by Badger1992 » Tue Jan 12, 2016 4:57 pm
The angler in the fly emagazine video didn't tension the knot well. When tensioning, it's imperative that the braid bite firmly into the mono, such that the braid turns translucent.
FG stands for "Finger Grip", as in "Chinese" Finger Grip/finger trap. The harder you pull, the tighter the knot becomes. My caveat is that you tie the half hitches anchor tight to prevent the wraps from loosening. Also, there's a finish called the "Rizutto finish" that is pretty slick-you can find it on YouTube. Personally, after the wraps, I finish the knot with 12 half hitches around both mono and braid (together). I used to do 6 half hitches around both, then 6 around just the main line, but I noticed the main line would sometimes break at the last half hitch while tensioning. This happens because the consecutive half hitches "wear down" the line as you tighten them down.