09-06-2011, 10:19 PM
Justin,
The uni-knot and the double uni-knots do not "come undone". That goes for any good fishing knot. Any properly tied fishing knot will fail if:
[ul][li]They were not lubed during tying[/li][li]They are tied with poor quality line[/li][li]The drag is set too tight while landing a fish[/li][/ul]
Remember, the knot is the weakest link. Only if you have defective line will line break somewhere other than the knot.
You said that your "three biggest fish of the season" had taken your lures and line. I would have to say that you didn't have your drag set right or the drag of your reel was substandard.
Oh, how many times have I watch someone set the hook hard only to break the line (at the knot). Most of those times it was the result of a bad drag setting or substandard drag.
Now, if your uni-knots are in fact "coming undone", then you really ought to consider having someone else watch you tie them to make sure that you are tying them correctly. Or, then yes, use a different knot that you can for sure tie properly.
Again, bottom line, properly tied fishing knots (no matter which knot) won't just "come undone".
[#800040]Edit: P.S. note: One big difference between the many good fishing knots is that they have diferent breaking strengths. "Ideally" a knot will not break before the test as labeled on the box. But that is ideal. Knots are the week link and will always break there first. But I digress. This thread is about knots coming undone ... not breaking.[/#800040]
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The uni-knot and the double uni-knots do not "come undone". That goes for any good fishing knot. Any properly tied fishing knot will fail if:
[ul][li]They were not lubed during tying[/li][li]They are tied with poor quality line[/li][li]The drag is set too tight while landing a fish[/li][/ul]
Remember, the knot is the weakest link. Only if you have defective line will line break somewhere other than the knot.
You said that your "three biggest fish of the season" had taken your lures and line. I would have to say that you didn't have your drag set right or the drag of your reel was substandard.
Oh, how many times have I watch someone set the hook hard only to break the line (at the knot). Most of those times it was the result of a bad drag setting or substandard drag.
Now, if your uni-knots are in fact "coming undone", then you really ought to consider having someone else watch you tie them to make sure that you are tying them correctly. Or, then yes, use a different knot that you can for sure tie properly.
Again, bottom line, properly tied fishing knots (no matter which knot) won't just "come undone".
[#800040]Edit: P.S. note: One big difference between the many good fishing knots is that they have diferent breaking strengths. "Ideally" a knot will not break before the test as labeled on the box. But that is ideal. Knots are the week link and will always break there first. But I digress. This thread is about knots coming undone ... not breaking.[/#800040]
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