My philosophy in these knot tests has been to simply find which one enables me to have the strongest overall connection between me and my lure. My biggest surf-caught fish with this knot has been 28lbs so I'm not sure how it would hold up against a really big momma. And the breaking point was in the knot because knots will pretty much always create a weak point given that it contorts the lines.Hey Ronald, thanks for submitting the new knot idea. Yes, the albright is surely absolutely quicker to tie compared to the FG knot.30lb fluorocarbon does not break at 14lb that’s 16lb loss through a knot, jeez.If you’re wanting to connect a strong braid to a lighter leader, then do not use any of these knots because they are designed to protect the braid from breaking assuming that the leader is stronger than the main line.4.Alberto knot broke @ 15.6 lbs of tension, now that is impressive.The Albright knot is known for its ability to connect two lines of different sizes including braid to fluorocarbon.I have always finished off my braid side of alberto and FG knots with UV knot sense to protect the end as reeled in the guides and the distal (heavy mono) side for protecting the end going out. I have seen where it is 100% breaking strength in other tests.However, the line wraps in the middle are what make this knot unique.
Unless there is some sort of fancy machine that measures the precise tension on the line when breaking a single knot by itself, I don’t understand how anyone can know which connection was actually stronger between two good knots like the FG and the Albright.I have not yet tried the FG knot to connect braid to fly line. And when I tested the breaking strength of the FG knot with those same lines, the breaking point was over 18 lbs (it does a better job at spreading the tension load on the braid which results in a higher breaking strength when pairing a lighter braid to a heavier mono/fluoro leader).It sounds like the issue you’re having with the FG knot is due to the thickness of the braid relative to the leader… the FG knot is specifically designed for protecting a weaker braid when connected to a stronger leader, so the line diameter of the braid needs to be smaller relative to the leader for the coils to be able to dig in the needed grooves to lock the knot into place.Just to be more clear, here it is again with some additional verbiage and no autocorrect errors!The leader strength decision for me is based on the fish that I’m targeting.
Braid is so thin I don’t understand why in most situations you wouldn’t use heavier braid if you feel the need for a 30 pound leader. Haven’t had any slip since. Its popularity is due to this knot’s ability to be tied to pretty much any type of line with varying differences in diameters. While using a 20/6 braid and a 6-10# Fluoro leader(smallmouth), I can only remember the connector breaking(on a hang up) a few times before the terminal double San Diego. On the other side, it was impossible to break alberto knot with the same 70lb braid and 60 lb mono leader.Hi Luke, wee test I would like you to do (not use, but just to open your eyes).The easiest fix is to simply not cast the FG knot through the rod guides (that’s what I do). I use alberto for your application. Light braid (If using good connection knots) has a much higher braking strength that 25 pound mono .In December of 2014, these two brothers shocked their clients, friends, and family by quitting their 6-figure jobs to start their dream focused on helping saltwater anglers:The Alberto knot is becoming an extremely popular knot for connecting braided line to a fluorocarbon leader. Two casts later, FG knot slips.
Flukemaster 117,261 views. And the break has to occur to know for sure which one is strongest because it’s just a guess otherwise.You tie it same as shown here, but then, using the braid, double half hitch just braid, double half hitch just fluoro, then double half hitch both (I do a couple extra after snipping end of fluoro as Luke showed too. Looks like the FG knot won that one too.We all are learning, and that includes me.We call your Alberto knot were we live “the Albright knot Luke”.Yes, the Alberto knot proved to have a higher breaking strength compared to the Albright knot in my test proving that it is a very good knot. It is easy to tie but the tag end does stick out a bit thus catching weeds if fishing in a salad.And if the knot or line doesn’t break in a pull test, that just means that more tension needs to be applied or lighter lines should be used because there is no such thing as a knot/line that won’t break… the question is just at which tension load causes the failure.Thank you that’s very helpful! For that connection, I’d recommend a 6 Turn Surgeon’s knot because it does a great job at protecting both lines.So I used the exact same test consisting of 5 bouts between these two knots tied on a single strand of line using the exact same spools for consistency.Dead on accurate , very smart guy .Also, on our Alberto’s, we do a 10/10 wrap instead of a 7/7.