snood line

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junior conger
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#1 Post by junior conger »

what in your own opinion is the best line for snoods, i am useing amnesia black in 20 and30lb but i cant get it to knot right
pms welcome, thanks
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Re: snood line

#2 Post by bigsod »

I like maxima chameleon, and memorex by ultima.
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#3 Post by EricH »

amnesia is good, give it a good stretch before using it, i find it hangs and knots better that way.
also, try some flurocarbon..the tubertini stuff isnt bad. Smooth knots together gently and use a bit of spit to lubricate.
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#4 Post by roger de dodger »

i hate the black amnesia i find it very brittle compared to the clear ,have tried others and always go back to the amnesia in clear
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#5 Post by junior conger »

roger de dodger wrote:i hate the black amnesia i find it very brittle compared to the clear ,have tried others and always go back to the amnesia in clear
i never tried clear amnesia will buy a spool of it
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#6 Post by FISHYFINGERS »

NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CLEAR AMNESIA. SEEN THE BLACK STUFF USED ON A CHARTER BOAT IN 40 POUND STRAIN WITHOUT ANY DIFFS, THOUGH NEVER USED IT MYSELF, WHAT KNOTS ARE YOU TYING?
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#7 Post by kaylemf »

amnesia is good but fluorocarbon is best in my opinion
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#8 Post by m.b3 »

junior conger wrote:what in your own opinion is the best line for snoods, i am useing amnesia black in 20 and30lb but i cant get it to knot right
pms welcome, thanks
amnesia should be one of the easier lines to knot. it could be the way you are tightening it up?
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Re: snood line

#9 Post by paul mason »

I used black animesa many moons ago in this strenght, and found it undoing the knots on the hooks, especially on the smaller hooks. I think if you change your knot or do a double tuck on your normal clinch knot it will help.
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#10 Post by AG »

paul mason wrote:I used black animesa many moons ago in this strenght, and found it undoing the knots on the hooks, especially on the smaller hooks. I think if you change your knot or do a double tuck on your normal clinch knot it will help.
http://www.wigglefin.com/knots/fishing_knots.html
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