Subscribed, good to see the boys back. I'm using Briggsy's FG knot, "absolutely outstanding". I shall have a crack at your uni knot too for live baiting off the yak. Cheers, Bobby B.
Glad to see you use nylon and not fluoro too... Everybody around me goes crazy for fluoro, I'm trying to explain there is no reason to waste money on it, but they don't get it. Maybe you may explain why you use nylon in one of your tutorials, or maybe you did already, if so pls poste a link... Like always great vid! Thx
I have been following your channel in the last 2 years, You put a lot of effort to entertaint your subscribers, but you only got almost 200k subcribers, Jon B channel has more than 1M subscribers, with boring bass fishing all the time except when he went to the sea. You deserved more mate!!! If you are planning to visit Indonesia please let me know. I will bring you to my secret spot of huge GT in north celebes.
Great content as always! We tested literally thousands of knots on a testing machine at our shop. We were building IGFA qualified leaders for tournament anglers targeting billfish and fly fishermen in pursuit of salmon in Norway ...$5000.00 per week in the eighties. Suffice it to say our terminal rigs had to be bomb proof. One thing we learned for sure: ALWAYS lube the knot. Spit works great. Depending on the leader material you lose up to 15% breaking strain if you tie it dry. If the knot can slip it becomes a weak link. The other great sin of course is crossing loops. It effectively creates an over hand knot and you can lose 50% of breaking strain. Four loops is plenty on thick stuff above 20kg. Theoretically five is optimum but that presumes a perfectly snugged knot. Getting that tight with five loops is a chore. I does gain 5% if perfect but if you do the math on a shock leader it means nothing. If it slips you may lose as much as 20%. I use four. God bless the dude using six! Cheers!
Great Post! I wanna add: Everytime you burn a knob to the end of the line, do it under cold water with just the tip reaching out of the water. Nylon can be damaged in the core by great heat, the water cools it, while you burn the knob
Thanks for the information bro! 👍 I've been tying My Fg and Uni knot without using spit on it, Now that I know this I will start to do it. Thanks Alot bro Cheers! 👊
Love your tutorials briggsy. I have recommended your FG knot video many times and still watch it from time to time just to make sure I'm doing it properly.
Yah Briggsy!! Your knot tutorials are just the best! Love the way you do the lighting to show every detail. That Wooden lure looks like Koa wood, I've made a few lures with Koa, came out pretty awesome! Imma try that knot next time out. Stay safe brother! Keep family safe! Aloha!🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙Yeew!!
Very good explanation Briggsy! I personally use this knot thanks to you guys when I heard or seen you do it in previous MTF vids. It has not let me down so far... Keep up the good content brother yewww!
Good to see you posting again brother! Those knots are pretty darn PERFECT!!!! I've been spinning for almost 40 years, been woodworking for about 25 now. I found woodworking because of my LOVE!!!!!!! for the pure untamed beauty of some woods!! You're totally right about the Red Tank, that guy is gorgeous! The grain on that lure is near perfect and incredibly beautiful! I see what you mean about it looking like the markings on a fish too. I don't have any clue why I haven't had a single thought about combining the two big passions in my life until this year! It's far past time for me to start creating works of art to tempt the fishy fishes into an unavoidable urge to snatch it as soon as they spot it! MorningTide has brought me huge amounts of joy and more than that, have taken me back to the water world that has been forsaken for years while I've been in the workshop learning the next craft in my life!!! For that I'm very grateful! This, of course means, YOU! and CAVY and BROOKSY are all going to be mailed a variety of lures, all made from some of the more impressive bits and bobs that I've pulled from use throughout the years because I felt they were too pretty to be turned into something for some rich people to use as a status symbol to try and make their friends jealous! I've been watching a lot of how-to lure making vids and I think I'm ready to make some now. This post in particular helped me as well, not only is the fish pulling rather hard on the lures tie point, but YOU are pulling even harder on it before it ever reaches the water!!!! The force you put on it with the 220 knot demo was outrageous! This has made me understand how important it really is to make sure the wire is put in the lure in such a way that it CANNOT be pulled out! I would be devastated if you lost a fish or a lure I made because my construction method failed!! Also I've been playing music for 40 + years, since I was 4 y.o.! I particularly love the post where you go into extreme detail showing the process of making the soundtracks for some of the vids!!!! VERY IMPRESSIVE my friend, VERY IMPRESSIVE INDEED!!! I actually recognized your music when I was watching some vids from the German boys of Heftig Fishing, blew them away that I commented asking if it was you! HAHAHA! That's pretty awesome though, you've created an original sound to the point that I was able to know right away who I was listening to!! That's frickin cool!!! Pretty rare also, bravo brother, bravo! If you have any size preferences for lures, let me know, I've got a good idea cause you guys always make a point of explaining your gear very well. Types also, floating, sinking, action, colors, whatever! I've got so much I can accommodate pretty much any requests! This is exciting! Best of all, distraction from this ridiculous monster called Corvid! Gonna start immediately! 👏👏👏👏👏🤙🤙
Frothing mate! Would love to throw one of your lures! Thanks for showing so much support I really appreciate it, you and a few other regulars always have something positive to say on our films, it's part of what helps keep us making them! Let us know when you make some lures, I''ll throw any size but i reckon either a big Popper for GT around 120g-140g or a smaller 40g-60g sinking stickbait would be sick!
