fishing knots

[dsqui]

So I know that this is a question asked a million times but I'll ask it again.. What knot is everyone using to tie on a leader to braid(15lb power pro to 6-8 lb cxx) uni to uni Albright or Alberto what are the advantages of each. Do you use super glue or anything else to help strengthen the knot...where can I find a good demo of how to tie this knot...  Also with the locked threads on best reel and rod ect I thought maybe a mod could start one for knots maybe with links on where to find how to tie them what is suggested the most for certain applications ect...is there any good apps for a phone anyone would suggest because with New knots sometimes YouTube is not accessable

[Jar11591]

The knot I use for braid to leader is the Albright Special. I've never had a need for superglue.

[dsqui]

I was just on there site looking at knots a lot of options on there 

[frosty]

This is my chosen leader knot, but I may try the Albright after I can practice it a little 

[bigturtle]

I use alberto knot, 4-5 wraps each way, no supergue

[soflabasser]

Haven't had a single uni to uni knot break on me,even on sharks that weigh several hundred pounds.

[new2BC4bass]

I use the Alberto, but it is hard for me to tie using just my hands.  (I know....practice more.)  The FG Knot is one I feel I will be able to tie even on a boat.

 

[Angry John]

I use the alberto.  I add more wraps for lighter line and take one or two away on heavy line.  Five both directions works well on 65 to 20lb flouro and keeps the knot small.  On 20 to 10 or 6 i use 8 each way maybe more if i loose track.

[FishOnLMB]

Check out the FG knot. In the beginning it is a hard knot to master, but it is worth it. It is a slim and really strong knot. The only time I have to re tie my leader know is when the leader gets to short. Check out Flukemasters channel on youtube ; he has tutorial on how to do it.  

[Darren.]

Go to:

Uni-to-uni

Modified Albright/Alberto

 

Shunned:

FG  no matter what they say, it is difficult

and nigh impossible to tie on the water - at least

in a kayak. And the knot is very loooong. I have

no issues and zero failures with uni-to-uni, and 

it is super easy, so why change?

[MassYak85]

I've settled on Alberto/Albright. Good combination of small size, strength, and ease of tying. I do still keep the FG knot in my figurative back pocket for when I am tying leaders at home before a trip or really need the extra thin knot (high diameter lines it starts to matter). 

[new2BC4bass]

1 minute ago, Darren. said:

Go to:

Uni-to-uni

Modified Albright/Alberto

 

Shunned:

FG  no matter what they say, it is difficult

and nigh impossible to tie on the water - at least

in a kayak. And the knot is very loooong. I have

no issues and zero failures with uni-to-uni, and 

it is super easy, so why change?

 

I don't mind a little long since it has a small diameter, but you are bursting my bubble by telling me it isn't as easy to tie as they are making out.  Maybe I'll have to try the Albert Special.  I have a heck of a time holding proper tension with the Alberto with just my hands which is why I tie it at home where I can anchor one end.

[RoLo]

I'm now in my 7th decade of fishing in both fresh and saltwater.

So you can well imagine how many different knots I've tied over the decades 

Today I tie one knot for nearly everything, and that's the "Uni-knot" where 'uni' stands for 'universal'.

The uni-knot is a fast, easy to tie, remarkably secure, saliva-free knot.

I should add that I 'never' use fluorocarbon for anything, which is the main source of knot disappointment.

Though I do use P-Line CXX for dropshot rigs, I use fluoro for nothing.

 

Roger

[fishnkamp]

I use Stren mono as backing on every reel I own except ones filled with mono for top water.  I then tie either P line CXX in moss green or braid on using a uni to uni knot. On most all of my rigs I tie on a 4 foot leader made of either 8 pound CXX or 6 pound P Line Halo if I want a fluoro leader. All of those are tied on again using the uni to uni knot. I have been doing this for the last 7 years and have never had an issue with a double uni knot fail.  Many of my rods have micro guides and have had no problem with the knots going through the guides either. I was introduced to doing things this way by Craig Powers, an FLW angler and fishing guide.

