The point that seems to always be missed in regard to the FG.....the knot is much slimmer than the others.  And it goes through micro guides much easier.  Debate all you want about the difficulty in tying it ( I agree it's more difficult than others), but that's not the reason I'm trying a new knot in the first place.  The slim profile is the reason I'm giving it a shot.  And to me that's worth taking the time to learn the dang thing.  

 

 

I'll agree that's a valid point.  And I'll offer you this.  ANY knot that if launched through a set of guides over & over & over again is going to suffer a certain amount of physical damage - regardless of how "Slim" it is.

 

And if it is not changed or re-tied regularly - It Will Eventually Fail.    This is why I re-tie often.  And hopefully I do it Before the Failure.  So using a knot that is effective & not hard to tie, inspires me to re-tie when I should.  Where one that is a complicated long drawn out process - does not.  

 

  And for those super lucky anglers who are willing to report that they have never had a leader knot fail during casting - All I can say is, you're not fishing enough.

 

 

A-Jay

Is that A-Jay's opinion......or the "others" ?  

Is that A-Jay's opinion......or the "others" ?  

 

That's my story and I'm sticking to it. 

 

"Others"  opinions can be found in the remaining 1,745,625 posts. (I subtracted mine)

 

A-Jay  

Have been playing with the FG knot some since it first posted. Have had some mixed results from the standpoint of it not seeming to hold right with some of the braid leader connections I've tried. Haven't figured out if the smaller diameter lines I use are part of the problem or not. No problem with stuff like 30# braid and 17-20# fluoro. When I get a setup that holds though, it is solid. Going to keep playing with it more. For everything else there is the Alberto. I've basically been tying the FG at home right before a trip and leave it at that. If I have to retie a connection on the water, then the Alberto gets the call. It almost never fails.

 

-T9

Bass fishermen doing something overkill? Say it ain't so! Lol

40 rod and reel combos under the deck of a 21' 250hp boat with more GPS's, computers and bigger screens than it takes to launch the space shuttle?

And all this and no DD

That's my story and I'm sticking to it. 

 

"Others"  opinions can be found in the remaining 1,745,625 posts. (I subtracted mine)

 

A-Jay  

2 opinions.

Is the FG knot useless, no but I don't need it.  I haven't found I need anything stronger than an Albright, Alberto or a Bristol.  Doing quite a bit of saltwater fishing I put a fresh leader on for each outing, wear and tear isn't an issue.  I leave my freshwater leaders on quite a while before I change, no wear tear there either and I don't always check them.

My knot only needs to be slim enough to go thru the guides and if there is a problem it's only the top guide, which can easily be changed but I haven't seen the need to do so.  I don't even see the point to micro guides, so the super thinness of the FG is an exercise in futility for me.