Best braid-to-braid knot

Formula4Fish · 03-17-2008, 10:18 AM

I'm going to strip about 100 yards of 80# Powerpro from my reels and replace it with 100 yards of 80# OTI multicolor braid.

What is the best knot to use, to splice two pieces of 80# braid?

Minnow · 03-17-2008, 10:41 AM

Bimini twist on both end of the braid and loop to loop connection to joint the both end, I use this connection for 80lb and up.
Double line Uni to Uni for 80lb and under.

jureal · 03-17-2008, 03:42 PM

Exactly...do a three times through cats paw to finish the loop to loop.

Snagged · 03-17-2008, 06:40 PM

Double uni

getsome · 03-17-2008, 10:31 PM

I splice all of the spectra on my reels to heavier spectra underneath so that i only need to change out 300 yds at a time (instead of 600+ yds). i've always used a double uni with at least 10 turns on each side and a drop of crazy glue.
i rarely target fish large enough to pull 300 yds of line off my reel, but in the cases that the splice has gone out, I've never had it fail. That being said, the heaviest that I've ever spliced in that manner is 100# power pro, so I don't know about heavier lines.

peterk814 · 03-25-2008, 04:07 AM

double up both sides of the braid and double uni with a touch of super glue. try to do 12-16 turns on each side

bunile · 04-02-2008, 12:19 AM

SMALL KNOTS,SMALL KNOTS,SMALL KNOTS.(30 turn BIMMINI loop 2 loop)

jig · 04-02-2008, 09:09 AM

the uni/uni is what I do. In spectra it is very small, barely larger than the line width itself as far as I can tell. And it is simple and very fast to tie. Especially useful if you have to cut out a tangle with a fish on and rejoin the severed line quickly.

03-17-2008, 10:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
Formula4Fish Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ingleside-on-the-Bay, TX Posts: 109	Best braid-to-braid knot I'm going to strip about 100 yards of 80# Powerpro from my reels and replace it with 100 yards of 80# OTI multicolor braid. What is the best knot to use, to splice two pieces of 80# braid? __________________ Dick http://home.roadrunner.com/~dfischer/OhKay1.htm

03-17-2008, 10:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
Minnow Administrator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Richardson Posts: 1,198	Bimini twist on both end of the braid and loop to loop connection to joint the both end, I use this connection for 80lb and up. Double line Uni to Uni for 80lb and under. Last edited by Minnow : 03-17-2008 at 11:02 AM.

03-17-2008, 06:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
Snagged Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,114	Double uni __________________ Jerry Uh oh, Snagged again!

04-02-2008, 12:19 AM	#7 (permalink)
bunile Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: surf Posts: 108	SMALL KNOTS,SMALL KNOTS,SMALL KNOTS.(30 turn BIMMINI loop 2 loop) __________________ IT STAYS WITH YOU

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03-17-2008, 03:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
jureal Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 294	Exactly...do a three times through cats paw to finish the loop to loop.

03-17-2008, 10:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
getsome Junior member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 27	I splice all of the spectra on my reels to heavier spectra underneath so that i only need to change out 300 yds at a time (instead of 600+ yds). i've always used a double uni with at least 10 turns on each side and a drop of crazy glue. i rarely target fish large enough to pull 300 yds of line off my reel, but in the cases that the splice has gone out, I've never had it fail. That being said, the heaviest that I've ever spliced in that manner is 100# power pro, so I don't know about heavier lines.

03-25-2008, 04:07 AM	#6 (permalink)
peterk814 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melville, NY and Boston, MA Posts: 149	double up both sides of the braid and double uni with a touch of super glue. try to do 12-16 turns on each side

04-02-2008, 09:09 AM	#8 (permalink)
jig Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 241	the uni/uni is what I do. In spectra it is very small, barely larger than the line width itself as far as I can tell. And it is simple and very fast to tie. Especially useful if you have to cut out a tangle with a fish on and rejoin the severed line quickly.

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