r111 Posted October 13, 2018 Report Share Posted October 13, 2018 (edited) Those that do, please look @ FG knot . Simply exceptional, smallest AND strongest of them all. There's virtually no knot, so you can safely retrieve the line, with the join going PAST the guides and cast it, w/o any fear of knot ripping out guide inserts. But I reckon most dont bother anymore. In my case, braid is terminated with a "mighty mini" swivel. It is small enough to go through the guides, event smallest of them, so you can remove the reel after fishing while retaining the swivel and install it back. These last forever. 100# is size of elongated grain of rice. Then I clip a tactical angler clip to the swivel. This lets me quickly change tackle and also "stops" the line so that neither the swivel nor the clip, go through any of the guides. And lastly, the lures are each attached to their own ~2 feet of leader. When mean blues are around, I sometimes use 100# test, just for abrasion resistance. But most of the time, 30# is good. Leaders end with a simple ~1" loop, that gets clipped onto the tactical angler clip Edited October 31, 2018 by TimS embedded video Mauru and Tesla 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medriver1999 Posted October 13, 2018 Report Share Posted October 13, 2018 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon I Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 I always tie leader directly to main braid line. Not a bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googan Sharpie Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 Alberto knot. Takes about 15 seconds. Mr. Bigdeal, kevbo1756, Njsurfer90 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Tuttle Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 Nice. This is far thinner than my variation of the Uni. I know you are not supposed to real swivels through your guides, but your attention is often on the fish and swivels can break guides, or at least break or scratch the guide eye. So mini-swivels typically stay in the tackle box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipwreck Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 (edited) I tie an Alberto except when Blues are around and I just use a shorter heavier leader with swivel and TA clip. However they are only about 2 to 3 feet. Would NEVER take a swivel through the guides. Edited October 14, 2018 by Shipwreck "He's a good stick" - Mr. Miyagi" ~ "Yep!" - Captain Dingo "How are you doing that" - Jimmy the Mate ~ "Shipwreck is one of those guys!" - Capt. Freddy Gamboa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltfisherman Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 The FG knot is great. I used to use the swivel and tie the lines to it. You’d get snagged and loose the swivel too. Now with the FG knot I break off at the knot by the hook. I don’t loose long pieces of line or hardware. No need to be concerned that the tiny swivel runs up the tip guide. It takes a little time to tie, but it does get quicker over time. I use it all the time now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cape Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 Alberto here! Mr. Bigdeal, Steve6902 and kevbo1756 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauru Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 If I have time the evening before...ill go with FG.....rigging in advance.... ...but out on the water-- tiny swivel works just fine....FAR less "hassle". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Bigdeal Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 Alberto..............never had one fail yet. Steve6902 1 "Law enforcement’ is not something sovereign citizens seize from police officers. It is a societal function that citizens delegate to civil police. In so doing, we do not abdicate our own sovereignty, nor our duties as citizens. Ultimate responsibility is still ours. When those we hire as our “Protectors” are either unwilling or unable to perform that function at the critical moment, there is no law, nor standard, that says we cannot perform it for ourselves"........ John Farnam. "Gird Your Loins" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt7082 Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 Another vote for Alberto. Quick and easy to tie, and never had one fail on me. Steve6902 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pma531 Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 I always do it. I started this season. Helps especially when I'm fishing on the kayak or at night. I use the improved alberto knot (I think that's what its called). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 Alberto is a very good friend of mine. Steve6902 1 "If I fished only to capture fish, my fishing trips would have ended long ago." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joem Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 I’ve gotten pretty good at the fg knot but will tie braid to a swivel if I need a new leader while fishing. Mauru 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gellfex Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 Uni-uni, but I've been meaning to try the FG. No swivels through my guide. I'm surprised no one has mentioned the reason why I started going to this rather than a swivel, at night you can't see that freaking swivel and slam it into the top guide! That's a good way to break them. Googan Sharpie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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