@@Briggsy can do! I've never had the chance to do any ocean fishing, I remember the 1st time you guys took cameras into Fish Head and showed some of the monster lures for GT! The fish in the ocean are so much more psycho than any freshwater fish, its pretty hilarious when you pull one out that seriously tried to eat a lure that's only a couple mils smaller than he is!!! What are you thinking little one??? Did this lure do something to just infuriate you? HAHA! Sometimes the vids are so good it's hard NOT to comment! On my side of things it's fun to watch the numbers go up and up! When I subscribed to all the channels, you guys were around 45-50K, I try my best to spread word to everyone I know too, I like that all you guys don't fall into the same you tube behavior, seems like so many act the same, talk the same, try to imitate the high number people's content, it makes for boring vids no matter what the content is! You guys are unique, to me that makes things a thousand times better! Doesn't hurt you guys are fun to watch too! I know how genuine you are from certain posts, with so many sheeple around the world, it's nice to find folks who understand life! Your explanations of why you spin hooked me for good. It IS fulfilling a primal need of a top species to compete with others for food, or to find ways to stay a part of the natural world instead of being in cubicles!!! The way humans do stuff is taking us further and further from who and what we are! And now it's the only thing they talk about, "social distancing" that is scaring me to death!!!!!! We're already too cut off from each other, so when they're focused on making that even worse, it makes me want to freak out! If we make everything we do a way to remove contact and closeness to each other, its gonna lead to a very cold and dark place that I want NO part of! I got the worst chill through my entire body the 1st time I heard the term "social distancing" cause I just KNEW it was now a DAILY part of my life and that SUCKS!!!!! I'm totally happy to make lures for you guys cause it makes connections with other humans which are desperately needed right now! I WILL FIGHT "SOCIAL DISTANCING" TIL MY LAST BREATH!!!!
Mate there’s something about the way you shoot your videos . It’s so clear! These videos should be a rule book to all who wanna go out and make fishing knots videos 😝 love your knot and especially this version is new to me. I’m a big believer of uni knot and use it on my lesser poundage setups but on my bigger setups I use the AG chain knot on the swivel.. cheers for the vid legend 🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻
Hello Briggsy, greetings from Peru 👋👋👋...I hope you and your family are doing well now under the covid19 situation. Here in Peru we are still in quarantine so we can’t go out for fishing yet. I my next fishing trip, I will try your uni knot with four wraps in my setups. It is really an easy, strong and sure knot. Thanks for sharing your tips.... take care and hoping to see your next video soon...👋👋👋
Uni knot looks alot better then what I've been doing on my lures, always good to see the different knots used 👌 That redtank is beautiful 😍 soo keen to have mine soon but not that nice yet as I'm scared ill destroy or loose them haha.
