Like many of you I'm always looking for a better way. I recently just learned to tie a better knot for connecting braided line to fluorocarbon or monofilament. So, I thought I'd share it with you.
For some of you this knot might be old news. And for those folks I would welcome any comments on your experiences you have had with it. For those to which it may be new as well, read on.
Why is it better? The FG knot (aka GT knot or Sebile knot) is designed for big, hard fighting fish, such as large pelagics. It is thinner, stronger, smoother and flies through the guides easier than other braid to fluoro knots, such as the Uni to Uni or the Red Philips knot.
It's a little more complicated to tie. In fact it took me a little while to find instructions on how to tie it that my little pea brain could understand.
I finally found it in the form of a terrific YouTube video, which I've posted here.
After making the connection, I tied on a topwater plug and took it over to the bay beach to give it a try.
The results? After several casts I can say, without a doubt, that this is the smoothest connection I've ever used. The knot (which was positioned just above the reel prior to the cast on a 10' leader) flew through the tiny, Fuji LC guides on my Shimano Terez rod with ease. In fact, not only did I never once feel the knot hang up in the guides, I never felt the knot go through the guides at all!
I look forward to hopefully having this knot tested on a big tuna in the very near future. And for those of you who have read through all of this and are wondering how somebody can get so excited over something so seemingly boring as a knot, what can I say? I'm nuts!
The pics below the video are of the knot I tested today. Click to enlarge for more detail.
[youtube=640,390]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R3_znSAPz8[/youtube]
