asterik216 Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 You should use the Palomar or SDJ for mono and the SGJ for braid!! Palomar is really not a good knot for braid!! I would venture to say a palomar is not a good knot period. The line makes no difference since you shouldn't use it. But for knots its a SDJ or Uni. Lately though I have been using pretty much all Uni. Lots of fishing at night and the Uni is great since you never loose the line or the hole it needs to go through. waynem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jace D Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 I would venture to say a palomar is not a good knot period. The line makes no difference since you shouldn't use it. But for knots its a SDJ or Uni. Lately though I have been using pretty much all Uni. Lots of fishing at night and the Uni is great since you never loose the line or the hole it needs to go through. I would strongly beg to differ. That's just way to bold of a statement to make in my opinion. I have never used anything but a standard Palomar knot for as long as I can remember and have NEVER, not once, had the knot break. Considering it's possibly the most used knot by pros and most bass fisherman in general, I would say it's proven itself pretty well. I feel like the results that my brother and myself have had probably speak well of the knot themselves but I know quite a few other accomplished fisherman that use the Palomar knot almost exclusively. The Palomar is popular for a reason. It just works. Oh ya, and I use it with Flouro too. BigBaiter, YELOSUB, Chapmaniac and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YELOSUB Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 I agree, the Palomar knot has never failed me and I have been using it as long as I can remember... As far as using it for braid, just leave a little longer tag end should any slippage occur...Why fix what ain't broken is my theory anyways... BigBaiter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 been tying SDJ on straight braid w/ no problems, but saw a thread on the muskyhunter forum recently which makes me think twice. might have to go with the double uni. "To date the best knot strength is Uni, 80# PowPro, 42.2 &40.1 lbf failure. Power Knot 35.4 lbf, Berkely Braid 36.5 lbf, Miller 32.7 lbf, and Palomar 32.5 lbf" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basstastic27 Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 You should use the Palomar or SDJ for mono and the SGJ for braid!! Palomar is really not a good knot for braid!! i always use the palomar or double palomar. I've never had a problem with the double palomar and braid. even with super slick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapmaniac Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 I strictly throw the palomar but after hearing all the votes for the SDJ I'm going to have to look into that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low&Slow Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 It's funny I never knew the name of the san diego knot I always called it the underwood knot cause of the guy who taught it to me..Brian Underwood haha anyways I've never had a problem with it even in braid but I've also come to like the trilene knot besides the palo. BigSlant 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low&Slow Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Palomar isn't a good knot?? Sorry gonna have to disagree on that one Palomar goes on almost all my swimbaits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggfeast Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Another vote for the San Diego Jam knot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asterik216 Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 I am not saying a palomar knot doesn't work. There is just better knots out there. I suppose the best knot is whatever knot you are the wet at tying or have the most confidence in. If that happens to be a palomar then so be it. As for the knot strength tests those to me don't hold that much value. If they were testing knots after they had been fished and best on as opposed to a freshly tied one I think the numbers would hold more value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Az_urban_swimbaiter Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 San Diego jam . Period Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 Palomar is not a good knot because its very easy to have the two lines in the loop cross over themselves. If that happens you chance them cutting into each other on the hookset. Take a magnifying glass and look at every Palomar you tie, bet most of them have the lines crossed. This is not a problem with braid, only mono and fluro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 I am not saying a palomar knot doesn't work. There is just better knots out there. I suppose the best knot is whatever knot you are the wet at tying or have the most confidence in. If that happens to be a palomar then so be it. As for the knot strength tests those to me don't hold that much value. If they were testing knots after they had been fished and best on as opposed to a freshly tied one I think the numbers would hold more value. true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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