Also something i like doing especially if using something hard to grab onto when doing the final tighten is secure the hook around something sturdy or even another large hook and pull it up tight that way. Far less chance of any accidents
BRIGGSY!!!!!!!! always sit in front of my computer and tie knots with you haha, tried another leader knot that was junk so came back to your FG and its as mint as ever, was just tying swivels onto my pe4 stickbait with this uni and wouldn't you know it I had a REDTANK RELOAD in my hand going on it, swims awesome in my pool hahaha can't wait to get out to the islands with it!!
never had an issue with a good uni. I tend to be on 3 wraps with thick leader and 4 on smaller, never had an issue, will try to stick with 4 after this video! yep 80lb in New Cal saves you from all the cutting critters in our waters; my go to size when things get serious. All good, hope you are fine briggsy! cheers
To derisk the hook sitch I recommend using an another lure without hooks to tie the knot onto, and then switch the swivel over to your new lure. Also when pulling the knot tight I like to wrap the main line around a piece of short and thick (hand-size) dowel. Just wrap the the main line around the towel a few times and pull. That dowel is also useful for breaking off a snag (same technique). I keep it on a keyring attached to my pants. The advantage of using dowel is that when it falls in the water it floats.
Great videos mate and learnt lots from these. I am only just a beginner and never had anyone to teach me so these sorts of videos are invaluable. Just a question in regards to the uni knot on soft plastics will that particular knot slide down the loop under tension? Or will it sit where it is to allow the soft plastic movement.
Hey mate, instead of gripping onto the lure, try getting a large or regular sized keyring. Attach the split ring onto the keyring and use the keyring to pull the shit out of the knot. No risk of stabby stabby. I like to use a keyring to twist my line to quickly tie uni knots onto my fastach clips. Nice variation on the uni knot, keep it up!
The nail knot is a cleaner and stronger connection for a single pass through IMO. You can tie 400 lb mono easy with with it as well. The AG chain knot overall Is the strongest knot for stick baiting to absorb shock and protect the mono because it uses a double pass through 🤙
Very Nice explained! Did you try yet with a overhand knot and a blob? Just fg to the main line, overhand knot at the end of the Leader and a blob at the very end, loop the blob in the knot and pull tight, super easy to open and close and no pliers or anything needed!
I realize this is an alder video but right in my present research, I am new to the GT fishing, anyone is using ball bearing swivels? next question is anyone using thimbles and crimps? thanks a lot guys and girls for taking the time. Briggsy loved watching all your videos, you guys are inspirational.
This is a different version of the uni knot to what I've seen in other tutorials where you lay the leader down by the main line go under to create a loop and wrap the tag through a couple of times, either way I'll give it a go.
Was just watching your fg knot vid last night before work while i was setting up a extra rod for a coworker coem Friday, though significantly less heavy line, anyways back on topic, im assuming this will work for trying leader to a steel wire leader as well
Hey Briggsy, there’s this brand called Tactical Anglers that make this clip used for switching out lures with ease. Most people here on the East Coast in the states use them, and I think that would make it easier for ya
I was wondering what happens with the loop nut when fighting a fish. Under pressure it slides down completely. Would you retie after every fish? Great video btw. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Briggsy, You have been using Zenaq rods for a long time... So, I have a question about RG Guide Model, eg. for rod: Zenaq Defi Muthos Sonio 100M is there really a difference between K and RG Guide Model in terms of casting distans assuming that the most lures I will use between 40-60g? Does it make sense to buy the RG model, do I really gain from this in terms of the length of the cast? Thanks in advance this will be very helpful to me. You do a great job guys!!!
Briggsy, great macro vid as always. What are your thoughts on casting leaders such served and doubled loop ends. I really enjoy them for their ability to be reeled in to rod tip when landing fish or just running. How do you prevent the FG from jamming in rod tip? Thanks Sam
Hi Mate, under pressure the FG slides (thumps) into the guides without to much fuss and I always cast my FG through the guides, prolly have about 1.5-2m of leader in the guides when casting. FG jams in the rod tip if ur mono tag is too long, when I finish it i try and make sure it's as close as possible to the knot and doesn't stick out too much. Longer FG's with more wraps prolly get stuck easier as well but 20 for heavy and 26 wraps for medium/light i don't get that problem.
Nice vid, learn alot from your vids. Just wondering tho, how long is the connection between your leader to your mainline so it can cast far and avoid those nasty wind knots!?
Hi Mate, no matter my setup I try to make sure my leader knot sits on my first guid when casting. For my heavy setup with around 8’0 long stick leader would be around 3.5m long (I dangle the lure pretty low with heavy setup), light setup maybe only 2.0m-2.5m because shorter rod and less dangle when casting. Medium Setup somewhere in between depending on rod length 👍
Hi Briggsy, What kind of swivel and what size swivel should I use for a 50mm popper? I am an amateur from down in vic and your really helpin me out! Keep it up!
