braid leader knot for light fluoro?

[cwenbass]

So I have tried crazy alberto, and used stren knot for years, and no idea how to tie the FG knot. My knot keeps breaking now that I am using 6 lbs. fluro on drop shot. I need knot recommendations.

[Jaydbee]

I use a Double - Uni. Quick and easy to tie.

[SkidooSteve12]

I could never get the FG knot to work either. First try with the Double Uni knot and it works great!

[cwenbass]

Been using double uni. Breaking easily with lighter fluro.

[XingEyeballs]

I tie a modified Albright Knot (YouTube Seth Feider tying it for light line)... been a very good knot for me on 10# braids to smaller fluorocarbon. Easy to tie after a couple times and small enough to go through micro guides.

[Ben Danbleume]

Been using double uni. Breaking easily with lighter fluro.

Breaking at the knot, not the knot itself right?

[cwenbass]

Yes.

[Real Pudd legend]

Alberto is good for me , 6 lb fluoro to 12 lb so far

[hawg whacker]

Been using double uni. Breaking easily with lighter fluro.

Then you're doing it wrong. I use a single uni for 10# braid to 6 and 8 flouro, and have no problem whatsoever. 4 wraps.

[SoonerFan]

If it's more than 10# I'll usually tie a fast Uni/Uni. However, when I'm tying 6# or even 10# in low light or in the wind I'll reach for my blood knot tool. I prefer a blood knot anyway because the tag ends are on the inside of the knot instead of the outside. Goes through the guides better than any knot except for the FG, which I also find impossible to tie with any reasonable amount of effort and time.

[reason162]

For light leaders I tie the lazy/half alberto. Google Shin Fukae knot, there's a video

[dtrooster]

alberto

[mysuzytoo]

^^What rooster said^^

[Macsimus]

I've had very good luck using a J knot but it can be troublesome for me to tie at times. Makes me wish I had an Ultrex as I drift toward the rocks.

[RANGER487]

Royal Polaris knot

[Babe Winkleworm]

FG all the way

[Nick D]

I've been using the blood knot exclusively for the last 2.5 years. No issues whatsoever.

[DrewFlu33]

I've switched to the Alberto for leader knots with light line this year. I'm going to be trying that Shin / "lazy Alberto" in the coming weeks as it has some features that are very attractive to me.

The FG works great if you get it to work, but unless you're extremely careful the wraps want to roll over one another when you're using light line. The size of the knot is also far less important with lighter line so the slightly thicker diameter of the knot isn't nearly as important here. With heavier line I'm still an FG man - much tougher to mess up, the thinnest knot you can tie, and of course very strong.

I actually find the FG easier to tie with heavy lines than the Alberto, and of course the reverse with lighter lines. I've always wanted to be able to just use one knot for each task, but the more I experiment the more I start to see how each has its advantages and drawbacks. At least this is how it seems to be for me. Like anything, your mileage may vary.

[reason162]

I've switched to the Alberto for leader knots with light line this year. I'm going to be trying that Shin / "lazy Alberto" in the coming weeks as it has some features that are very attractive to me.

The FG works great if you get it to work, but unless you're extremely careful the wraps want to roll over one another when you're using light line. The size of the knot is also far less important with lighter line so the slightly thicker diameter of the knot isn't nearly as important here. With heavier line I'm still an FG man - much tougher to mess up, the thinnest knot you can tie, and of course very strong.

I actually find the FG easier to tie with heavy lines than the Alberto, and of course the reverse with lighter lines. I've always wanted to be able to just use one knot for each task, but the more I experiment the more I start to see how each has its advantages and drawbacks. At least this is how it seems to be for me. Like anything, your mileage may vary.

I only tie FG on leaders over 15lb these days. I don't like to tension light floro leaders as much as I feel I have to for a proper lock on FG knots. And unless your braid is roughly 1:2 diameter of your leader, half the time it won't bite into light floro. The half alberto does great with light line, with the added bonus of never unraveling. And like you said...knot size is irrelevant when I'm fishing 4/6lb leader.

[kercha83]

I've used the FG knot in the past but now I use the shin knot and have been really happy with it.