whats the best knot to use to attach a fluoro leader to braid with the smallest knot to avoid drag going thru the guides.

Alberto's Knot

http://www.stripersonline.com/Pages/Articles/article_arby_albertos_knot.shtml

8-)

uni-to-uni knot is the only knot i use for joining two lines 

uni-to-uni knot is the only knot i use for joining two lines

X2

double uni is the one I use

X 3  6 twists on the braid, 8 twists on the fluro..never had a knot fail.

uni-to-uni knot is the only knot i use for joining two lines

I used to use the uni to uni; I have since switched to Alberto's knot.  Much stronger, longer.

I picked up assorted spools of Yozuri hybrid this off season to use on the front end as a leader for braid. I have been using a uni to uni knot connection for this for years. I had tried the Alberto's Knot against the uni but the uni knot always won. But I have a feeling the inferior florocarbon line I was using then was more the cause than the knot.

Today, I had my own version of Knot Wars - uni against the Alberto's Knot

The Alberto's Knot won hands down - the uni to uni knot broke EVERY TIME ! I was shocked. I've been a big fan of the uni and now I'll never tie another. So I've got about a month before the season starts to become proficient at the Alberto's Knot to where I can tie it in my sleep.

A-Jay

I've been using the Double Uni for backing and leaders, but A-Jay's test makes me want to try the Alberto. I don't like the size of the Double Uni, but it is easy to tie.

This is a really good site for learning little tasks and tricks.

http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Tie-a-Double-Uni-Knot-64271747

I've been using the Double Uni for backing and leaders, but A-Jay's test makes me want to try the Alberto. I don't like the size of the Double Uni, but it is easy to tie.

This is a really good site for learning little tasks and tricks.

http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Tie-a-Double-Uni-Knot-64271747

Test it for yourself ~ it's important to have confidence in your gear.  The Alberto is no more difficult to tie than a double uni, just different - might even be easier.

A-Jay

I use a J knot for joing braid to floro..

Modified nail knot for me.

The Alberto is a beautiful - and functional - thing. I always used the double-uni until last summer when my nephew showed me the Alberto.

It is extremely neat and tidy, which really comes in handy fishing the flats where I almost always use a leader. And I would put it up against the double-uni strength wise any day.

Finally! An easy knot to tie that will hold up.

I just gave this a test with some 50# Sufix braid and 15# 100% Trilene I had sitting around. The first one I tied slipped, but its because I messed it up. The second try, hard as a rock. The flouro line itself broke every time, nowhere near the knot. Same two lines produced a bad knot 6 times is a row when I was tying the double Uni.

I'll definitely be using this knot from now on.

I would like to know How you guys are tying your uni to uni knots. IMHO if they are tied properly, they won't slip or break under normal use.

Thanks for the link for the double-uni knot. helps out tremendously!

I would hesitate to label any knot as best, but we all have our favorites.

I've been using the uni-to uni connection since the 1960s (fresh & saltwater) and I'm a satisfied customer.

If a uni-knot slips, you can bet-the-ranch it's due to operator failure, and not due to knot-failure.

Not surprisingly, the uni-to-uni connection is the favorite of many pro anglers.

Roger

Albright knot