Talking Tactics › leader knots
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- November 7, 2020 at 4:48 pm #877026
butchParticipantI have always formulated and tied my own leaders to length, thanks to new technology my joining bloodknots now don’t drag weed from the water or catch on the guides passing through. I now coat the knot in tiny drop of UV cure epoxy to a bead shape, you can see the marked difference in 5kg line joins.
November 7, 2020 at 8:10 pm #877037
AlantaParticipantI do the same thing with the leader to fly line nail knot. And I have found that you can smooth the epoxy to shape with a wet finger before you zap it with the UV torch.
November 7, 2020 at 8:19 pm #877038
butchParticipantYep thats how I started this off, then took it a step further onto the leader. Now try and stop me! Goop on everything I can think of that needs it or doesn’t, just because it looks so good on the finish, especially flies of course.
November 8, 2020 at 1:36 pm #877098
dynaflowParticipantNice macro pic there butch….
November 8, 2020 at 6:24 pm #877104
butchParticipantAahh ! Thankyou very mooch !
November 9, 2020 at 11:08 am #877160
pippafishParticipantLooks good… what UV cure product are you using?
November 9, 2020 at 1:10 pm #877191
butchParticipantI bought a small 15ml tub from a nail care technician, labelled …Clear Builder Gel.
Have bought before through Ebay from China, but useless would never set, ….ripped off.
November 9, 2020 at 2:00 pm #877200
AlantaParticipantI use Loon UV Knot Sense and a $7.00 UV torch from ebay
November 9, 2020 at 2:07 pm #877203
butchParticipantI use the same or similar pen UV torch, the Gel Builder 15ml is $10… Loon is $$$$$$, but I’m just a tight RRRR’s
November 12, 2020 at 11:26 am #877455
dynaflowParticipantInteresting….how’s it holding up? Or more specifically it’s resistance and resilience to UV?
November 12, 2020 at 7:22 pm #877486
butchParticipantSame as a fly with uv cure on the head, and more durable at the knot as it gets knock around less.
I’m replacing the leader less often, but tippets as usual.
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