uni with jigstar leader sleave

Pico wrote: While fishing on monday I had a uni knot bust resulting in a lost stickbait and kingi. Just wondering what knots people are using to attach the lure to the leader?

What lb and brand of  mono where you using and how many times have you used this "particular" knot before breaking.
You will mostly  find a "big" fish always seem to  break you off especially if you havent prepared your gear to the max for "every" fish but you always seem to catch all the average fish.
I hate it when that happens

One fish, maybe not mate, unluckly,  but i always do a double loop around the ring i tie to and if possible use hollow leader knot cord as well
Can get expensive loosing gear to fish so practicing knots is good

Mate i have read, heard and spoken to some well renowned top water fisherman around the globe and its a flip of the coin topic. Each to their own. Some of the best i have seen complete the chain knot for mono and straight to the lure or the grommet. Then i have seen them change to a uni knot on a different lure as they find the lure "works" better or they have found it is better suited to that particular lure (One chap i had stick baited with had said he had been out fishing with Konishi and he used a Chain knot for some lures). I am also sure there was a topic on here not to long ago in regards to Yeehaa tieing the AG Chain knot also.

LOL Konishi-san does not tie a chain knot!
It may look like it but it is not, as he showed me and Luke himself a few weeks ago at Yeehaa.


So what the big knot you can't tell us????????

Could Luke or Anesh help us mere stickbaiting mortals with this wonderous knot ? Does it have a name , is there a U tube 'how to tie' or could perhaps one of the chosens ones could post one up for us ?

i wouldnt bother getting to tech on the knots and swivels and carry on been sickbaiting with luke 5 or 6 times now and we both catch the same amount of kings i just tie a snapper knot with a melted tag end been put under serious pressure never had one break yet not even 80 kilo shark sorting your sweeping technique is most important to catch more fish imo

That knot looks different to what I seen Konishi use, maybe he has changed it recently. Couldn't tell you the name of the one I seen him use ,Chris Wong may be able to help? Remember the one he showed us many years ago at the kings Chris, that's the one he was still using on his trips out with me and it looked not even remotely like a chain knot.
Anesh I can't remember Eric's knot but knowing Eric it would have been very simple, I do remember he ran 200lb leader may have even been a simple uni but I'm not sure.
I use a tube knot myself, principle is same as uni but much neater and more reliable.
Otherwise I crimp, not really sure why nobody is even mentioning crimping? Very effective, nest and reliable method and action of lures not really compromised.
It's what I regularly see Mogi San use so must be ok.
Cheers Mark

I crimp, its pretty easy and reliable I reckon. Haven't done enough topwater fishing to comment on lure action

KingySlayer wrote: Mate i have read, heard and spoken to some well renowned top water fisherman around the globe and its a flip of the coin topic. Each to their own. Some of the best i have seen complete the chain knot for mono and straight to the lure or the grommet. Then i have seen them change to a uni knot on a different lure as they find the lure "works" better or they have found it is better suited to that particular lure (One chap i had stick baited with had said he had been out fishing with Konishi and he used a Chain knot for some lures). I am also sure there was a topic on here not to long ago in regards to Yeehaa tieing the AG Chain knot also. There is NO right or WRONG way when it comes fishing (within reason). I am sure someone would have something different to say, but i like to keep an open mind and try new ideas.