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Title: CENTAURI / FIG 8 LEADER KNOT (Vid & text) - Joining a Bimini double to leader
Post by: REEFMAN on June 26, 2010, 07:55:59 PM

Joining a Leader to mainline with a Double Fig 8 (Double Centauri knot).
Joining a doubled mainline to a leader...
 
Watch the video...
 
Right click here  (http://africanaquatics.co.za/FISHING/Fishing%20stuff/KNOTS/FIG8%20leader%20knot.wmv)and "Save target AS" or, watch it on Youtube...

Double Fig 8 Leader knot join to a Bimini (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3rcIjW-c8#)

Title: Re: FIG 8 LEADER KNOT
Post by: REEFMAN on June 26, 2010, 08:21:59 PM

How to join a Bimini double to a leader with the Double Fig 8/Centauri Knot

For full instructions on how to complete a Fig 8 Knot, refer to this Tutorial, which shows in full how to do the Fig 8. (http://www.ultimateangling.co.za/index.php/topic,82.0.html)..

 
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Title: Re: FIG 8 LEADER KNOT (Video and text) - Joining a Bimini double to leader
Post by: WalkersKiller on February 03, 2011, 08:23:34 AM

 :tkx: Reefz only saw this now your tuts are amazing bru!

Title: Re: FIG 8 LEADER KNOT (Video and text) - Joining a Bimini double to leader
Post by: J-Rock on May 07, 2011, 02:15:37 PM

 :tkx:Reefz

I just put a new leader on using the Bimini Twist & Fig 8 knot. Tell me does it matter long the line is between the two knots?  :dunno: Mine is about 30cm!

Title: Re: FIG 8 LEADER KNOT (Video and text) - Joining a Bimini double to leader
Post by: REEFMAN on May 07, 2011, 02:37:48 PM

The longer the doubled line is between the 2 knots, the more chance of the double opening and snagging an eye. Best to keep it about 10-12cm.

Title: Re: FIG 8 LEADER KNOT (Video and text) - Joining a Bimini double to leader
Post by: J-Rock on May 07, 2011, 09:13:39 PM

Quote from: REEFMAN on May 07, 2011, 02:37:48 PM

The longer the doubled line is between the 2 knots, the more chance of the double opening and snagging an eye. Best to keep it about 10-12cm.

:tkx:  Reefs. I'll redo it tomorrow as my leader ended up 15cm short off making atleast one rotation around my reel. Gotta refill my other reel also as i had so many break-offs today that my line went from 300m to approx.35m. Will have to connect it to the braid again. Will have to look into the proper knot for that... :hehe:

Title: Re: FIG 8 LEADER KNOT (Video and text) - Joining a Bimini double to leader
Post by: REEFMAN on May 07, 2011, 09:31:22 PM

Proper knot connect braid backing to mainline is to Bimini braid, bimini mainline and join with a CATS PAW knot... all in the Knots section. If you can't do a good Bimini, then rather replace the Bimini with a Spider Hitch, which is a much more forgiving knot. (The Bimini must be done properly, otherwise it will fail.)

Title: Re: FIG 8 LEADER KNOT (Video and text) - Joining a Bimini double to leader
Post by: J-Rock on May 07, 2011, 09:34:37 PM

Quote from: REEFMAN on May 07, 2011, 09:31:22 PM

Proper knot connect braid backing to mainline is to Bimini braid, bimini mainline and join with a CATS PAW knot... all in the Knots section. If you can't do a good Bimini, then rather replace the Bimini with a Spider Hitch, which is a much more forgiving knot. (The Bimini must be done properly, otherwise it will fail.)

 :tkx: Will do that!!!

Title: Re: FIG 8 LEADER KNOT (Video and text) - Joining a Bimini double to leader
Post by: Habib on May 07, 2011, 09:49:21 PM

whats your views on leaving the 3rd leg of the bimini on ?. i noticed you cut it off. i have always left it on. wonder if it really makes a diffrence in strenght?

Title: Re: FIG 8 LEADER KNOT (Video and text) - Joining a Bimini double to leader
Post by: REEFMAN on May 08, 2011, 08:17:26 AM

Habib... I know there are quite a few guys who leave the tag end as a 3rd leg.... don't know whether it is stronger or not, but it's definitely a more bulky knot.... I prefer the 2 leg one. But each to his own.

Title: Re: FIG 8 LEADER KNOT (Video and text) - Joining a Bimini double to leader
Post by: Sylvester on May 22, 2011, 11:46:53 AM

Tie the leader onto the doubled line first. Once the fig. 8 is pulled up lightly you can slide it down the doubled line for a cm or 2 and you then even out the 2 legs. This helps to keep the 2 legs evn in length.


Just a tip, use it don't use it....

Title: Re: FIG 8 LEADER KNOT (Video and text) - Joining a Bimini double to leader
Post by: Kumz on May 22, 2011, 05:32:10 PM

Quote from: CVDP on May 22, 2011, 11:46:53 AM

Tie the leader onto the doubled line first. Once the fig. 8 is pulled up lightly you can slide it down the doubled line for a cm or 2 and you then even out the 2 legs. This helps to keep the 2 legs evn in length.


Just a tip, use it don't use it....

 :shre: ...

Title: Re: CENTAURI / FIG 8 LEADER KNOT (Vid & text) - Joining a Bimini double to leader
Post by: Debbie on August 01, 2013, 09:53:45 AM

It make so much more sense seeing knots tied like this .....  :tkx: