FG Knot Tool

[ChrisD46]

For those who may struggle with the FG Knot , I saw this for the first time : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qrcecw3a3yI

I have no affiliation with the maker - I am weighing whether it's worth the approx. $35 or should I try to learn the FG knot from someone who has an easy , proven approach to tying the FG knot ?

[mc6524]

• I watched the video and to me it seemed to be a lot more work, time, and line waste.  

[mc6524]

There are several good line-to line knot.  Look up the “slim beauty” knot.  It’s a knot developed to take the place of the Bimini twist knot.  It’s a strong knot used for saltwater (tarpon) fishing.

[LionHeart]

It's a cool idea, but a little gimmicky.  I use the FG exclusively and feel my hand tied knots are as good as if not better than what this device does.

 

Also, what's with the mono half hitch?  I have never seen that one before.

[tander]

Gave me a headache just watching. ? I will just stick to my Alberto knot, works for me every time.

[Bandersnatch]

12 minutes ago, tander said:

Gave me a headache just watching. ? I will just stick to my Alberto knot, works for me every time.

Agreed

[livin2fish]

If I were to use this tool, I would take the line off the tool after the first two half hitches and finish without the tool, finally adding a rizzoti (sp?).  The mono half hitch is a new one to me also.  Maybe that is needed to keep braid knot tight so braid tag can be released from the clamp?  Wild guess.

[waymont]

I learned the FG here. I have zero issues tying it this way. It takes me about 1min start to finish.

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pjzUb5QRKuk

[Happybeerbuzz]

It might be the operator, but those wraps do not look that good to me.  I'm sure it will work just fine especially with the heavy gauge line he was using, but the wraps do not look perfectly uniform to me.  I know it is personal vanity, but part of the reason I use the FG knot is because how pretty it is.  

[MickD]

I have solved for me the FG tying problems.  My problems were that holding the line in my teeth often didn't work as it would slip before i got the knot done, and the line coming from my mouth was hard to focus on.  Using the tool pictured allows one to solve both problems.

 

1.  Set up your rod so you can put the braid under tension, the usual start point.  Set the length of braid coming to you right so you can keep tension on it with a slightly bent rod.

2. While seated, put the tie through a belt loop, then wrap the braid around it a number of times.  It will stick to the tacky surface and not slip.

3.  Tension the braid and tie your knot in front of you waist high on the braid coming from the rod to the tie.

4.  Set the knot in the normal way, lots of force using the business end of the leader and the business end of the braid, not the tags.

5.  Loosen the braid and make the finishing half hitches or whatever you finish the knot with.  

 

This tool allow the weaves to be formed tightly enough that they don't slip at all when doing the very high force setting of the knot.  They are perfectly aligned, no slipping from the teeth, no looking cross-eyed at the knot as you make the weaves.  I use 20 weaves, all in succession without intermediate tightening.  They are already tight when they are formed.  Try it.

I don't usually tie them in the boat.  If I break one, very rare indeed, I use another rod.  They last so long and are so reliable that breaking one while fishing is not an issue, so I tie them in my pole barn before fishing.

[MickD]

I watched the video, and the tool accomplishes exactly the same thing that my "tool" accomplishes, tight weaves that don't come loose in the middle of tying the knot.  It seems to use a lot more line and leader, and costs a lot more.  Not worth it, IMHO.

[FryDog62]

There is another video on YouTube that shows holding the line with a Swivel-Eze instead of your teeth.  I have also just tied the line to my belt loop instead of my teeth and snip off when done.  
 

Holding line in the teeth works until you’re the age when you need bi-focals lol...

[txchaser]

Both the swivel-ease/hook keeper method and the tie to belt loop method make the knot much easier to tie clean, tight, and fast.