Muskie Discussion Forums
| ||
| Moderators: Slamr | View previous thread :: View next thread |
| Jump to page : 1 Now viewing page 1 [30 messages per page] Muskie Fishing -> Lures,Tackle, and Equipment -> Leaders |
| Message Subject: Leaders | |||
chuckski |
| ||
Posts: 1263 | Does anybody know how to tie cable leaders like the Buchers? | ||
| sworrall |
| ||
Posts: 32839 Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FxEKMt9eDE&t=144s | ||
| chuckski |
| ||
Posts: 1263 | WOW Thank you Steve! | ||
| wek |
| ||
Posts: 10 | From the old Musky Hunter web site around 2008 (not my spelling): Leader Knot for Seven Strand Wire aka Bucher Leader Knot I disected some Bucher Sevenstrand leaders years ago to learn the knot and have used it successfully ever since. I think this is the knot you speak of - not a twist. for UNCOATED seven-strand. I don't have the computer savy/technology to show a picture, so might have a hard time explaining it. It took some time to explaine, sort of like that grade school excersize of describing how to make a peanutbutter and jelly sandwich, so please give it a try. Here goes: It is important to use a pliars to cut the sevenstrand and sort of crush it/crimp it down so that it does not unravel and splay when you work with it. Tie a simple overhand knot with your seven-strand, leaving At LEAST 5-6 inches of the tag end to work with. You'll want to tighten this knot pretty good, but leave enough that you will be able to pass the tag end back through this little hole in the center of the overhand knot. Now take the tag end and run it through the loop of whatever you are tying to, hook, swivel, snap, or if you are going to tie dacron to it, leave an empty, open loop, and then pass the tag end back through the little open hole in the overhand knot.( not sure I would want to tie on to this as it may cut right through your dacron ice line) Draw the tag up to form an appropriate sized loop around whatever you are tying to - not too big, and not too tight, to allow the hook or swivel to swing freely inside this loop. Its the same loop size you form with your crimpers around a snap or swivel. it will be below the overhand knot with the seven strand looping through your swivel, then passing back through your overhand knot, and the tag end now running paralell to the main body of wire. When you've got this little loop formed to the right size, give it a little squeeze with your fingers and it will hold shape and size. You can now tighten up the overhand knot by pulling the MAIN BODY of the wire and using your fingernails to hold the overhand knot. Don't tighten by pulling the tag end. Careful not to kink anything as it will bind up and ruin the final stages of the knot. Okay, here's the hard part to explain. Take the tag end, which is now running parallel to the main body of wire. Turn it back toward the the swivel/knot and loop the tag end around the main body, once, then twice. So your tag end is wrapped around the main body twice, sort of like a clinch knot but with the tag end heading the opposite direction of the main body. The tag end is turned around and heading toward the swivel eye, looped twice around the main body of wire. The main body extends in the opposite direction.(picture would be good here) Hold the main body of wire strait out away from you with your left hand. be careful to hold this strait and don't put any bends or kinks in it. When you draw this part of the knot up, you basically want the configuration that is formed with the tag end to draw up and work around the main body of the wire that remains strait and rigid. Grasp the tag end with a pliars and in a smooth motion pull it towards you(opposite direction of main body). As you pull, the tag end, wrapped around the rigid main body, will form a sort of figure-8 that will draw down and compact. Watch as it forms. You don't want to pull too tight, as the wire binds, and the knot will deform if you go too far. watch it, and when that figure-8 is as compact as it will get and the wire binds with moderate pressure, stop. Some urging and help from your finger nails will also work. Bend the tag end at 90 degrees to the knot and trim (not too close). Inspect the knot closely, it should be uniform. Your first efforts might be a bit sloppy. Don't trust anything that you have doubts about. Hand test. Also, look closely to see that the wire forming the loop around the hook is not splayed too widely as individual fibers will wear out quickly. It takes a bit to get used to the properties of stranded wire and tying it, but with a little practice you'll get it down and can produce this relieable knot quick and easy. Since you are not chucking and ripping big baits, this knot should hold up well, but the stress of open water fishing is tough on Seven Strand connections. I still use this knot for some soft wire applications/leaders, but prefer solid wire for most casting. This works great with a little heat shrink tubing to make quickstrike rigs, attatch trailer trebles, flyrod connections, or stealth leaders that don't kill lure action but don't lose toothy species | ||
| Jump to page : 1 Now viewing page 1 [30 messages per page] |
| Search this forum Printer friendly version E-mail a link to this thread |
Copyright © 2024 OutdoorsFIRST Media |