braid to fluorocarbon Braid to fluorocarbon leader best small knot

[Yumeya]

FG all day unless I'm ice fishing, that's when I will use a Albright knot, it never slips on me....

[MickD]

The Alberto is definitely a smaller knot than the double uni which has 5 thicknesses of the the FC, which is usually very much thicker than the braid.  I don't believe the FG is bigger than the Alberto even with the half hitches.  They are tied onto the braid, not the FC.  Regardless, it goes through the guides cleaner than any other knot I've found. And it doesn't unravel like the Albertos sometimes do (with me) . I know the Alberto works fine for most, but not for me when snapping small swimbaits off the bottom.

 

[MickD]

On 2/23/2020 at 11:26 PM, txchaser said:

probably because of slippage.

I assure you, a properly tied FG will not fail by slipping or unraveling.  I think the failure will be in the FC leader.

[king fisher]

The FG knot is easy to tie just takes practice.  There are many ways to tie it, and I have tried almost all of them.   Look on Yu tube, and find the the way that works best for you.  I use the FG mostly for salt water fishing.  Large leader makes a slim knot more important than when using most bass size leaders.  Alberto is my go to with smaller leader.  Very slim and strong.  There are some tricks to the Alberto.  One is to trim the leader end as short as possible.  This keeps the tag end from catching on the main line eventually weakening it.  The other is making sure all the raps slide down the knot as far as possible.  There are some good videos on the internet showing the correct way to tie the Alberto, while also showing the common mistakes.  I learned the hard way, and wish I would have watched the videos.  Double Uni is a good knot, that I used to brag about all the time, not as big a uni fan as I once was.  

[ATA]

Ok guys I have new update about Braid to leader. As you know I was doing Dodd knot and it was good till I got my new combo and spool it with 40lb braid and 30lb Flouro, so what happened is the knot ticked at the first guide and it was annoying. today I watch the clip about FG knot and I did it right after all this time, and now there is no clicking when FG passing through the guides.

here is the video for anyone suffering doing FG knot like me.

 

 

[waymont]

On 2/23/2020 at 10:38 PM, FryDog62 said:

UNTIL you tie the hitch knots at the end.

Mine don't stick out. It might be the way you cinch yours down.

[Chris Carey]

I use the blood knot, strong, easy to tie and pretty small. I don’t think it’s as small as the FG but I works for me. 

[optimator]

A few months back someone posted the Lefty Kreh knot. I've been using it since then with no problems at all. 

[Maggiesmaster]

I’ve found the shin knot is a bit smaller than the Alberto knot. It does well for me with standard (NOT micro) guides. As far as the fog knot, I’m doing all I can do  just tying the shin & Alberto knots; won’t even try the fg!

[RoLo]

 

Since the 1960s, I join 'everything' with a Double Uni-knot (uni = universal).

 

 

25 Top-Ranked Saltwater Skippers

FAVORITE JUNCTION KNOT

Double Uni-Knot    12

Albright/Alberto      5

FG Knot                 3

Blood Knot             2

Clinch Knot            1

Bobbin Knot           1

Slim Beauty            1

 

Roger