Hi Mate, it's good to use swivels on everything except plastics, even tiny little lures. The reason is it adds freedom to the lure but also every time you crank line back onto your reel the line roller/bail arm/way the line lays ads a tiny bit of line twist and over many hours fishing you can get noticeable/bad line twist. I use NT swivels in general but not sure if you can get em small enough for the lure you're talking about, if not look for "crane swivels" (pretty sure that's what they're called) in a different brand.
6:48 same here man all these ppl cutting there tag completely off and then they wonder y there knot failed u have to leave some cause I don’t care what knot u tie it can slip u need some tag end
Hi Mate, it still slips for me from time to time but I just hold real tight on the loop and cinch it down to my fingers (try to get it to lock in place a bit). Prolly best to learn and tie a proper loop knot if you're hardcore about your plastics fishing!
Hi Briggsy, when i fish my lures trolling behind the boat i leave the splitrings and the swivels of and connect the lure directly to the leader with a Rapala-knot. I also use it whilst casting with poppers and topwater lures. Works fine and benifits to the action of the lure. For al the rest i also use the uni-knot. Greetings, Frank PS Keep up the good work with those vids.
Here's The Lateral Line - th-cam.com/channels/QYBg0u3DMwc0lLHtj__tjg.html (from the 6 wrap Milan shout out in the vid) check em out!
They are soo good.
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Subscribed, good to see the boys back. I'm using Briggsy's FG knot, "absolutely outstanding". I shall have a crack at your uni knot too for live baiting off the yak. Cheers, Bobby B.
Glad to see you use nylon and not fluoro too...
Everybody around me goes crazy for fluoro, I'm trying to explain there is no reason to waste money on it, but they don't get it.
Maybe you may explain why you use nylon in one of your tutorials, or maybe you did already, if so pls poste a link...
Like always great vid! Thx
I have been following your channel in the last 2 years, You put a lot of effort to entertaint your subscribers, but you only got almost 200k subcribers, Jon B channel has more than 1M subscribers, with boring bass fishing all the time except when he went to the sea.
You deserved more mate!!!
If you are planning to visit Indonesia please let me know. I will bring you to my secret spot of huge GT in north celebes.
briggsy is actually good mates with jon b and they made a sick colab video
Clayton Mott yeah they are great, I just prefer briggsy, cavy and fr
@@Abangnelayan because they always make sick as saltwater vids
Clayton Mott indeed 👍
Great content as always!
We tested literally thousands of knots on a testing machine at our shop.
We were building IGFA qualified leaders for tournament anglers targeting billfish and fly fishermen in pursuit of salmon in Norway ...$5000.00 per week in the eighties.
Suffice it to say our terminal rigs had to be bomb proof.
One thing we learned for sure:
ALWAYS lube the knot. Spit works great. Depending on the leader material you lose up to 15% breaking strain if you tie it dry. If the knot can slip it becomes a weak link.
The other great sin of course is crossing loops. It effectively creates an over hand knot and you can lose 50% of breaking strain.
Four loops is plenty on thick stuff above 20kg. Theoretically five is optimum but that presumes a perfectly snugged knot. Getting that tight with five loops is a chore. I does gain 5% if perfect but if you do the math on a shock leader it means nothing. If it slips you may lose as much as 20%. I use four. God bless the dude using six!
Cheers!
yeah tying dry weakens line, the heat from the friction of the knot weakens and frays your line so wetting your line is pretty important
Great Post! I wanna add: Everytime you burn a knob to the end of the line, do it under cold water with just the tip reaching out of the water. Nylon can be damaged in the core by great heat, the water cools it, while you burn the knob
Thanks for the information bro! 👍 I've been tying My Fg and Uni knot without using spit on it, Now that I know this I will start to do it. Thanks Alot bro
Cheers! 👊
Great Tips Briggsy !!
I use pliers, not my teeth ... one day that tooth will pop !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
my dentist was shocked when they saw I chipped 3 tooth's, from biting mono 10-80#, definitely use pliers when yuh can hehe
Love your tutorials briggsy. I have recommended your FG knot video many times and still watch it from time to time just to make sure I'm doing it properly.
