FG users

[Jig Man]

I switched to it last spring.  It has out performed any other main line to leader knot that I have ever used.  It is getting close to the applications where I use those setups.  I have 12# fluorocarbon tied to 15# braid.  They haven’t been used since spring.  I’m thinking they all should be redone.  Do you guys retie them after that much time or just keep going?

[garroyo130]

So I almost started to type out that I would retie it, but then realized that when facing a similar situation, I didn't. For context, mine was braid to YZH, garage kept for probably 7 months or so.  

 

I'd say you should be fine unless you spot anything that makes you believe retying is necessary. 

[JN94]

I would retie personally. I prob wouldn't let a knot run for any longer than a few months, and even less so if I'd been fishing with it

[ChrisD46]

I'd give up knot strength slightly and drop down a size or two main line and leader size line for a smaller size knot - just to have a knot easier and faster to tie than the FG knot !

[MN Fisher]

I guess I'm a little persnickety as I re-tie all my leaders before every trip.

 

33 minutes ago, ChrisD46 said:

just to have a knot easier and faster to tie than the FG knot !

If I need to replace a leader on the water - I go with the Alberto knot...easy, quick, fairly small, and it hasn't failed me yet.

[Choporoz]

1 hour ago, MN Fisher said:

I guess I'm a little persnickety as I re-tie all my leaders before every trip.

I fish three times a week and average about 8 rods with leaders every time out.  I pretty much only re-tie leaders when they get too short.  Some can last months of regular fishing.

[Jig Man]

I thought this would be all over the place.  Thanks for the responses.

[Zcoker]

There's an old sayin in the foodservice business....when in doubt, throw it out! I say the same thing for knots....when in doubt, re-tie! 

[LrgmouthShad]

When I used FGs, I would retie them every single fishing trip or as needed during

 

Coo-coo

[newapti5]

I would retie it. Since I started using FG knot several years ago, it has only failed me a few times. Some of them were just human mistakes, and the others were knots from the last season. So nowadays I always retie after several months.

[waymont]

You're asking about taking 1 minute to retie a knot? 

YES!

[PaulVE64]

FG gets a bad wrap but it's the best.

 

[MN Fisher]

17 minutes ago, PaulVE64 said:

FG gets a bad wrap but it's the best.

 

It gets a bad rap usually due to a 'bad wrap'...tie it wrong and it's gonna fail frequently.

[PaulVE64]

It's important to find a knot that you can reliably tie.