Hello all

[Capt -Jerry P]

welcome aboard

good luck on your fishing trips and enjoy this great site

[ped579]

You are correct about the knots.  I like to use a Palomar knot for a number of reasons,

1) the knot is a 100% strength knot.

2) It is easy to tie for many different situations.

3) I can tie it in the dark and know it is tied right.

4) I have arthritis and it is still easy to tie, even when cold and wet.

Happy Catching

Paul

[IrishAyes]

Best knot for tying main line to rig with swivel/snap swivel at the lead end. Clinch knot. Polomar is also good but when tying a leader with hooks/etc on the leader, it can be a bit tricky getting all the leader and hardware thru the loop. That's why I go with the clinch.

Uni to Uni knot to tie main line to leader without swivel/snaps.

Unit to Uni to tie backing to braid line.

There are other knots out there that work well, but in my opinion, these are the easiest knots to learn and tie. They can be done in the dark or on a rolling boat and they have a large range of applications.

[Pops Soul]

   Welcome to the site GB as you can see you came to the right place for help and info 

[Bucktail]

I asked her if she knew of that spot, Bucktail, she said that last time she saw they were building apartments on that land and the dock wasn't accessible (last summer that would have been). Has this now opened again?

Sorry GB, I haven't been there in quite a few years.  If it is gone that would be a shame.  

That was usually a very good spot for shorebound flounder fishing.  I may be going up to PP this Thur. or Fri.  If I do, I will stop by there and check it out.

[gbBeginner]

Hi Bucktail. After talking with my mother-in-law yesterday, she went down there to look (as she wasn't sure what it was like now). She talked to a guy that said while everything is still under construction, you can still fish off the bulkhead but there is no real public access at the moment, it's hopping the fence.  When it's finished there will be public access, but not sure whether there is going to be anywhere to fish off.