Proper braided line installation

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Originally Posted by AJFISH13

It's only drawback is reduced knot strengh.

I personally don't believe reduced knot strengh is an issue at all if the proper knots are used. But most importantly, as mentioned in the above posts, braid is very very slick, and just as it will cut into itself on a spool, a knot, even a properly tied one will also cut into itself when under continual pressure. I always tie a knot with braid, wether braid to braid, or braid to mono tighten it up properly and finish the knot with a drop of crazy glue, so the knot literally can't get any tighter(or loosen).

Braid is also slick enough that it will loosen even on a properly tied albright knot(braid to mono) in time without crazy glue, ESPECIALLY if it isn't locked. Tie your albright, or reverse albright, lock it, and a drop of crazy glue, and you're problem free.

I often tie a uni to uni with braid to put a 75 yard topshot of yellow braid on top of my green braid for better visibility for night fishing, as I often can't find a lot of yellow. A uni to uni makes for a wonderfully small unnoticable knot when tied with 4 loops on each uni and pulled tight. But because it's braid to braid, you're asking for trouble if you play big fish often and don't finish the knot with a drop of glue.

Just my personal opinions and observation, having learned some things the hard way, LOL.