segador wrote: 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 |
KingySlayer wrote: Oh my goodness. Looks like i touched a sweet Nerve here!!! This was the question - "I've read that the chain knot is a fluorocarbon knot only? Is this correct"? I answered with reference to some well renowned fisho's what they have used in the past. Is that a problem or do i need consent from you to state this? As far as i am concerned i answered the question, i stated that there is no right or wrong way... END of. If you have a problem, feel free to PM me. Now back to what is important.
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Legacy wrote: So Stellamoon could perhaps either you or Luke let us know whether it was a TN knot ( thanks Fishmad1) . |
Stinkbait101288 wrote: Well been on holiday and came back to stellamoon not telling anyone the name of this knot still flip it must be good, I think it should be name the stellamoon knot the most secret knot you can every tie just don't ask for the name because I don't know. I have never tried crimping as ginga posted so I'm going to give this a try next time. There is a lot of really good brands of lures and rods on the market that I fell all work well at different times and conditions. But if your a carpenter man I can see how konishi is god to you, let's face it next time konishi is in nz he may be using a different knot again he always testing his gear it see what will work the best in the conditions. stickbait hard go home to your mummy |
Let me educate you on why Konishi san is respected and has an international following by most international Topwater fisherman around the world and not only me. Firstly he is a pioneer in this type of fishing we love Stickbaiting
Secondly the difference between his rods and any other rod companies around the world is this
Quote from Carpenter (Australia)
“Carpenter has become one of the most respected and trusted fishing tackle manufactures in saltwater fishing, GT fishing in particular.
Each model is designed by Kenji Konishi and he with his testing team spends significant amount of time on water for testing them until action, taper and durability become how they desire for the purpose - absolutely with no compromise.
It is generally quite a long process to develop each model however once they are released to the market there will be no need for future model change (exception to minor change to reflect anglers' needs or to update with newer graphite technologies which are not changing its character) and remain in a range for the rest - there will be no full model change by marketing strategy and anglers will be able to care and use their rods for long time.”
Unlike some manufacturers who bring out a new model nearly each year which makes your latest rod redundant the next year!
Thirdly Carpenter lures have proven time and time again they catch BIG fish and when the fishing is slow that his lures can make the difference. I have been using Carpenter lures since 2010 and I have used plenty of others lures but there is a reason my stickbait collection consists of mainly Carpenter Gammas. Bluefish, Pandora’s, Lively Sardines etc is because they have proven to me that they work on NZ Kingfish in NZ waters. ( I can also fly to the islands, aussie, Sth Oman etc and use the same lures on other species like MahiMahi , GT's, Wahoo, YFT, BFT etc
I own plenty of other lures like CB One, Hammerhead, Meronya’s, Sevenseas, Fisherman, Orions Nature boys, RAL , Smiths etc and they all work however my carpenters IMHO outfish the others.
I have lost a few big fish at the leader to stickbait knot and the Japanese anglers like Konishi-san and Yoichi Mogi-san come here for 1 week of the year and land 40Kg plus fish. Thier knots and gear work and have been tested on NZ Kingfish in NZ!!!!
I can hardly say that for many other rod or lure company’s as they are not that dedicated to personally testing thier gear worldwide! These anglers are the pioneers of the fishing we love today, and the above is another reason why they are respected
All the knots that have been mentioned on this post work but when you are on the big boys this seems to be the point of weakness and a straight uni won’t hold it for me all the time when stickbaiting. Most of the knots mentioned will work on fish upto the high 20’s but only a few of these knots will hold on the 35kg -40Kg plus fish and that’s the knot you want to be tying! Instead of posting what knots your going to try, post knots that you have caught 30kg plus Kingfish on that have worked.
You never know when you will hook up to the Kingfish of a lifetime and you don’t want to lose that fish because some idiot on this forum posted a knot that he thinks has worked or will work on the mid sized fish.
Kingslayer (aka Rat Slayer ) and your side kick Stinkbait I look forward to seeing the pics of the Big Kingfish caught on your Hitter Lures or any other lure you have used and the knot you tied when you landed them, instead of all this BS talk.
Let’s disucuss stickbaiting knots that have worked for anyone on this forum on BIG KINGFISH! not mid sized.
Pics of Topwater Kingfish landed by the above mentioned Japanese anglers and company I'm interested in knots that will hold onto Kingfish like the below!!
As I said in my earlier post, I will post the Knot Konishi san showed Luke and me after the New Year when I get time to make a video.
Tight lines over the New Year everyone!!!
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