slothman Posted July 17, 2019 Posted July 17, 2019 I may have to try the FG knot. I’ve been hearing a lot about it lately. Is it easier to tie than a blood knot? The blood knot is pretty thin.
Mitch f Posted July 17, 2019 Posted July 17, 2019 14 minutes ago, slothman said: I may have to try the FG knot. I’ve been hearing a lot about it lately. Is it easier to tie than a blood knot? The blood knot is pretty thin. I’m not gonna lie to you, it took me 15 to 20 tries before I got it right every time. It’s so strong and thin. Seth turned me on to this video..... Seth and slothman 1 1 "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor
tjm Posted July 17, 2019 Posted July 17, 2019 Nice, neat knot. Can you do that by moon light or on the stream with cold wet hands? I'm gonna have to google that knot now and see what it is, video is so distracting...
Mitch f Posted July 18, 2019 Posted July 18, 2019 46 minutes ago, tjm said: I'm gonna have to google that knot now and see what it is, video is so distracting... "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor
moguy1973 Posted July 18, 2019 Posted July 18, 2019 That FG knot looks good but man I wouldn't want to try to tie that on a rocking boat. -- JimIf people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles. -- Doug Larson
slothman Posted July 18, 2019 Posted July 18, 2019 Looks like a good knot. It also looks complicated and difficult to tie, but easy to screw up. I’ll have to spend some time with it. I don’t use braid much. I do tie leaders and tippet flyfishing. I also have started using a short flourocarbon leader occasionally with my fluorescent mono when fishing in the daytime.
tjm Posted July 18, 2019 Posted July 18, 2019 Any one ever try a double fisherman's bend? aka grapevine
Seth Posted July 18, 2019 Posted July 18, 2019 MDJ's video that @Mitch f linked was a big help for me when trying the FG knot. I always had decent luck when I was tying it to heavier fluorocarbon, but struggled when attaching 8-10# to 15# braid until I started using 30 wraps and more cinch knots to secure everything. I'll tie a leader on at home with the FG knot and then use the Alberto on the water if I manage to break off the entire leader. Alberto ain't a bad knot, the FG is just better. Mitch f 1
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