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Re: A question for you light liners. . .
[Re: timwins31]
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07/15/15 02:51 PM
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Brad R
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Alberto and uni-to-uni knots are great line junction knots and easy to tie.
But, neither is nearly as strong or as narrow as an FG.
An Alberto is one line (1) wrapped around two lines (2) then reversing the other way and wrapping another time (1) then tied off. Total? 4
A uni-to-uni is one line (1) wrapped around two lines (2) for a total of 3. But this knot will be performed twice in opposite directions and slammed together, so it is relatively longer but thinner than an Alberto. "Longer" carries its own issues.
An FG is simply two lines woven together in a criss-cross pattern, sort of snugging into each other for a value of something I think less than 2. Just looking at it, an FG appears no larger than the largest of the two lines comprising it.
I can feel an Alberto and a uni-to-uni knot passing through the rod tip when I reel in. I often can't detect the FG knot passing through at all.
For now, I'd tie the FG at home before going out . . . until I get a bit better at it. If I broke off my leader, I might use one of the other two if I were in a rush or had some space issues.
Brad
Last edited by Brad R; 07/15/15 02:54 PM. Reason: ok
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Re: A question for you light liners. . .
[Re: timwins31]
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07/15/15 06:39 PM
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GoArmy
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Re: A question for you light liners. . .
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07/15/15 07:03 PM
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Slide_R
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This is what the Google told me, I had never heard of it either. FG is the name of an actual knot called the FG Knot. FG Knot is a streamlined knot for braid to leader connections.
Robert Oleson aka Slide_R
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