what’s a good knot to tie, to double up the mainline off the reel and the put a snap swivel on the end of the loop? Is there a good website to learn how to tie this knot? I think I’m doing it right but not 100% it is right and I don’t know the name of it. Any help would be greatly appreciated
Race Ready Fishing
Spider hitch, Bimini twist, or even a Palomar knot, you tube has them all on video
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Is the spider hitch strong enough for dolphin and wahoo?
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It’s a pretty dang good knot. It is a lot faster to tie than a bimmini, however not as strong. You can help the spider hitch by taking some superglue and hit the hitch with one drop. I use the spiderhitch a good bit.
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ETA: if you have a larger loop use the offshore swivel knot to attach the swivel.
Spider hitch is great for making a double line in braid.
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Bimini Twist all the way. I use it on almost all my rigs.And I think its a cool knot to tie anyway.
Seapro,
Bimini for heavier line; spider for lighter.
I’m assuming you’re talking about trolling offshore. For years, I used (and still prefer) the bimini for double lining 40-50# line, and sometimes used a wax floss braid on the heavier main line (old stuff that most people don’t remember), but I switched to the 150# in-line SPRO swivels several years ago and just use that to go straight from the mainline to a heavy pre-leader line (130# in my case–i.e., I replaced the 15-20 feet of double 40-50# line with 30-35 feet of 130#). I started doing that when the yellowfin were really thick for a few years; I used flouro in place of double-line pre-leader, along with a flouro leader. But, heavy, clear mono will do just fine also. Love it. Quick, easy, simple, clean. Never had a problem with it. Works great. I primarily did this to ditch the snap swivels, crimping my baits straight to the pre-leader (using it as a leader); that way, I can wind them all the way up to the rod tip. It eliminates a the more-visible snap swivel being closer to the bait, and it makes for easier leadering and gaffing, IMO. Very convenient, except that every time you want to change out a bait, you have to recrimp a connection. Not for everyone, but I like it. Sometimes, I think I might keep the pre-leader method but go back to snap swivels and dedicated leaders (and I use them from time to time), especially since the YFT’s don’t seem to be coming back.
Here’s a pic of the method I described above (it’s pic from a few years ago of a connection that’s old and worn, but still kicking):
There are many ways to skin a cat.
But, again, if you want to go with a double-line for offshore trolling, go with the Bimini.
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