Sufix Tritanium??

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#1 Post by **fishinmidget** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:23 pm

am contemplating getting 8 kilometers of this stuff and i wanna know who would vouch for it being worth getting that much of it.

#2 Post by **stevecrow74** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:35 pm

need i say anything...

[img]http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/2396/sufixoo5.jpg[/img]

:shock: :shock:
i personally love the stuff.. :lol: :lol: within reason of course :oops: :oops:

Mr_Green · #3 Post by **Mr_Green** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:42 pm

its deadly...i use it when i can get it...the only thing i will say is u can get lower diameter lines...like the penn super long surf is 15lb .33 ...tritanium is .35

#4 Post by **Donagh** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:43 pm

Its cracking stuff. If theres a good deal let me know. I get from marsh tackle but P&P is expensive

Donagh

#5 Post by **m.b3** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 8:51 pm

only line i use on multiplier unles fishing rough stuff...

happy with it from day one and used with a bimini hitch will pull out of snags when u though there was no hope!! :D

Mr_Green · #6 Post by **Mr_Green** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:04 pm

is the bimini twist the same as the spider hitch mark?

#7 Post by **m.b3** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:27 pm

nope! hitch is esier to tie. cant find a diagram of it. easy enough to tie but not explain- have tried to on the sight b4 and it's just embarrassing :? :lol: !!

#8 Post by **fishinmidget** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 1:56 pm

how on earth can you get these bimini twists and hitches to be a leader knot.....arnt they just loops :? :? :?:

#9 Post by **m.b3** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 2:28 pm

yes it's the loop that gives the knot its strenght- doubling the mono and i presume the strenght of the knot. loop flies through the rod rings when casting, no problems....

wish i could get a diagram for it. Rockhopper showed it to me and i would never ever use another shock knot. the old knots are muck....

#10 Post by **EoinMag** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 4:05 pm

I think what fishinmidget means is something I've wondered myself, you put a loop in the leader, so do you put a loop in the main line too to join to the leader? How does the bimini twist work to join it to the main line basically? It's just one loop as fm says..??

(I think that's what he means anyway, if not it's my question then ;))

#11 Post by **fishinmidget** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 4:16 pm

yeah thats wat i meant

#12 Post by **Lee337** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 5:01 pm

Not sure about the spider hitch but imaging it is the same as the bimini in that the loop goes at the end of the reel line to create a loop. A figure of 8 knot or something similar is used to attach the shockleader to the mainline.

The finished knot.
[img]http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/7203/kif0228fw7.jpg[/img]

Hope this helps

Lee

#13 Post by **Donagh** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 5:07 pm

For clean ground use the spider hitch loop the same as putting through a single line into a thumb knot. This gives an improved knot but not 100%.

The stronger hitch is wrapped around the shock about 5 times. The shock is then wrapped around this knot 1 and half times and the tag end is put through the loop and pulled tight. This has a tag end 90 degrees to the line so clatters through the rings but is easy to tie and is 100% strong.

Donagh

Rockhopper · #14 Post by **Rockhopper** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 5:26 pm

Eoin, Alex,

What the double line does is make the cone of the mainline marry up to the shocker knot better....it slides through the guides better.

The Spider Hitch and the Bimini form a loop, but as you tie them to the leader the loop becomes the tag end and that gets cut off.

Forget the Bimini for shore fishing, it stretches far to much, get a sinker fast up and it can fire it back at you like a bullet, spider hitch is way better for shore fishing. It takes 5 seconds to tie...most people tie the Bimini with their foot and then cant get the fecker off :lol: :lol: :lol:

I have pictures somewhere...must try to learn how to post them on here :oops:

Tom.

Rockhopper · #15 Post by **Rockhopper** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 5:36 pm

Here you go....step by step Spider Hitch... check out the other knots on this site, it is quite good for diagrams. Look at the very bottom of the webpage they have all the knots listed.

http://www.thaifishingguide.com/fishtec ... steps.html

Tom.

Mr_Green · #16 Post by **Mr_Green** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 6:17 pm

so the spider hitch should be on the end of the intended shockleader? thats 1 loop, then to attach it to ur main line what knot would u use, or another loop?

#17 Post by **m.b3** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 6:22 pm

Tom here i described the wrong knot!! so in order to avoid confusion i got rid of this post!

i've gotta start gettin to bed b4 its time to get up!! :lol:

Rockhopper · #18 Post by **Rockhopper** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 6:26 pm

This is how the Spider Hitch loop is attched to the shock leader...step by step too....from Neil Mackellows site. Check out his other stuff while your there.

http://neilmackellow.sea-angler.org/knot6.html

Mark :lol: :lol: :lol: yer killing me here :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Tom.

Mr_Green · #19 Post by **Mr_Green** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 6:48 pm

DEADLY!! ive done it..nice 1 mark and tom!! just need to practise this to make the loop tighter...sound out lads

Dave

#20 Post by **EoinMag** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 6:55 pm

I suppose you could tie an albright knot into the arch of the loop, instead of making a small loop as I normally would to tie an albright.
I've gone on to tapered shockleader myself cos I had a leader knot break a ring and almost end an all night session really early, won't go back from the tapered stuff now.

Eoin.