5 minutes ago, OkobojiEagle said:

... which is knot strength

Many probably view slippage differently than a tight knot breaking, but I’m with you. Slippage can either lead to an undone knot, or can actually lead to outright breakage. 

1 hour ago, OkobojiEagle said:

... which is knot strength

 

Contrary to what many anglers subscribe to, leaving 3/4" of braid tag allows for a slight amount of slippage and is noticeable if happening.  Over the many years of tying my main to leader knots I've never experienced any negative affects from this practice.

 

oe

My knots don't slip.

22 minutes ago, BassWhole! said:

My knots don't slip.

... my parish priest isn't catholic (chuckle)

 

oe

On 2/27/2021 at 10:11 AM, BrianMDTX said:

If you don’t have micro guides, this knot takes less time to tie than it took me to type this sentence. I use it for 20 lb braid to 6 or 8 lb mono or YZH. 
 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GDxGy3Nld2g

So if I am understanding it correctly, this knot requires you to cut the length of the leader prior to tying the knot?

3 hours ago, Revival said:

So if I am understanding it correctly, this knot requires you to cut the length of the leader prior to tying the knot?

Yes. I usually cut about 6’ 6” of leader line, which after tying gives me a leader about 6’. 

We don't ever have crystal clear water where I fish. But I will use a 15# Berkley Big Game mono leader with my jigs/T rigs sometimes. I prefer the double uni knot when I have time, But if I'm in a hurry, I'll use the surgeon's knot. I caught this 7.5 lb. Saturday using the dbl uni with 15# mono leader. This fish wrapped a log and tried to make for deep water. I had to fight the fish and the log. All I could think of was that knot sawing on the log and wishing I had just used straight braid. The water looked like 50% chocolate milk so a leader was unnecessary, but I didn't know until I got there. The leader wasn't even nicked. 

18 hours ago, OkobojiEagle said:

... my parish priest isn't catholic (chuckle)

 

oe

And doesn't like choir boys...

My arthritic hands now use a knot tying tool and I love it. Opposing nail knot is very small to fit through guides and incredibly strong. I use it for attaching any leader.

 

 

On 2/28/2021 at 10:35 AM, OkobojiEagle said:

... which is knot strength

 

Contrary to what many anglers subscribe to, leaving 3/4" of braid tag allows for a slight amount of slippage and is noticeable if happening.  Over the many years of tying my main to leader knots I've never experienced any negative affects from this practice.

 

oe

I agree, only I usually go with a half inch.  You can also terminate the leader with an overhand knot.  That'll help to keep it from slipping out.  I rarely do that, but if I'm in a situation where I'm worried about the knot slipping, I'll do that to buy a little extra insurance.  

2 hours ago, Alpster said:

My arthritic hands now use a knot tying tool and I love it. Opposing nail knot is very small to fit through guides and incredibly strong. I use it for attaching any leader.

 

 

Are you mainly tying the nail knot splice? That looks like a rather simple procedure using that tool!

I use the uni to uni knot for attaching a monofilament leader to braid line.

I really like the "Double Uni" knot for braid to mono. It's easy for me to remember how to tie. 1, give yourself plenty of line to work with. If you think you have enough, take a couple more inches. 2, I like to always tie the mono knot first. Why? Dunno. Start tying the second knot several inches away from the first, it avoids tangles and confusion from the other tag end. 3, I like to wrap 6 or 7 turns of the mono and 12 or more braid. 4, always lube everything well, especially when pulling both knots together, and pull slowly. 5, do not reef on the  two lines to make the Uni's tight, just good and snug is good enough. If "I" can do it, so can you.

I thought I'd never tie an fg knot because of the difficulty, but it turns out I find this easier than a blood knot.  I don't tie it fast, but I also don't have to tie it often.

 

 

20 hours ago, BrianMDTX said:

Are you mainly tying the nail knot splice? That looks like a rather simple procedure using that tool!

The purpose of the knot is to attach a leader to a main line. Especially effective when the diameter of the lines are different. I also use this tool for hook snells. Easy to use.

50 minutes ago, softwateronly said:

I thought I'd never tie an fg knot because of the difficulty, but it turns out I find this easier than a blood knot.  I don't tie it fast, but I also don't have to tie it often.

 

 

The easiest  way to tie a blood knot is to tie it like a dropper loop. I'm sure there are a bunch of videos on it. Th eFG isn't difficult per se, just requires time and an extra hand.

3 minutes ago, BassWhole! said:

The easiest  way to tie a blood knot is to tie it like a dropper loop. I'm sure there are a bunch of videos on it. Th eFG isn't difficult per se, just requires time and an extra hand.

I do have 2 hands, and think this knot is made out to be way harder than it is if you tie it like the video link.  Maybe it was expectation thing, but this knot is now my thing....