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Salmon Rig Braid to Leader - Swivel or Knot?
fishngamereaper:
All my salmon rods are loaded with 25lb Berkley Big game... never felt the need for braid as my primary. Never have any issues. :twocents:
Only rods that have top shot mono on braid are my live bait tuna sticks.
Straight swivel flasher's. Hate the action on beakwaways. Fished em side by side about 8 year's ago. Matching colors. Straight swivel out fished the breakaway. :twocents:
MtnMuley:
--- Quote from: fishngamereaper on August 02, 2022, 07:42:05 PM ---All my salmon rods are loaded with 25lb Berkley Big game... never felt the need for braid as my primary. Never have any issues. :twocents:
Only rods that have top shot mono on braid are my live bait tuna sticks.
Straight swivel flasher's. Hate the action on beakwaways. Fished em side by side about 8 year's ago. Matching colors. Straight swivel out fished the breakaway. :twocents:
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:yeah:
Only difference is I use Maxima and not Big Game. Line to braid knots are great, and I use the hell out of them in many other fisheries going from a Sun Line braid to FC Sniper flouro. A guy can't "set it" like you can with straight braid or mono. It's a controlled hook set or you'll snap that line to braid knot. I tie several, and even the best will snap with a sharp hook set. Running it behind a rigger might be the saving grace to snapping the knot, but I'm not willing to switch:twocents:
Mfowl:
You could also try your braid in this style release, supposed to work well but I have not used them.
h2ofowlr:
Use an FG knot with 20' -25' of mono if using braid. Otherwise, I just run 25lb PLine on my reels. Don't use a swivel if your running long lengths of mono or fluro as you will suck that through the guide if smaller and more than likely break the ceramic guides or chip them which will fatigue your line or cut it up.
I have some breakaways, but don't typically use them.
pickardjw:
Fortunately I just started building rods so I can replace guides if I need to. But FG knot it is.
Sounds like y'all run a shorter set back for salmon. I'm used to at least 50' and up to 100' for Kokes. Ran 30'-50' for sockeye this weekend. Is it less important for salmon?
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