[A-Jay]

24 minutes ago, RoLo said:

I'm now in my 7th decade of fishing in both fresh and saltwater.

Roger

 

EASILY my favorite sentence read since I became a member.

 

 You  Are  The   Man.

 

A-Jay

 

[FrankN209]

Uni to Uni..

[JustJames]

Uni to uni for me as well, it is proven to me many times that my hook knot (trilene knot) would fail before uni to uni (braid to copolymer). Another knot I use when on a water with short leader is surgeon knot, very easy to tie and strength is exceptable.

[NHBull]

The Uni and uni-to uni is the only knots you need to know.  They work for everything.

 

The only knots I use

Uni

FG

Modified Alberto

 

 

[Largemouth21]

Uni-to -Uni works good...

[NHBull]

The FG is a knot that that is often followed by the phrase," I tie it on land but never on the boat"

I found a video that showed using the thumb and baby finger to keep the main line tight, and the other hand to weave.

Now I could tie the d**n thing at night.

Will link for the link and post it later.

 

I sometimes use 15' leader and seldom notice it

 

Found it:

 

[MickD]

Uni-uni is easy to tie, reliable, but it is big.  It has five layers of the leader, so if you use leader of about 20 pounds or up, it gets so big that it won't work with micros, and it will make noise going through regular guides.  It is my knot where it will work with the guides I'm using.

 

I've learned the FG so I can tie them quite efficiently, and for a really heavy leader, they work very well.  It is the smallest knot that works, only one layer of the leader.  And it tests as about the strongest knot.  But. . .For some reason I've yet to understand, when I tie them with leaders of about 20 pounds test and below, I often have the knot slip when testing it.  It is not reliable for me in the lower tests.

 

I've concluded that the Alberto, with about 6 wraps up and 6 back is small enough to work with just about any guides (only two layers of the leader), is very strong, is easy to tie, and is reliable IF YOU UNDERSTAND that putting the tag end out the same way it came in (think of a door, the line comes in, winds around a lot, then goes back out the same door) is critical to the success of the knot.  Put it through the loop from   the other side, the wrong way, and it will fail.  But once you understand this, it's easy to do right.

[Deleted account]

11 hours ago, new2BC4bass said:

I use the Alberto, but it is hard for me to tie using just my hands.  (I know....practice more.)  The FG Knot is one I feel I will be able to tie even on a boat.

 

 

If you find the FG easier to tie than the mod Albright (Alberto can kiss my butt, and he knows why) you are doing something wrong. I tie a couple of half hitches on the braid to finish off.

[Darren.]

55 minutes ago, MickD said:

 

I've learned the FG so I can tie them quite efficiently, and for a really heavy leader, they work very well.  It is the smallest knot that works, only one layer of the leader.  And it tests as about the strongest knot.  But. . .For some reason I've yet to understand, when I tie them with leaders of about 20 pounds test and below, I often have the knot slip when testing it.  It is not reliable for me in the lower tests.

 

 

BINGO!!

 

Show me a reliable FG using 10# braid and a 6# fluoro

leader and I'll show you ocean front property in Montana. 

 

The uni-to-uni is plenty small in that combination, and it

is reliable! I also agree that the Mod'd Albright/Alberto

is great in smaller diameter lines.

[NHBull]

Darren, I have used it often going from 10 to 8.  The trick is to pulls hard in it every 1/3 when tying it,,,,,,,,

 

But agree that the lines are so small that other knots (alberto) is easier to tie with less room for error 

[runt4561]

i was always a uni to uni knot fan.... until I found the FG knot. The FG knot is stronger and the knot itself is more streamlined. it will not hang up in the rod guides as much, when you cast. with a very small amount of practice, you will be able to tie this knot very easily.