Tying the Seaguar/Lefty Kreh knot
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- čas přidán 30. 05. 2018
- The Seaguar knot (also called the Lefty Kreh knot) is the only knot I use to attach a mono (for topwater fishing) or fluoro (for most everything else) leader to my braided main line. 8# fluoro to 6# braid? Seaguar knot. 20# Mono to 20# braid? Seaguar knot. 25# fluoro to 30# braid? Yeah, same deal.
It's simpler and faster to tie than any of the "wrap" style braid-to-leader knots, and just as strong. Even with my one good 75+ year old-eye I can tie it in low light and a breeze if need be. It doesn't slip, so you can cut the tag ends flush, which makes it a lot cleaner going through the guides. It's just a superior knot for this application.
Unfortunately, as great as the knot is, most of the videos I've seen on how to tie it leave a lot to be desired. I hope this one is better. I THINK it is. - Sport
There are all kinds of adages out there, and bits of wisdom that claim there are no shortcuts in life, you get out what you put in, you get what you pay for, etc…. However, I have to say that I suspect this knot might actually be exactly what I was looking for, a knot shortcut - an easy-to-tie yet strong and secure braid-to leader connection knot.
It reminds me a bit of a Palomar knot. The guy who does the Bass Fishing HQ channel has done some pretty exhaustive tests of knot strengths, and concluded that the double Palomar is significantly stronger than a regular Palomar, and is one of the strongest of all knots for attaching braid to a lure. I wonder if there are any further loops or knots to add to this one that would similarly improve its strength.
I will have to give this a try. Thank you for producing this video.
Early on, I tried 4 twists of the loop as opposed to three. I couldn't find any difference in strength, and it made the knot significantly more difficult to tie smoothly. Then I tried it with only 2 turns. It still worked well with thicker lines, but not with light stuff (eg 10# braid to 8# fluoro) that I use a lot. So I ended up always tying it with three twists of the loop. And 15 years after discovering this knot, using braid with a fluoro leader almost exclusively on all my rods, I'm still using the same knot.
Seaguar + A fly fishing legend? This outta be good. 😁
I always felt this was the best knot for mono to flouro leader
Wow. I definitely have to try this one. Looks a heckuva lot easier and faster than the double-uni knots I've been tying my braid-to-fluoro with. Thanks for posting.
I've been using it for years.
I used to use a knot tying tool Daiwa that can help.
But doing it by hand doesn't rub the leader and cause friction.
It's a very strong knot that goes through the guides.
I use 6lb main and 8lb leader and you have to fo 5 to 6 turns the bigger the leader the less the turns.
Thanks man! This is so easy!
Looks like a Winner !!!!
Good knot. I've caught huge bass on this.
I have been using the Albright knot for this type of connection. Is this knot any better? It looks like it might be easier to tie than the Albright
I find it a lot easier to tie than the Albright, and it has been much more reliable for me, too.
Do you have to modify this knot at all for the ultra slick braids like Gliss, Smackdown, or Hitena 8?
I've used it with Smackdown with no problems at all. I've even tied smackdown-to-smackdown with it, just to see if it would hold.
@@RichZFishes Thanks for the quick reply. Going to give this a go and see if it will replace my uni to uni knot as the go to leader knot for me. I tied a few practice ones based on your video and it seems like it has serious potential. Thanks for sharing!
definitely not the strongest
Do you do as few twists with lighter lines?
3 twists. Regardless of line size.
@@RichZFishes thanks!
How would this be compared to the crazy alberto knot?
Much easier to tie than the Uni-Uni, Alberto, or Albright.
Can I use the Seaguar knot for fluro to knottable wire?
Haven't used knottable wire in a long, long time. Way before I adopted the Lefty Kreh knot as my goto braid to leader knot. A have a feeling it would be tough to tie, but I would give it a try. If it ties properly and stands up to a little workshop abuse, give it a shot on the water.
Does it work well with fluro to fluro ?
Strong, but comes out a little too bulky fluoro~fluoro for my taste.
How does this knot compared to the FG Knot as far as strength?
I've never broken this knot or had it slip, so I don't have any reason to experiment with an alternative that takes 5 to 10 times as long to tie.
Understood. I played around with the FG tonight and will give the Seaguar a shot. 50# braid to 30# mono on my favorite salmon reel. Can’t wait for the fall monsters to hit the rivers!
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