Best Knot for Bass Fishing? The Double Uni Knot or the FG Knot? I was WRONG!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- Join Kurt Mazurek as he re-thinks his position on his braid-to-leader knot of choice. He's all about scientific proof and strong, logical rationale. Plus, he created the Fishing Forward brand years ago, because he is always striving to keep improving in his fishing skills and knowledge.
Recently, the TH-cam algorithm gods served him up a new video from BassFishingHQ. The thumbnail was a close-up image of his beloved Double Uni knot with the title “You’ve Already FAILED If You Tie This BRAID-TO-LEADER Knot.” So, with an open mind Kurt reconsidered the good and bad of the Double Uni knot, the Alberto knot, and the FG knot.
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I tie the FG knot the night before with a really long leader but if something happens and I need to tie something quick I go to the crazy Alberto. Ott Defoe has a pretty good tutorial on how to tie the FG and is how I do it. But BassfishingHQ did a phenomenal gob on his knot videos I like the one he did for the bait connection knot for fluorocarbon/braid and best fluorocarbon they're probably the best videos on TH-cam when it comes to those topics.
I'll check those out. Thanks!
Actually, YOU WERE RIGHT! Never saw a fish pull on my line the way the test is done. That is a static load rest and fishing loads are dynamic. That test may be valid and repeatable but NOT representative of really what happens on the water. Been tying double uni for over 10 years. Only 1 failed on the water, ever. Field results always trump simulations! Uni to Uni - It’s best choice for me fishing 10 lb braid to 8 lb. Flouro. If you can tie a good uni to uni, you’re good to go fishing. If you want to tinker on bench I guess you could use a different knot. Peace and good luck on the water,
That's a super interesting insight and I think a really valid point. Like I said, I didn't have many real world examples of the double uni failing on me. Thanks for the comment!
You are essentially saying that because you only had one failure he wasn't wrong? The video doesn't prove that the knot isn't effective. It proves that there is something better. You can't argue that. I'm sure the double uni will work for most applications. But if you want the best you don't tie it. But the convenience factor makes it worth the little loss. And a dynamic fish will make the line all the much prone to high enough force to snap. Maybe that one failure wouldn't happen if you didn't do the double uni 🤔
Anytime you hang a bait in rock, or wood, that requires you pull hard enough to straighten hooks, or break line, a double uni will break. A fg will hold, and the hook will straighten, or line will break at the lure/hook. So who's wasting time retying leaders. The double uni is a liability, and weak point, that has cost me fish, time and lost lures. I will never go back to using it.
@@Jeff-gu6nb Thanks for your reply. One failure on the water in 10 years. Why switch? Because a U Tube Video use a static bench test that shows my chosen knot is weaker? Many guys on u tube trying to tell guys to tie different knots, or go straight braid, etc. , etc. - solutions looking for problems.My point is you don’t have to feel like you must to make a change if you don’t have a problem. My one failure was not a bad knot, it was a worn knot… I should have re-tied. I don’t deny the test result showing the knot is weaker, I just don’t think the test represents the actual loads that occur and need to be managed when a fishing rod and drag are part of the actual system… I assume most fishermen actually use a rod and reel to absorb energy from the pull of the fish.
@@weilfastI straighten hooks with Albright knots all the time. never used a uni to uni though.
Is there a junction knot better than the FG knot? Yes, the SC knot: stronger, easier ... a lot of easier ... a little bit thicker
Cool, I’ll check out the SC knot. Thanks!
The FG knot LOOKS big in the thumbnail, but I haven't actually been able to tie one yet. My Albright knots are much, much smaller than the FG's in everyone's thumbnails.
I bought a Daiichi Knot Assist 2.0 for tying the FG Knot. It is still pain to tie but the tool makes it easier.
Interesting! I haven’t heard of that. I’ll have to check it out. Thanks!
Salt strong and Seth fieder helped me learn combo
Yep, those are good examples. Thanks!
@@KurtMazurek I’m righty but do everything like a lefty so most videos weren’t helping me Seth’s video he does it like me and salt strong shows the half hitches better
Interesting! I hadn’t considered the righty lefty thing.
@@KurtMazurek so many videos geared righty . Seth’s video is from lefty side.
I just put out a video for how to tie the FG knot on the water using only your two hands 👍
Cool! I’ll check it out. Thanks!
i started out with the double uni knot because it was easier to tie did a few casting and didn't like how it was coming out and hitting my guide, so i decided to learn how to tie the fg knot.. have not been disappointed and loving how it runs through the eye
Sir Im having a lot of problems with the FG Knot, I don't know how to do It and some videos are WAY difficult to undertand.
Could you please share the video in wich you learn how to do It?
True! FG knot definitely slides through the guides better.
@@PabloSuaDel Yep, the video I referenced for the FG knot is in the notes under my video. Thanks!
I still can't tie a dang FG. I just use an Albright and use a short enough leader where it doesn't have to clear my rod guides.