Leader to braid knot revelation

I almost always use a swivel, so I never learned anything other than uni to uni.

Fg is a beast but a bitch to tie in a kayak and hard to tie with very thin lines. For inshore and offshore with a boat, it's unbeatable IMO

THE FG KNOT IS THE BEST, but I don't have time for that lol. I always use either a double uni knot, or a double double uni knot. The double double uni knot is basically a double uni but you double up the braid before you tie the uni knot. I never fish anywhere or for anything that's worth using a fg knot over a double uni, but I think there is a bobin to make it easier and faster. I can't stand casting knots through my guides so I only use leader knots less than 24" long or over 50yds long. And even then my lazy arse just uses a double double uni. I have 3 penn squall 30lws for trolling bull redfish with 50lb braid connected to 80-100yds of 50lb mono topshot that is double double uni knotted together. The rods those squalls are on have big enough eyes that I didn't see the need to tie an fg knot, so I went with a double double uni since it doesn't bind up in the eyes.

If you fish for tuna and sailfish, use a fg knot. If you need the smallest knot you can make use a fg knot. If you want something that won't ever get caught on your guides use an fg knot. If you don't need any of those above things, save yourself some time and headache and do a double uni knot.

REMEMBER that if your twists on the fg knot are not perfect IT WILL FAIL, also if you don't tighten down the braid to the point it cuts into the mono/flouro before applying pressure to the end of the leader IT WILL FAIL!

yep. that's it, that's the way I settled on. less than 2 minutes to get one badass knot

I bought the FG Knot Tool and makes the FG knot a lot easier

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Fg is a beast but a bitch to tie in a kayak

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Never tried it, but this is what I was thinking looking at it. I always use double uni and never really been an issue.

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I always use double uni and never really been an issue.

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This is what I generally do. It has never failed but you have to keep the leader on the shorter side because the knot does not like to go through the rod eyelets.

Never had the uni to uni knot fail. I'm inshore, using light tackle, fishing for specks, reds and an occasional big Jack that puts it to the test. I fish mostly topwater using a 24 inch fluorocarbon shock leader with braid and the Mickey Mouse loop knot. The Mickey Mouse loop knot is the best. LINK

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the Mickey Mouse loop knot. The Mickey Mouse loop knot is the best. LINK

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Thanks for that. I have two uses for that type knot.