How to Use Fishing Crimp Sleeves for Better Rigs
If you're tired of your knots slipping on heavy mono or thick wire, switching to fishing crimp sleeves is probably the best move you can make for your tackle box. There's a certain point in fishing—usually when you start chasing bigger, toothier things—where traditional knots just don't cut it anymore. Once you get into 80-pound test and higher, trying to seat a knot perfectly becomes a workout, and the risk of the line burning itself or failing under pressure goes way up. That's where crimping comes in to save your sanity. ...