Lead Core to swivel knot.

drachma · Post by **drachma** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 4:24 pm

What do you lead core guys suggest for a knot connecting lead core to the small size swivels that will wind onto a reel?

Michael

fishingmachine · Post by **fishingmachine** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 7:02 pm

slide the yarn back on the lead core to expose the lead center,,then cut the lead off so you have just a fabric line to deal with ,,,then you can use a polomar knot or other suitable knot to tie to the swivel

voyager · Post by **voyager** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 8:46 pm

Michael - Here's another option. I have set up with the lead attached the swivel and then to a mono leader as fishingmachine describes. I was not happy with this as I felt the swivel wore on the rod guides. I now tie a 20 ft leader directly to the lead with back to back uni knots and attach a swivel to the leader and then a shorter, 5-6ft, leader from the swivel to the lure. Works fine and no need to bring the swivel through the rod guides. It's really a matter of personal preference.

drachma · Post by **drachma** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 2:59 am

Thanks guys.

Works for me. Will finish setting up new rod tomorrow.

Michael

raz · Post by **raz** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 6:15 am

I tie about 50ft of mono to the lead. Then swivel and leader.
I choose to use this much mono so that it acts is a "shock absorber" as lead doesn't have any stretch.

drachma · Post by **drachma** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 9:26 pm

Jerry,

Good idea. I'll add that to my set up tomorrow.

Michael

fishhuntadventure · Post by **fishhuntadventure** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 8:07 pm

voyager wrote:Michael - Here's another option. I have set up with the lead attached the swivel and then to a mono leader as fishingmachine describes. I was not happy with this as I felt the swivel wore on the rod guides. I now tie a 20 ft leader directly to the lead with back to back uni knots and attach a swivel to the leader and then a shorter, 5-6ft, leader from the swivel to the lure. Works fine and no need to bring the swivel through the rod guides. It's really a matter of personal preference.

Very similar to what I have done, except I slid the end of a 25' length of 20# clear mono inside the hollow Dacron sheath and tied a double-overhand knot right where the mono was inside the Dacron. Then the little tiny swivel gets tied to that with a palomar and 6'+/- of 14# Seaguar Red Label fluorocarbon leader trails it up.

drachma · Post by **drachma** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:51 pm

Thanks everyone. That's why I think this site is the greatest. Share info, experience and not afraid to share what works and where.

Michael

Wallyandre (Andre) · Post by **Wallyandre (Andre)** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:51 pm

http://youtu.be/ge0VCeJOdc4

raz · Post by **raz** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 6:14 am

Wallyandre (Andre) wrote:http://youtu.be/ge0VCeJOdc4

Gosh...I've tried that, but my old eyes (and lack of patients) won't let me get the mono down the dacron sheath.

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