Lets talk about Knots

[ProfessorM]

I use the albright for all my trolling set ups, dacron to leadcore to mono. I have never had a problem. I do think 25 to 30 wraps is way over kill. I am lucky to go 7 or 8. I also use the uni to uni to tie my braid to my fluro leaders and use it to tie my shock 40 lb mono to my 25 mono for plug casting. Like any knot you have to practice to do it good.

[Flaptail]

Blood knots for line to line or line to braid w/ a touch of zap a gap and improved clinch to snap or clip.

Perfection loop to flies and plugs when no hardware is desired.

Never had these knots fail when properly tied.

Don't see the need for more technical knots for bass fishing it's not like were after marlin, bass generally suck as fighters, couple decent runs and then a head shake or two and a tail sweep then the head turns and shes done, lead the cow into the yard.

Keep it simple, learn to tie a few knots well is all you need for bass fishing.

[seawitch]

Clammer,

Hopefully I won't be just bottom fishing!

[gone fishin]

Crazy Alberto for braid to mono uni for all other uses. I like numbys use of the palomar tag for a teaser, I will have to try that.

[beamie]

I pretty much only use the Palomer, Uni, Uni to Uni, and albright. Sometimes on the Dacron to wire albright will hit it with some glue.

Do any of you guys who may seal some knots with glue ever feel that this may brittle some of the standing line near the knot and thus fail at that spot premature?

[gone fishin]

It's strange to hear that someone else had that same thought. I stopped using the super glue as I felt it was effecting the strength of the line - whether it was mono or braid. It seemed as the line was breaking at the knot whenever I had a breakoff. It seemed as the braid broke at the knot. I know that the knot is the weakest point in the line, but whenever I had it part it seemed as though the braid was weakened as I always use mono of at least 10 lbs. test less.