Stand-off Knot
Dropper loop knot is very popular among bottom fishermen anywhere.
However, I lost a few trophy fish due to failure of dropper loop knot.
It definitely weaken breaking strength.
Some serious cod fishermen on the Northeast use a special knot known as Stand-off Knot. This knot has 100 percent breaking strength as it actually is not a knot. The real advantage of this knot is the snelled line doesn't tangle with the main leader line.
