Fluorocarbon to mono knots

[Buzz]

I use tippet rings almost exclusively now. Surgeons knot is my srecond choice.

[Muddler4]

Fluoro to mono connections have been problematic since fluoro came out, especially with blood knots. There have been a lot of theories on why but they all boil down to material characteristic differences. That is why many of the fluoro companies recommend alternative knots. If I’m fishing all mono and hook sunken timber I know 90% of the time I’m breaking off at the hook. If I’m using fluoro tippet on a mono base leader I’m probably breaking off at the fluoro/mono connection about 75% of the time. My conclusion a long time a go was if using fluoro build your base leader from fluoro (I hand tie all my leaders). If using mono tippet go all mono.