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Check out these test results. http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1246817092 SeniorBasser

Sorry, the website for the Improved Albright didn't come up properly. Here it is again. http://www.adventurebound.com.au/reviews/gear/how_to_-_improved_albright_knot.html SeniorBasser

OK Bubba, you made a believer out of me! I ran the test as outlined in the uni to uni versus the blood knot above; however, his time I used 30 pound Powerpro and 17 pound fluorocarbon. Since I have never used or even tied an Improved Albright Knot, I had to look it up on the web. The following video is the method I used to tie the Improved Albright Knot for the test. http://www.adventurebound.com.au/reviews/gear/how_to_-_improved_albright_knot.ht... I used 8 turns with the Powerpro in the forward direction and 4 turns in the overlap with 4 more turns through the loop of the flurocarbon. With the uni to uni, I used 8 turns with both the PowerPro and the Fluorocarbon. The Improved Albright won the test 5 out of 6 attempts! Needless to say, I'm changing my attach method henceforth. I really like the Improved Albright. I noted it was a little longer than the uni to uni however, was much slimmer and more compact. Thanks Bubba for the challenge. SeniorBasser

There is always a lot of discussion about which knot is the best to connect a leader to your fishing line. So, I decided to run a test of my own to answer the question. I have no preference in the outcome as I use both knots. I like the blood knot because the ends meet in the center and the knot seems a little more compact. I can tie the uni to uni a little faster so, on the water, I use it. I decided to check the relative strengths of each knot. I did it in a rather unscientific manner but my test was very consistent so I believe the results. Here's how I ran the test. I cut two pieces of mono line two feet in length. I then put the two pieces together by first tying a uni to uni knot. Then, I tied a blood knot in the in other two ends. So, now I have a closed loop with uni to uni on one side and a blood knot on the other. By the way, I used a 6 turn uni to uni and a 6 turn blood knot for the test. I then looped the line around a smooth handle of a door knob. I carefully made sure the knots were in the center of the loop and were opposite each other. I then pulled the line from the other end with a ring so as not to put undue pressure on either side of the line. The results were the uni to uni knot won every time in five tests. The line always broke at the blood knot. Therefore, in my mind, the uni to uni is a stronger knot. SeniorBasser

I only use the San Diego Jam Knot for all my florocarbon line. See the following article and page down to the florocarbon section. http://www.calfishing.com/freshwater/holistic_swimbaits/Lines_and_Knots.html Here's how you tie it. http://www.marlinnut.com/knots/sandiego.shtml SeniorBasser

I use the San Diego Jam knot for all my Floro. Check out this article and read the section on Florocarbon line. http://www.calfishing.com/freshwater/holistic_swimbaits/Lines_and_Knots.html SeniorBasser

Try the Berkley Braid knot.... http://www.mdranglers.com/knots/knot-braid.htm'> http://www.mdranglers.com/knots/knot-braid.htm

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T-Rage, here are the Berkley Scale Instructions. Hope this is what you want. I had the same problem and got these instructions from Berkley. SeniorBasser Operating Instructions: Berkley Scale A. Powering-on the scale 1. Press and hold the POWER button for two seconds. Scale will perform a self-test by displaying four 8s for three seconds. When "0.00 kg" or "0 lb 0 oz" is displayed on the screen, scale is zeroed-out and ready for normal operation. B. Normal Weighing 1. Hang fish on the attached hook. Weight is displayed in either kilograms or pounds and ounces. C. Switching between unit weights 1. Press and hold the POWER and CHOOSE button simultaneously for three seconds. Unit will change from weighing pounds and ounces to kilograms and vice versa. D. Taring Weights 1. Weigh a bag or container till its weight is steadily displayed on the screen. 2. Press the POWER button once. Scale will zero-out and show "0.00 kg" or "0 lb 0 oz" and is ready for weighing multiple fish together. E. Holding a weight 1. With the weight displayed on the screen, press the CHOOSE button. This will hold the current weight and is indicated by displaying an H to the left of the screen. To unlock the hold, simply press the POWER button. F. Storing weights into memory 1. With a weight in the hold mode and an H displayed to the left of the screen, enter the memory mode by pressing the CHOOSE button. While in the memory mode, pressing the CHOOSE button will allow you to navigate through ten stored memories. These are indicated on the left and numbered 0 through 9. There are also 4 letters that indicate other options. An A shows the average of all stored weights. An E displays the total and a C resets the memory. 2. To store a weight, simply hold down the CHOOSE button for three seconds. Weights will automatically store into one of the number registers. To see the numbers with their weights, simply scroll through the numbers by pressing the CHOOSE button as described above. G. Resetting the memory 1. With the unit in the C mode, press and hold the CHOOSE button for six seconds and scale will reset memory and zero out. Press the POWER button and scale is ready to begin weighing again. H. Powering-off manually 1. Press and hold the POWER button for 6 seconds.

Check out this thread on knots. http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1202529171'> http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1202529171 SeniorBasser

Well, week 7 of the North American Knot Wars is now completed and the Palomar was the overall winner. This week the Palomar went against the World's Fair knot and beat it out in all three line categories, i.e., mono, fluorocarbon and braid. http://www.fishingclub.com/ExtraContent/ExtraContentDetail.aspx?id=132344&bcpid=1344599930&bclid=1343634592&bctid=1425858079 SeniorBasser