sometimes I feel my FG knot unravels a bit grinding thru my guides.

[Darth-Baiter]

last weekend, I was casting and I noted a tag end coming off my FG.  I quickly reeled in, snipped the entire thing and tied an Alberto (easier while on my kayak).  I fished on.  I think my thousand cast day, kinda beats on that knot.  if I had an achilles with the FG, it is finishing the darn knot.  I do the two overhand knots, clip the flouro and do that loop w 5x inner twist thing and pull it tight.  it is my sucky 5 twist thing that comes loose. 

 

I am headed out tomorrow and I just retied all my leaders.  I still suck finishing my FG, and starting is a bit clumsy.  I am working, and a meeting is coming up, so I just tied my Alberto.  inspiration struck!!  I have a tube of line glue.  it's from my days when I thought I liked fly-fishing I think.  instead of saliva, I wet the knot with the glue, and gently pulled it taut.  wow.  it is tiny, and it will never unravel.  I hit it with sunlight and the glue cured.  it cures pliable so I only think of it as insurance against further unravel.  I might bring that tube of glue onboard.  it is the most compact Alberto knot I have ever tied.

 

my FG knots always have a very phallic head on the end.  :D.  hahha.

[Big Rick]

I use Loon UV glue on my FG knots as well. It makes them very smooth and prevents the issues to which you are referring. I bought a small UV light as well for ease of curing. 

[Unk]

Good to know . Thanks .

[Revival]

Ever since I changed to the Rizzuto finish, I never had one unravel.

[Darth-Baiter]

12 minutes ago, Revival said:

Ever since I changed to the Rizzuto finish, I never had one unravel.

I need to practice the Rizzuto.  it gets bunched up and knots up tight before all the slack comes out.  

[Revival]

This guy has a clean and simple Rizzuto finish.  

 

 

[Team9nine]

15 minutes ago, Revival said:

Ever since I changed to the Rizzuto finish, I never had one unravel.

Ditto - alternating half hitches and Rizzuto have pretty much solved any unraveling issues for me.

[michaelb]

I have been very carefully melting the braid tag end. That stops it from getting fuzzy and may also stop any unraveling. Seemed easier than the rizzuto.