Paternoster Rig knots
Submitted by crasny1 on Sat, 2010-05-22 11:20
Just thought what do others do.
I am lazy so my paternoster rigs are usually dropper loop(s) with the sinker on the bottom. Mostly I use a single dropper loop, and I simple loop a hook on.
But what I have found when using single droppers (ie when I use Snells) so there is no loop to loop the hook onto, I prefer to tie the hook with a Uni knot, and a simple blood knot on the sinker. I mostly get snagged on the sinker, and find the knot gives way easier, thus loosing a sinker not the whole rig. The mainline braid doesnt seem to break even though the strength is less.
Just wondering how others set up their rigs.
Neels
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cudbfishn
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3 way crane. Takes a whole
3 way crane.
Takes a whole lot longer to tie a rig and costs more. (3 way cranes arent cheap) but i find i get more strikes as the bait swings a whole lot more freely on the crane. (3 way cranes arent the same as 3 way swivels) I tie the rig with 100-150lb mono and 40lb to the sinker so the sinker snaps before the rest.... hopefully.
grayzeee
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Date Joined: 09/07/09
i normally do as cudb but
i normally do as cudb
but very last time out , couldn't be arsed to tie up two dropper rigs using 3 ways as it really does take a while , so did 2 normal twisted dropper loops straight through to granny loop for weight ,using 100lb. single 8/0 circle hooks and only 1 swivel .
my thoughts were less metal waving around in the water might draw more strikes. caught the fish of the day on that rig but who knows if the rig was the reason
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