Pictured by Keith Watson
- Very slippery rock-walks
- Quick incoming tide
- Wading through the shallows
- Strong water current
- Muddy bottom
- Crocodile
- Shark
- Stingray
- Stone fish
- Box jelly fish
- Oyster-rocks under the water
It's only 15-30 minutes.
You can catch 1 or 2 barramundi at the point.
You must tie the knot as soon as possible.
That's why we need to create a very easy, strong and reliable knot for tying braid line and leader line.
It takes within 2 minutes to tie the Slim Straight Knot (The Scooter Man's Knot) on the shore.
(For reference: The Slim Beauty Knot, The Kaneit Knot and The SHIMANO TV's Knot)
First of all, it is thought that the Slim Straight Knot has already had a good enough strength for hooking and landing a metery barramundi if it's properly made.
(Double braid-lines should be much stronger than single one.)
My greatest concern for the improvement was how to keep these following smaller knots and less loops comparing with The Slim Beauty Knot, The Kaneit Knot and The SHIMANO TV's Knot.
Form a loop and a double overhand knot with the leader line.
Form a double overhand knot with the braid line on the leader line.
And then pull up and tighten the both lines.
Double back parallel to the standing line.
Make a loop by laying tag end over the double line.
Make 8 turns with the tag end around the double line and through the loop.
Must tighten this part as firm as possible until the braid line shows a different colour.
This is the most important procedure. Use the plier!
If you are not good at tightening this part, the leader line will fell out of the knot easily.
And then pull up each so that the two knots lock up on one another.
Check the loose knots and fasten them tight with plier.
Finally, trim the knot.
The Slim Straight Knot can make a narrow angled finish.
This narrow angled finish will avoid serious damages of the line guide rings on the fishing rod.
Need some practice to make a narrow angled finish.
An ideal knot for casting lures must be slim and straight!
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Thank you very much.
