Running braid on main line & clipping to the release clip

[kanuckle head]

Any one have this prob
Now I use screw adjust release clip for my downrigger ..............per ner max
Them braid are too thin & slippery, Eh



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[spring fever]

Tie on 50 or so ft of mono for the clip to go to.

[bardfromedson]

never had any slippage with the 50 unless the pads had crap on them(fish or bait slime or butt juce). mostly pulling bait behind flashers. faster speeds may be a little different results. try changing out your release pads. i tried the trigger releases and hated them. you could also try putting a tiny groove in the back of the pads for the line to sit in

[kanuckle head]

Tie on 50 or so ft of mono for the clip to go to.

Never had much luck tying mono to braid, unless I use a swivel
Problem I would have is running the swivel through the rod guides, an accident waiting to happen

You did give me an idea. I will try a loop knot of mono with a 3in tag end to the braid in an apox length where I clip the release to the tagged end

[bardfromedson]

http://www.netknots.com/html/albright_special.html
albright special and double uni are popular

[Poppa Swiss]

if you slide some surgical tubing over the pads on the clip it will grab better, its a pain when the braid constantly slips. You can also wrap the braid around a toothpick and put the pads around that and it will hold a bit better.

[r.s craven]

Use this knot for joining two lines of unequal diameter, for example:~

• nylon monofilament to fluorocarbon line
• mono to single-strand wire line
• mono to braid line

Here's how to tie it...

Stage 1


First, double back the end of the single strand wire leader and thread the mono through the eye produced.



Stage 2


Next, start whipping back the mono over itself and the leader.



Stage 3

Then, make about ten turns before tucking the tag end of the mono through the loop such that it emerges on the same side as it entered.


Stage 4


Finally, lubricate with saliva before smoothly pulling the knot up tight.
Trim both ends, and that's it - you've done it!

[wildthing]

just tie a mono sprig tag onto the briad use a nail knot and leave a tag 3"-6"

pull it tight with pilers and it wont slip
use nail clippers cut one side flush and other side is your tag
clip into that for your release clip

[Slabby20]

http://www.netknots.com/html/albright_special.html
albright special and double uni are popular

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X2 on the Albright knot. I ran braid with a 50 foot mono top shot using the Albright all summer. Never had a knot failure. Goes through the tip and guides just fine and works great in the release. A release that works good on braid if you don't want to use the mono is the red, heavy tension, Offshore release. Spendy but they work on the braid.

[Bullhead]

I use a double nail knot tied with a tie-fast knot tool. Has never failed and is low profile.