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| if crimp. whats size sleeves?
if knot. what kind of knot? |
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| http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?type=pod...
that link should work.. but double barrel size 7 is what you need - make sure you have a good crimp tool and you will never have a problem
Edited by IAJustin 5/14/2007 9:34 PM
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Posts: 108
Location: Toronto, ON | I use Seaguar 150# Premier fluoro, same diameter as Seaguar Big Game 130# fluoro, with perfection loop knots. I prefer knots to crimps any day---I've had them slip. |
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| I make my own and use a Big Game knot AND A Double Sleeve crimp. Easy to do and its cheap insurance. |
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| I crimp 130# and up but to prevent slippage I use a tiny drop of Hawg Seekers glue just before crimping.
Pete |
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Location: oswego, il | I crimp mine but before i set my crimp, I mushroom the tag end with a lighter. I doubt it would ever slip but it's just insurance.
The cabelas link should give a chart for diameter. |
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Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | I'm a "knot only" fan. I don't want any unecessary hardware adding weight to the leader. I usually use a 4-5 wrap cinch knot w/ a drop of superglue as added insurance. In fact, I tie my custom ZALTNAD "No-See-Um" 80 lb leaders directly to my Power Pro using a nail knot in each.
I also think that crimps can reduce the line test/strength of the leader. In order for the crimp to work, the inside diameter of the crimping sleeve must be compressed to a value less than the outside diameter of the fluorocarbon. If this is true then the effective working cross sectional area of the fluorocarbon has been reduced.
Have fun!
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| Ditto on Al's post above. Except he's smarter than me.
Never ONCE had a failure with 80# Climax flouro leader with a cinch knot and tiny amount of glue. This includes a boating a 48" 30-35# river muskie that was a really really strong fish. I should point out, I suppose, that I only catch about 25 muskies a year on average, most being between 36" and 44".
I've had crimped titanium leaders fail and also crimped braided Sevenstrand wire fail.
Edited by Ranger 5/17/2007 5:36 PM
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Location: Toronto, ON | Griz619, be very careful about using the Hawgseeker's glue on fluoro, even a little bit! It weakens/deteriorates the line...I love it for other stuff, but not for fluoro.
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Location: Minnetonka | 110 lb Flouro for me... 18"... longer and thinner for the gin clear MN lakes.
Crimps because I haven't seen one fail... YET.
Edited by Hammskie 5/19/2007 3:34 PM
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| I have NEVER had my double barrel crimps fail. You do have to use a quality compound crimping tool though, like in the saltwater catalogs. |
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