by RhettWheeler » Thu Jul 26, 2018 4:58 am
Before you go w the FG knot- test it thoroughly- if it’s not tied correctly the knot strength is terrible- it was originally developed for tying heavy leader to braid for fish like Tarpon. It’s somewhat complicated and time consuming- I got it right the first couple of times I tied it- then somewhere along the way I picked up a bad habit and had some break offs on big sharks- switched over to an Albright knot and had much better success- it’s easy enough to tie in the dark- if you can get the FG correctly tied- it’s practically a seamless connection. it’s a very valuable knot if you can do it correctly
How long of a leader are you using?
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