Alberto knot- how many wraps?

[waymont]

1 minute ago, NHBull said:

The PR uses a bobbin and it is the best knot but labor intensive at first

 

I meant to write RP knot. Flipped the letters around.

 

[roadwarrior]

"Knot" something you would need in freshwater.

[Mbirdsley]

8 wraps.  I’ve never went back up.  I’ll check that out 

[GreenPig]

7 or 8 wraps up and down. When the line size goes up, # of wraps go down.

[Kdizzle]

10 away from the loop of the knot, 10 back(make sure you line up your return wraps with your first set of 10), then put your tag end through the loop 5 times, wet, then cinch.

[MickD]

You need no more than 6 out and 6 back.  BUT. . . to make the knot fool proof set it very hard (wet with spit), then finish with two braid half hitches to prevent any chance of unravelling.

[roadwarrior]

14 minutes ago, MickD said:

You need no more than 6 out and 6 back.  BUT. . . to make the knot fool proof set it very hard (wet with spit), then finish with two braid half hitches to prevent any chance of unravelling.

CAREFULLY burn the end with a lighter to form a small bead.

[MickD]

First, I agree that the requirement to tightly/aggressively/strongly set the knot is essential.  However, your emphasis on having no braid tag end left is misguided.  The braid is so limp that an eighth of an inch of tag is of no consequence.  And trying to cut it off with no tag left is risky, possibly getting the instrument cutting the knot itself. 

 

Your method of going back through three times is fine, but I submit that doing two half hitches of the braid after setting the knot is more effective.  Ever try getting a tight knot of braid to loosen up?

 

 

[Bird]

I'm also 7 but need +3.00 readers to do it. ?

[MickD]

37 minutes ago, roadwarrior said:

CAREFULLY burn the end with a lighter to form a small bead.

The end of what?  Not sure my lighter will be accurate enough on the water to burn only what I want it to burn.  The braid needs no "bead," with the added half hitches,  and IMO, neither does the leader.