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Originally Posted by carbonbass
When fishing with squid for YT, is a dropper loop knot going to hold up against such a strong fish?  |
No. Go with a Spider Hitch or a Surgeons Loop. Use the tag end as the one for your sinker if you're going to use a Palomar or Double SD knot on the hook.
I like cutting the Spider hitch loop at an 80/20 or 70/30 ratio. Use the shorter ratio for the sinker and the longer ratio for the hook. It's strong as hell.
Dropper look is NOT a very strong knot for these fish (unless your are using 60# and up topshot).