braid to mono

[timberhall]

What are some good knots for connecting braid to mono? I was thinking the Double Uni Not or the Blood Knot. I am worried about the braid cutting through the mono because of the diameter of the braid.
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[sinergy]

Never had a issue with braid cutting mono but Blood knot or nail knot, both knots will handle anything without it damaging your mono.
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[gstott]

I really like this one:

http://www.lindnermedia.com/angling-edge...t#node-850
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[zman2]

let me ask... why do you think you need braid ? we dont have big fish here and we dont have heavy cover its just money wasted,, chime in all you pros,,lol
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[RoyalBull]

I really like using an Albright knot to tie the braid to mono. It is very strong. I have not had any issues with the braid cutting through the mono.
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[RockyRaab]

I use a double uni for braid to mono/fluoro and haven't had one slip or break yet. I use five turns on the mono knot and seven on the braid, both spit-lubed and pulled up slowly and separately, then slid together before finally tightening.
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[dubob]

[quote RockyRaab]I use a double uni for braid to mono/fluoro and haven't had one slip or break yet. I use five turns on the mono knot and seven on the braid, both spit-lubed and pulled up slowly and separately, then slid together before finally tightening.[/quote][font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]What Rocky said except I only use 5 turns on each! [/#800000][/font][cool]

[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]It works every time.[/#800000][/font]
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[TheScout]

No stretch.
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[gstott]

I don't use the braid for its strength, but rather for its low stretch and smaller diameter. I can make incredibly long casts, yet still feel a soft hit and effectively set the hook with 100 feet of line out. It also gives me better control of lures like jerkbaits and topwaters, allowing me to work them with a wider range of action.

Also, one thing to remember, while braid does cost more, it lasts much longer. I fill half the spool with mono before attaching the braid. I can usually fill several reels from one spool of braid. That braid will last years before needing to be replaced. It isn't prone to twists and tangles like mono. In the long run, I think it is a cheaper alternative.
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[RonPaulFan]

[quote zman2]let me ask... why do you think you need braid ? we dont have big fish here and we dont have heavy cover its just money wasted,, chime in all you pros,,lol[/quote]

Magic! The magic of what seems to to be a sixth sense.

I hear the champion fishermen and just plain experienced fishermen talk of "feel" to know the bottom is mud or gravel , etc.

I want to develop that sense of feel, too. But, it's been illusive, so I give myself every advantage: {quality sensitive carbon fiber rods and using hand placements to feel vibrations; keeping out the slack in the line and using low stretch braid for it to transmit those faint vibrations that I don't want to miss and to set the hook}. Maybe I have some feel for it now to some degree, but with good equipment and working to improve techniques, perhaps the magic of feel will develop for me to the degree talked about by the champions.

Braid is just one more advantage for feel.

Feel is also one of the reasons I like swimbaits since I can feel their vibrations or action of swimming (some more than others) while I retrieve, so any sudden change is one of those set-the-hook opportunities that I would otherwise miss.

That's why I want all of my equipment to transmit all of those vibrations. I paid much more for rods that can give me more feel, so I want to get the feel I paid to get by not damping the vibrations with stretch. A chain is as strong as it's weakest link, so I want the advantages of a rod that transmits the telling vibrations to get the most they can to transmit by using braid with tight line techniques.

You want to use all of your senses to full advantage to catch fish. Just yesterday, while others were just casting out anywhere, I was casting to the big fish of a moving school of fish because I could see them. The polarized glasses I wore helped. In seeing the fish underwater, I've also learned to see the reflections of the surface as changed by their proximity and an occasional fin, so when they are further out where the angle isn't right to see them under the water, I can still see where they are by recognition of surface disturbance patterns.

I want to develop the magic of feel and perception and add that to my list of superpowers.
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[k2muskie]

No stretch, smaller diameter for increased braid pound rating compared to mono, no memory, lasts a long time, most importantly allows one to land fish much quicker. So we'll pay the extra for braid.

Now we use mono 12# test backing on all our baitcasters tied with a uni knot and than spooled with braid.
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[harlin]

I've always used the palomar on braid. And for connecting to mono, you can tie a palomar to itself, if that makes sense. I usually start by tying a palomar in the braid but leaving the loop open and not cinching it down all the way. They for the leader I tie a palomar onto that loop. Then you get some gloves and tighten both down to each other. Then you got two palomar knots tied to each other. Extremely strong.
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[FattyGreens]

I like braid because I can put a much higher lb test on my spinning reels and still cast forever. That and I really like it drop shotting with a flouro leader, maybe I'm crazy but I do feel I can detect bites much better. I am a hug fan of the alberto knot for line to line connections and it is the only one I have full confidence in. I will 99% of the time break my line to lure knot before this one fails. It's all personal preference as there are great line options in flouro mono and braid that all get the job done! On a side note even though it is expensive I finally found a flouro that does not want to jump off my spinning reels, Seaguar Tatsu, great line!
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[CarlF]

"I use a double uni for braid to mono/fluoro and haven't had one slip or break yet"

+1

I have tried blood and surgeons knot,and find double uni to work the best. It is easy to learn, quick and easy to tie, and if you trim your tag ends, it minimizes the amount of interference in your guides. Im going to try head cement application this year to see if it will smooth out the connection any further.

I just started using light braid last year for deep fishing techniques and find it extremely sensitive. As others have mentioned, the longevity alone justifies the additional cost.
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