backing to backing knot

[henderson]

I am putting backing on a new salt water reel. I want to put on 50 yards of neon
and then fill the spool with white. What
knot should I tie to splice the two colors of backing?

Agree with JC. Another option would be to put a loop in one and then attach the other with an improved clinch knot.

Allan

[sdarr]

Why not splice them together-each should be spliced into the other. You will need a .010 metal guitar wire to open up the braid.

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[Ray]

I do the same thing so I know when I only have 50 yards of backing left. I use a handshake knot, I put a perfection loop in each of the backings and do a loop to loop connection.

[Mike Murgida]

My vote also goes to the loop-to-loop system.

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[lee s]

Bimini loops should give you a 100% connection.
....lee s.

[Ray]

JC, I even change lines with loop to loop, when I get a new line I put a few feet of backing on the reel end of the line, then tie a peferction loop, all my reels have a loop on the end of the backing. I can change lines easily.

[dudley]

I use a loop-to-loop on everything.

But in this case, as JC said , the blood knot is the only way to go.
The one exception would be if you were incorperating a short(25 yards or less) section of mono for a shock absorber/stretch section, between the dacron and the fly line.
Then the loop to loop would be best.

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[This message has been edited by dudley (edited 14 August 2005).]

[ducksterman]

I'm beginning to use two uniknots more often....kind of like the fact that the tag end goes under the wraps.