Breaking strain vs knot strenght vs fish that got away

[redhumpy]

I use 6-10lb line. I guess I am not limiting myself as I use fluorocarbon instead of mono
If you tie k@k knots then use fluoro instead of thinner mono

[Korrie]

Tying good knots in Fluoro is more difficult than in Mono.

[Pipe]

Tying good knots in Fluoro is more difficult than in Mono.

What knots do you guys tie?

[Korrie]

Blood knot, figure 8 and Pitzen knot

[WayneS]

Hi Korrie

Please post a picture or diagram of the leader setup showing which knots where?

Many Thanks
Wayne

[Trevor28]

I prefer to use to use 4lb or 5lb Leeda Profile tapered leaders as I like knot less leaders, I use 4lb or 5lb for all my fresh water fishing streams and still waters, the lighter the better
(That's my preference any way)

[JHH]

So I had one that got away recently...

I was fishing Leverpa outside dullstroom. There was a nice breeze (and terristrials on the water taken by trout) and some evidence of mayfly type nymphs around. So in true marginally educated fashion I had a DDD and a (what my wife calls) dangler in the form the a small GRHE. I tied the GRHE to the bend of the DDD hook with a clinch knot (improved as it may or may not be). On a basically static retrieve the DDD stopped and then it was fish on! it was a nice big'n as it made light work of the line in my hand and was on the real (which had very little drag) in no time. I was palming the real and kept normal pressure on. However, this was bigger than anything I had previously hooked. not long after that, the fish came off. When I inspected the line I saw the DDD (which was on a 4x) was still there but all traces of the GRHE had vanished (was also a 4x size). So the knot on the bend of the hook didn't hold.

After that woeful account - what knot should go there? Perfection loop? Something else? any pointers... It works fine like this for stockies and everything up to say 2.4k's which is my PB, but obviously a feisty fellow bigger than that highlighted a weak spot in my knotledge.

Thanks!

[Andre]

I use 6-10lb line. I guess I am not limiting myself as I use fluorocarbon instead of mono
If you tie k@k knots then use fluoro instead of thinner mono

How would fluro assist with bad knots? I though that flurocarbon was a lot more vulnerable to bad knots.
What are you fishing for with 6 - 10 pound line?...Tarpon?

[Pipe]

Personally I use Maxima line for yellowfish and the uniknot I use 99% of the time

[redhumpy]

How would fluro assist with bad knots? I though that flurocarbon was a lot more vulnerable to bad knots.
What are you fishing for with 6 - 10 pound line?...Tarpon?

Fluoro would not assist at all with regards to bad knots.
Go read again what I said.

Yes, Tarpon.