Best fishing knot : 2 ways to make a FG knot || Braid To leader knot

Best fg knot vid yet, many thanks.

Very very nice video of such a great knot! The quickest way I do it is to do only two half hitches after doing the wraps (20 half wraps) and then pull the braid and mainline to dig into the mono. After clipping the mono leader as close as possible, I add more half hitches (at least 4) to help the mainline glide over the rod tip/eye if you ever have to or inadvertently reel the knot past the tip. Also when at home doing these, I use a bit of "bow string wax" on the knot to make the braid even smother, and you don't have to use a lighter/flame for either mainline or leader. The wax helps the braid not fray.

I have used the second method for more than 10 years and it is very reliable. One small difference is that I cut the carbon leader first and then tighten it, so that the end of the carbon leader can be completely wrapped by the PE line and not exposed, the purpose is to make the line wheeling in more smooth.

Love the 2nd method! Thanks for the great vid. Dallas, TX

I always use fg1, the samll cone at the tip makes for better casting and really protects the main line.

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AWESOME JOB! Personally I think this is the best knot for tying a leader to braid! Hasn't failed me yet when done properly! I use this for catching big reds and speckled trout.

Eu sempre faço como no primeiro exemplo. Fica muito bom. Valeu pelo vídeo!

So helpful for me. Thanks your sharing

Check out the double joint capability of the knot tyer. You know he's good at tying fishing knot!

This is beautifully filmed and tied. Bravo. Good music too. Subscribed

Very good clear camera work… i like the uni knott it seems better than half hitches it won’t work loose 😃😃👍👍

I really enjoyed watching your video 🌹👍

Knot one is PRO, going easy trough the guides and best yet after 10 years of doing FG.

Love your knott tying skills. Great job 👍

really nice close up camera work. I do the 2nd one but want to practice the 1st finishing knot to lock in the FG.

pure poetry. must have been a fly fisherman in a previous life. love the music too. home run sir.

Two ways, but which is the preferred method and why? Personally I think the first knot looks slimmer and just as strong, plus it is less time consuming. Would be good to complement this with a drag test of the two knots, and perhaps some description (words) for beginners to really understand each step. I've used the FG knot for some time now and like it, however standing out on open water in a boat that moves all over, well then it takes its man (or woman) otherwise the result will be that you soon feed the fish 🐟

I'm not reading all the comments so maybe a repeat, both are the same strength because it's the initial wraps the make the knot. No1 all day for me, it's easier and just works! Never fails. The only improvement would be to try it to a tapered leader end, I've tried but it mostly slip during tightening. Done both methods heaps of and it's Not is the go. I use the Australian method for the wraps. Also always where a decent pair of gloves when bedding this knot, when it changes color is when it's tight, this allows you to also know how many wraps are in excess of what is required which is different for the braid and leader combinations that you use, any more than two un bedded wraps and your going to far. Good luck, learn it the Australian way and finish it however you want.

the "beginner" is a better fg than the "professional"