tried Lee's double uni knot but that slipped too (was my first attempt so was likely due to me not tying it properly).

Anyway, I've got some work to do to find a nice knot that is reliable but still thin enough to go through the guides on my raider.

Cheers

Dan

the knot you atre using is an albright great for mono no good for braid try using the improved albright special

put the line through the loop wind up an even number of turns(10, 12, 14)then turn around and wind back down an odd number, one less than you wound up.

make shure the tag end goes through the oposite side of the loop that it came through to start with

lubricate pull tight and snug down with fingers while pulling on tag end and main line

never had one let go, cause if you get it wrong they fall apart when you are pulling them tight

this is what i use its great:)