Thanks DD, and others, my fishing has improved AGAIN because of this site!

[Railroader]

The learning never stops, and guys, I appreciate it. I'm kinda hard-headed, and have caught a lot of fish in my time. I was proud of the knots I HAD been using to join lines together, but I found that they were actually the weakest link in my gear....

Over the past couple of days I have learned the Bimini Twist (almost...they're ugly but solid) Spider Hitch, No-name, Yucatan, and Alberto knots.

I have settled on the Bimini/Yucatan or the Spider/Yucatan to attatch shockers to running lines. Both of these knot combos will reliably break your running line before knot failure. I've got the tired, cut hands, and a gallon zip-lock full of knots to prove it...:rolleyes:

I will now use the Uni-uni, Blood, and Standard ONLY where I want a known failure point, such as on my flounder/sheephead rods to attatch a tippet to braid. This way, I'll get all my braid back when I hang up, and leave VERY LITTLE line in the water for creatures or other fishermen to hang up on.

I'm glad to be part of the P&S crew, because we make fishing more interesting, every day!

[Railroader]

:eek: Excellent, Grasshopper. We are happy that you have succeeded in pulling over the chain link fence in the back yard with your Bimini Twist. Now if we could only teach you how to catch fish...:eek:

Ain't that the danged truth?....:p

Wanna hit Jekyll with me tomorrow, and put your money where your mouth is???

Goin' after them flatties again....:D

[Digger]

I'm such a hard head that I did not begin using anything more than a spiderhitch to my rig until I bought my 525MAG(A very early one) and I had too. And the reason I moved was casting ability. And boy the light is brighter on the other side. Oh by the way I used all these knots when I fish for Tarpon in the late 1970"s.