My modified Tony Pena!

alantani · January 22, 2022, 04:25:15 PM

I've been using this knot for the last 10 years. I made this video but just now realized that I never posted it here. Hope you all like it!!!

thorhammer · January 22, 2022, 08:55:31 PM

perfect timing boss man. I'm putting mono topshots on at this moment. What's the heaviest mono you feel good abou this knot on?

alantani · January 22, 2022, 09:04:15 PM

i commonly do 130 braid to 130 mono or fluoro. my buddy hooked up on a shark and the 130 to 130 knot held up under 65 pounds of drag. i really like this knot.

thorhammer · January 22, 2022, 09:16:22 PM

Perfect. I just tied Biminis on my GBFT reels and this knot worked nicely going from doubled braid to 130 Suffix. May whip floss over the mono to smooth it down a bit; I went five turns on uni.

MarkT · January 22, 2022, 09:45:54 PM

That's what they call a Bob Sands knot... a Tony Peña with a uni rather than an overhand in the mono.

conchydong · January 22, 2022, 09:52:49 PM

Thanks Alan. A lot easier than a FG and strong enough for my purposes.

Gfish · January 23, 2022, 12:23:50 AM

Yup. Thorhammer's floss whip over the mono is a great idea for an even smoother "bump" on the line goin through the guides. Kinda time consuming though.

thorhammer · January 23, 2022, 03:30:56 PM

It's 15 Degrees. I'm in the shop with nuttin but time, lol. I did get Bimini down to under a minute tho. That was time well spent.

Note, these aren't knots I'll really be retying on the boat. Basically if you're lucky enogh to hook let alone catch a BFT here, you're done for the day, and we only troll two lines- mainly because of the boat density also trolling two lines around the bait schools, so we carry one spare rod JIC. In the event we actually dock one I'd re-ty everything back in the shop with new topshot anyway.