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How Strong Is The Blood Knot?

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The blood knot, also known as the double blood knot, joins two fishing lines of similar sizes like different sections of the leader or tippet. It has a breaking strength of around 83% Its name originated from its use on the business end of a Cat o’ nine tails whip. What is the strongest braid … Read more

What Is A Braided Leader?

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Having a braided construction, these leaders tend to have less memory than the equivalent polyleader and lower stretch / shock absorption These braided leaders have a loop at both ends making it easy to use a simple loop-to-loop connection to insert them between the fly line and your leader. Are braided leaders any good? Compared … Read more