When I first started fishing came across your fg knot ; its been my favorite braid to leader knot. Hasn’t let me down 👍🏽
Also works great for a fluro backing to braid mainline on baitcasters
Same here only knot I use for shock leaders
Yah Briggsy!! Your knot tutorials are just the best! Love the way you do the lighting to show every detail. That Wooden lure looks like Koa wood, I've made a few lures with Koa, came out pretty awesome! Imma try that knot next time out. Stay safe brother! Keep family safe! Aloha!🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙Yeew!!
I did what u did with the split ring to swivel and it was amazing love the quick lure changing
Best knot vids ever. Between Nathan and Milan's knot vids and yours I've never had a knot issue. FG + uni ftw!
Been doing a uni for years now and tried your way of tying a uni and it comes together nicer. Thanks.
Very good explanation Briggsy! I personally use this knot thanks to you guys when I heard or seen you do it in previous MTF vids. It has not let me down so far... Keep up the good content brother yewww!
Good to see you posting again brother! Those knots are pretty darn PERFECT!!!!
I've been spinning for almost 40 years, been woodworking for about 25 now. I found woodworking because of my LOVE!!!!!!! for the pure untamed beauty of some woods!! You're totally right about the Red Tank, that guy is gorgeous! The grain on that lure is near perfect and incredibly beautiful! I see what you mean about it looking like the markings on a fish too.
I don't have any clue why I haven't had a single thought about combining the two big passions in my life until this year! It's far past time for me to start creating works of art to tempt the fishy fishes into an unavoidable urge to snatch it as soon as they spot it! MorningTide has brought me huge amounts of joy and more than that, have taken me back to the water world that has been forsaken for years while I've been in the workshop learning the next craft in my life!!! For that I'm very grateful! This, of course means, YOU! and CAVY and BROOKSY are all going to be mailed a variety of lures, all made from some of the more impressive bits and bobs that I've pulled from use throughout the years because I felt they were too pretty to be turned into something for some rich people to use as a status symbol to try and make their friends jealous!
I've been watching a lot of how-to lure making vids and I think I'm ready to make some now. This post in particular helped me as well, not only is the fish pulling rather hard on the lures tie point, but YOU are pulling even harder on it before it ever reaches the water!!!! The force you put on it with the 220 knot demo was outrageous! This has made me understand how important it really is to make sure the wire is put in the lure in such a way that it CANNOT be pulled out! I would be devastated if you lost a fish or a lure I made because my construction method failed!!
Also I've been playing music for 40 + years, since I was 4 y.o.! I particularly love the post where you go into extreme detail showing the process of making the soundtracks for some of the vids!!!! VERY IMPRESSIVE my friend, VERY IMPRESSIVE INDEED!!! I actually recognized your music when I was watching some vids from the German boys of Heftig Fishing, blew them away that I commented asking if it was you! HAHAHA! That's pretty awesome though, you've created an original sound to the point that I was able to know right away who I was listening to!! That's frickin cool!!! Pretty rare also, bravo brother, bravo!
If you have any size preferences for lures, let me know, I've got a good idea cause you guys always make a point of explaining your gear very well. Types also, floating, sinking, action, colors, whatever! I've got so much I can accommodate pretty much any requests! This is exciting! Best of all, distraction from this ridiculous monster called Corvid! Gonna start immediately! 👏👏👏👏👏🤙🤙
Frothing mate! Would love to throw one of your lures! Thanks for showing so much support I really appreciate it, you and a few other regulars always have something positive to say on our films, it's part of what helps keep us making them! Let us know when you make some lures, I''ll throw any size but i reckon either a big Popper for GT around 120g-140g or a smaller 40g-60g sinking stickbait would be sick!
@@Briggsy can do! I've never had the chance to do any ocean fishing, I remember the 1st time you guys took cameras into Fish Head and showed some of the monster lures for GT! The fish in the ocean are so much more psycho than any freshwater fish, its pretty hilarious when you pull one out that seriously tried to eat a lure that's only a couple mils smaller than he is!!! What are you thinking little one??? Did this lure do something to just infuriate you? HAHA!
