suspicious breakoffs- clip related?

[zimmy]

Originally Posted by Jackbass

Run a q tip through the top of the clips and see if the cotton pulls. If it isn't the clips maybe you had something weird on your fingers. That ate into the line
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The particular clips in question are goners, but I will check others from the same pack. Something weird on my fingers?

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

You use something like needle nose pliers to pull the knot tight?

No, spit, pulled tight, and cut w/ scissors

Originally Posted by numbskull

What knot do you use? I had an issue with a trilene knot in 50lb fluro(two turns around the clip) not setting correctly and breaking when I tried to tighten it in the V of the TA clip.

Palomar. Not sure I like what happened with your knots. I am going to take a close look at the way the v sets up on the line. For now I am changing mono and back to my old clips until I figure it out.