Originally Posted By: No More Ice Fishin
Anyone else have this issue? I don't have any problems with a few different styles of knots connecting braid to mono, but when I have to break off on a snag, I usually lose the mono (so the braid/mono knot breaks, not mono/lure knot). The connection is plenty strong and seems to only break when the appropriate force is applied (i.e. what feels like the right pull needed to snap 12 or 15 pound mono).

Normally not a big deal to occasionally re-tie a top shot, but it becomes more of a pain in the ass when I'm fishing real woody coho water and sending twitching jigs into dark places. Break offs become more frequent, and retying the top shot is more of an ordeal than quickly grabbing another jig out of your pocket. Actually, it's only a pain when your buddy keeps peppering casts into a hot pod of fish.

Just curious if others have the issue of breaking off at the line to line connection vs. line to lure.


If you're using a Uni to Uni the knot likely isn't as strong as the knot tied to your jig. Learn the FG knot and it'll never break where the lines are tied together.