2 hours ago, galyonj said:

If the FG has more clearance (and, thus, a gentler journey) through the guides, I think it's worth me investigating.

 

I also think this is true, but I do see guys go overboard on the hitch knots at the end... and you then hear the FG ticking through the guides like any other knot IMO. I don't have a micrometer, but if you look closely at most FG knots, the thickest area of the entire knot is where the hitch knots are tied at the end, thus kind of defeating a major intended purpose of this knot. If you pile up 3, 4, 5 hitches it becomes just as thick (or thicker) than an Alberto Knot and rubs through the guides like most any other knot. Again, I think its critical to "lock" the FG knot early on like Crews does in his video, so you don't have to overkill the hitch knots at the end as an added safeguard. Just my .02 anyway ~

That makes a lot of sense, and I noticed it earlier when I did a couple more practice knots. I needed something to do with my hands while thinking through a work thing.

 

I could hear the faintest whisper reeling it through the micro guides on my spinning rod, but at its fattest, it's still significantly smaller in overall diameter than the GT knot I would normally tie.