Sometimes the vids are so good it's hard NOT to comment! On my side of things it's fun to watch the numbers go up and up! When I subscribed to all the channels, you guys were around 45-50K, I try my best to spread word to everyone I know too, I like that all you guys don't fall into the same you tube behavior, seems like so many act the same, talk the same, try to imitate the high number people's content, it makes for boring vids no matter what the content is! You guys are unique, to me that makes things a thousand times better! Doesn't hurt you guys are fun to watch too! I know how genuine you are from certain posts, with so many sheeple around the world, it's nice to find folks who understand life! Your explanations of why you spin hooked me for good. It IS fulfilling a primal need of a top species to compete with others for food, or to find ways to stay a part of the natural world instead of being in cubicles!!! The way humans do stuff is taking us further and further from who and what we are! And now it's the only thing they talk about, "social distancing" that is scaring me to death!!!!!! We're already too cut off from each other, so when they're focused on making that even worse, it makes me want to freak out! If we make everything we do a way to remove contact and closeness to each other, its gonna lead to a very cold and dark place that I want NO part of! I got the worst chill through my entire body the 1st time I heard the term "social distancing" cause I just KNEW it was now a DAILY part of my life and that SUCKS!!!!! I'm totally happy to make lures for you guys cause it makes connections with other humans which are desperately needed right now! I WILL FIGHT "SOCIAL DISTANCING" TIL MY LAST BREATH!!!!
Love your passion jeffero, good write up.
you have a very clear presentation good camera work seeing everything clearly helps heaps
Mate there’s something about the way you shoot your videos . It’s so clear! These videos should be a rule book to all who wanna go out and make fishing knots videos 😝 love your knot and especially this version is new to me. I’m a big believer of uni knot and use it on my lesser poundage setups but on my bigger setups I use the AG chain knot on the swivel.. cheers for the vid legend 🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻
Loving your stuff Briggsy
I have been doing that knot for 30 years and nothing else. And I have never broken or lost a fish.
I live to fish.
Danny Mex.
Wow, that second lure looks awsome...
New to all of this and really enjoying these videos. Extremely helpful. Cheers mate!!
Awesome video dude! Thanks for the clinic.
Great video again you never disappoint
Hello Briggsy, greetings from Peru 👋👋👋...I hope you and your family are doing well now under the covid19 situation. Here in Peru we are still in quarantine so we can’t go out for fishing yet. I my next fishing trip, I will try your uni knot with four wraps in my setups. It is really an easy, strong and sure knot. Thanks for sharing your tips.... take care and hoping to see your next video soon...👋👋👋
Great info ….. cheers for the shout out for the kiwi boys. My kids & I love your videos mate ...…... OCFD
Best tutorials ever. Thanks from Paris (France) 😉
Uni knot looks alot better then what I've been doing on my lures, always good to see the different knots used 👌
That redtank is beautiful 😍 soo keen to have mine soon but not that nice yet as I'm scared ill destroy or loose them haha.
Thank you for the info and the step by step guide man!! Liked, comment and subbed!!
Also something i like doing especially if using something hard to grab onto when doing the final tighten is secure the hook around something sturdy or even another large hook and pull it up tight that way. Far less chance of any accidents
Cheers Briggsy. Nice one.
Good advice on Knots mate.
BRIGGSY!!!!!!!! always sit in front of my computer and tie knots with you haha, tried another leader knot that was junk so came back to your FG and its as mint as ever, was just tying swivels onto my pe4 stickbait with this uni and wouldn't you know it I had a REDTANK RELOAD in my hand going on it, swims awesome in my pool hahaha can't wait to get out to the islands with it!!
me too !!!briggsy fg is the best dude !!! i learn to make fg only from briggsy..he show in video very clearly step by step !!!
never had an issue with a good uni. I tend to be on 3 wraps with thick leader and 4 on smaller, never had an issue, will try to stick with 4 after this video! yep 80lb in New Cal saves you from all the cutting critters in our waters; my go to size when things get serious. All good, hope you are fine briggsy! cheers
Great video w need more of them...
To derisk the hook sitch I recommend using an another lure without hooks to tie the knot onto, and then switch the swivel over to your new lure. Also when pulling the knot tight I like to wrap the main line around a piece of short and thick (hand-size) dowel. Just wrap the the main line around the towel a few times and pull. That dowel is also useful for breaking off a snag (same technique). I keep it on a keyring attached to my pants. The advantage of using dowel is that when it falls in the water it floats.
Great videos mate and learnt lots from these. I am only just a beginner and never had anyone to teach me so these sorts of videos are invaluable.
Just a question in regards to the uni knot on soft plastics will that particular knot slide down the loop under tension? Or will it sit where it is to allow the soft plastic movement.
That lens you're using is so good bro!!!!
