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Salmon Rig Braid to Leader - Swivel or Knot?

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Crunchy:
FG knot. I run 40lb braid on all my salmon downrigger rods to about 35 feet of 25lb mono top shot. 

spoonman:
I’ve used the Alberto knot for the last 20+ years for tuna and salmon and anything else I’m targeting when braid is my main line and need a knot to mono or flouro. FG is a great knot as well. If you are trying the FG for the first time be sure to practice it a lot at home first. The FG knot focuses  on good tension to hold the knot, it’s one of the best if you tie it properly!

steeleywhopper:

--- Quote from: pickardjw on August 02, 2022, 06:06:00 PM ---So I'm running 50# braid on my salmon reels and use downriggers. When connecting your braid to your leader to the dodger, would you trust a swivel over a line-to-line knot? I'm thinking:

Swivel pro's: an extra bearing to help with line twist, trust my knots to swivels.
Swivel con's: slamming it into your tip top, can make it harder to swing fish close to the boat to net

Knot pro's and con's: basically the opposites of the above.

Bonus topic: how important are breakaway rigs to you? An absolute must or meh?

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I have been using 65lb braid joined to a 40ft section of 30lb Maxima Ultragreen. I make the connection with the "John Collins Knot". In the 6 or 7 years I have been doing this I have had zero failure and the knot slides right through the guides without hanging up. My wife is the one that usually ends up with the sealion grabbing her salmon and we have yet to have a setup break off trying to chase and horse the gear back to us. The Mono goes in the downrigger clip so there is no slippage like you get with braid and I use a Sampo swivel for the mono to flasher connection. Never an issue with line twist.
 

dilleytech:
A good braid to mono knott is strong and shouldn’t be a problem. But you absolutely need a bunch of good swivels and raven then you will likely get bad line twist. Running heavy mono to your downrigger clip is your best bet to avoid twist. Swivels are not enough.

pickardjw:
Couldn't get the hang of the FG but I'm pretty versed with the Albright (Alberto?) knot since I use that on my casting rods. I don't run mono main line for anything anymore, just like braid too much.

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