That’s INSANE! I’m over here with 20lb mono leader for trout and redfish lol
Good vid man.....i also use 6 wraps on my uni knots for drone fishing....no other reason than Ive always done it that way....will give the 4 wrap a go
Your the best instruction video's on utube, love your FG knot, thanks from the UK
mean vid bro 🤙 I always go through the swivel once with leader but if I'm trying braid I go through twice
Yes. FG and uni are prove to be the strongest fishing knots
Very good video, hello from Panama
Spit is a must on the line.👍
Uni is my fav knot.
Hey mate, instead of gripping onto the lure, try getting a large or regular sized keyring. Attach the split ring onto the keyring and use the keyring to pull the shit out of the knot. No risk of stabby stabby. I like to use a keyring to twist my line to quickly tie uni knots onto my fastach clips.
Nice variation on the uni knot, keep it up!
The nail knot is a cleaner and stronger connection for a single pass through IMO. You can tie 400 lb mono easy with with it as well. The AG chain knot overall Is the strongest knot for stick baiting to absorb shock and protect the mono because it uses a double pass through 🤙
Dude looked so sick how the light reflecting on the redtank looked like a fish wing
Very Nice explained! Did you try yet with a overhand knot and a blob? Just fg to the main line, overhand knot at the end of the Leader and a blob at the very end, loop the blob in the knot and pull tight, super easy to open and close and no pliers or anything needed!
I also cook the tag end with a lighter. Similar to what you do on your FG. Just a bit of extra piece of mind lol
Another great strong and easy tied knot is the Palomar Knot. It scores extremely high on the knot machines.
Awesome tips, many thanks🐳🐳🐳
Excellent thanks mate 👌😎
I realize this is an alder video but right in my present research, I am new to the GT fishing, anyone is using ball bearing swivels? next question is anyone using thimbles and crimps? thanks a lot guys and girls for taking the time. Briggsy loved watching all your videos, you guys are inspirational.
Great tips thanks I learned a lot , I was wondering how long does a pre rigged knot last attached on a lure in normal conditions outdoors or indoor ?
great job 👌👌
Uni or polimar are my go to knots for leader to lure.
The leader is pretty good stuff aye pretty thin for the pound and softer then the 150 I use
Man,, That was most informative.. Fish Yeah
This is a different version of the uni knot to what I've seen in other tutorials where you lay the leader down by the main line go under to create a loop and wrap the tag through a couple of times, either way I'll give it a go.
Thanks brigs do you think you could do like a light setup for grubs and stuff and always stay safe cheers
Sou do Rio de janeiro Brasil, gostei muito desse material apresentado.
Vida longa aos amantes da pesca.
Infelizmente não falo inglês.
Grande abraço...
Was just watching your fg knot vid last night before work while i was setting up a extra rod for a coworker coem Friday, though significantly less heavy line, anyways back on topic, im assuming this will work for trying leader to a steel wire leader as well
Awesome video mate. Just wondering what and where you can get the wraps you have around your leader spools?
Cheers
thanks for this i switched from palomar knot to this one very easy and strong knot :D
Hey Briggsy, there’s this brand called Tactical Anglers that make this clip used for switching out lures with ease. Most people here on the East Coast in the states use them, and I think that would make it easier for ya
Loved your FG video and this uni connection tutorial,what size and brand split ring and swivel are you using for your line to lure connections.?cheers
Good advice thanks!!
cant wait for my timor leste fishing trip
I was wondering what happens with the loop nut when fighting a fish. Under pressure it slides down completely. Would you retie after every fish? Great video btw. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you... Karna sudah berbagi ilmunya.
Good info man... thanks!
Thank you this vid helps a lot
Massive bait, massive line
BIIIGGG, BIIIIIIIGGGGGGGG FISH!!!!!
Excelente video gracias saludos desde ecuador 🇪🇨
bravo bel nodo grazie per insegnarlo
I usually tie a Palomar knot, but then again the biggest fish I catch are some Snook or Jacks Creval off the beaches here in Florida.
Palomar is a great knot.
Florida boy also, maybe it's a Florida thing.
I use the palomar on lighter tackle. But its a huge pain in the ass with thick leader.
Hi Briggsy, You have been using Zenaq rods for a long time... So, I have a question about RG Guide Model, eg. for rod: Zenaq Defi Muthos Sonio 100M is there really a difference between K and RG Guide Model in terms of casting distans assuming that the most lures I will use between 40-60g? Does it make sense to buy the RG model, do I really gain from this in terms of the length of the cast? Thanks in advance this will be very helpful to me.
You do a great job guys!!!
Good job
Briggsy, great macro vid as always. What are your thoughts on casting leaders such served and doubled loop ends. I really enjoy them for their ability to be reeled in to rod tip when landing fish or just running. How do you prevent the FG from jamming in rod tip? Thanks Sam
Hi Mate, under pressure the FG slides (thumps) into the guides without to much fuss and I always cast my FG through the guides, prolly have about 1.5-2m of leader in the guides when casting. FG jams in the rod tip if ur mono tag is too long, when I finish it i try and make sure it's as close as possible to the knot and doesn't stick out too much. Longer FG's with more wraps prolly get stuck easier as well but 20 for heavy and 26 wraps for medium/light i don't get that problem.
Nice one Mate..... do you use swivels with all the lures like jarkbiat and others
I’ve seen loads of split rings part and loose a big one, you use Fast clips by you?
Briggsy you make only this knot for fishing big fish? I want to say is one of the best knot or the best???and safe
Does the uni loop knot on the light tackle sinch up under pressure?
nice 🎣🎥
I do 6, no issues so far haha. Not catching massive GTs yet tho. But let’s see! Goal for 2023
Nice vid, learn alot from your vids. Just wondering tho, how long is the connection between your leader to your mainline so it can cast far and avoid those nasty wind knots!?
Hi Mate, no matter my setup I try to make sure my leader knot sits on my first guid when casting. For my heavy setup with around 8’0 long stick leader would be around 3.5m long (I dangle the lure pretty low with heavy setup), light setup maybe only 2.0m-2.5m because shorter rod and less dangle when casting. Medium Setup somewhere in between depending on rod length 👍
@@Briggsy thank you for the detail info.. cheers mate
We miss you Briggsy! When is the next video?
Thoughts on a rapala loop knot for lures without a split ring?
why dont you take the hooks off when pulling the leader tight on the lure? takes a few seconds but surely will one day safe your fingers!
Also if you tie the knot while u have a little warm water running on the knot, it sits very well.
@@sylvesternunes2248 that's clever man 👌
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Yes, it is necessary to wet the line.
Good stuff. Although I still like the san diego knot better since it's easier to tie.
Hi Briggsy,
What kind of swivel and what size swivel should I use for a 50mm popper? I am an amateur from down in vic and your really helpin me out! Keep it up!
Hi Mate, it's good to use swivels on everything except plastics, even tiny little lures. The reason is it adds freedom to the lure but also every time you crank line back onto your reel the line roller/bail arm/way the line lays ads a tiny bit of line twist and over many hours fishing you can get noticeable/bad line twist. I use NT swivels in general but not sure if you can get em small enough for the lure you're talking about, if not look for "crane swivels" (pretty sure that's what they're called) in a different brand.
@@Briggsy Thanks so much Briggsy!
Thanks mate
6:48 same here man all these ppl cutting there tag completely off and then they wonder y there knot failed u have to leave some cause I don’t care what knot u tie it can slip u need some tag end
How do you get you loop knot from slipping? Awesome channel Briggsy!
Hi Mate, it still slips for me from time to time but I just hold real tight on the loop and cinch it down to my fingers (try to get it to lock in place a bit). Prolly best to learn and tie a proper loop knot if you're hardcore about your plastics fishing!
@@Briggsy cheers Brah!
Thanks for your videos... How many metres is your leader ?
I do a uni knot but a different way and I wrap it round 6 times instead of 4
Great video man! Try a double figure 8 knot sometime. It's so much easier and quicker the than the uni knot. It won't fail either.
This figure 8 knot. I didn't know there were others lol. th-cam.com/video/DzekQMqSsl4/w-d-xo.html
Hi Briggsy, when i fish my lures trolling behind the boat i leave the splitrings and the swivels of and connect the lure directly to the leader with a Rapala-knot. I also use it whilst casting with poppers and topwater lures. Works fine and benifits to the action of the lure. For al the rest i also use the uni-knot. Greetings, Frank PS Keep up the good work with those vids.
Thank you
What size split ring and swivel were u using for the first lure ?
Do you use the same swivel to split ring to lure set up for poppers? Been frothing on your content man. Cheers
Hi Mate, Yep same for poppers, stoked you like the films!