Best Braid to Fluoro Knot For Spinning Reels

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Clarence Wolfe

3 months ago

I switched to braid to get rid of the twists and tangles on my spinning reel. I love it, but I don't love bass fishing enough to do the gymnastics required to tie and FG knot. The double uni knot is bulky in the rod guides and I feel like the fluoro side hitting the guides every cast is going to weaken it.

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Rob florida

3 months ago

I am primaily bass fish , I used a double Uni for a long time and never had a problem. But switched about a year ago to a alberto knot , it is cery simple once you do it a few times and I am older , watch a video and now that is my braid to leader . The important thing with any knot is to cinch it fully , the connection knots that is important

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Kevinlong

3 months ago

Albright knot!

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Steve Drake

3 months ago

The Dean explains how to tie the Albright knot at 11:18 in the video at https://www.bassuniversity.com/videos/the-dean-s-top-3-bass-fishing-knots

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Clarence Wolfe

3 months ago

Thank you. The albright does look pretty easy. Others are suggesting the Alberto knot, which also looks pretty easy and strong. I like knots where the fluoro doesn't wrap, I think that's what makes the knot catch on the guides.

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bfbassnsurf

3 months ago

At home I do the FG knot, out on the water I do the Crazy Alberto.

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bond247

3 months ago

Two-Joint Knot

Clarence Wolfe

3 months ago

I can't find any information on how to tie this knot.

firefiter8993

3 months ago

The Alberto knot is the easiest and very strong. FG is just a pain!!

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jayycation

3 months ago

The Roberto Knot. It's fast and never breaks if it's tied properly. If you do break off, it's almost always at the knot you tied to the lure.

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aljv

3 months ago

I agree for me it's the Alberto knot.

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ndilisi

3 months ago

Alberto Knot. Simple to tie and haven't had a knot break

Clarence Wolfe

3 months ago

I looked up this knot. Everyone stresses keeping the wraps perfectly, making perfect "X"s as you wrap back. That's hard to do with thin 10lb braid. Do you wrap all the wraps perfectly into the gaps when you wrap back up the line?

kendall.lunsford1515

3 months ago

I have been tying the Alberto knot for a long time with decent results....Tried learning the FG and it is too cumbersome and time consuming... Been playing around with "The Dean's" Albright knot Its super easy to tie but time will tell on strength and durability...

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Clarence Wolfe

3 months ago

Albright looks much better than the double-uni and much easier than the FG. I think I'll try the Alberto knot for a while and see how it does.

Clarence Wolfe

3 months ago

Thanks everyone for all the responses. I'm going to practice the Alberto knot and if that fails, I'll try the Albright knot. I'm loving braid on spinning reels and haven't had any wind knots or tangles, so I just need to get this leader knot nailed down, because I'm not going back to that straight fluoro nightmare, having to drag twists out of the line twice a day.

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The Dean Mod

3 months ago

I love the Albright knot. It's fast, easy to tie, and has become my go-to braid-to-fluorocarbon connection knot.

As a general rule, I use 10 wraps when tying it. If I'm connecting lines with a significant difference in diameter or using very light line, I'll increase that to 12 wraps for a little extra security.

One of my secrets is that I always seal the knot with a small amount of Crazy Glue. I use the brush applicator and simply brush a light coat over the finished knot. It turns the knot into a fool proof system.

Because I can tie the Albright so quickly, it makes me much more efficient on the water. If I need to retie during a tournament or while guiding, I can get back to fishing in a matter of seconds.

After years of experimenting with different braid-to-fluorocarbon connections, the Albright knot remains my favorite because it's strong, reliable, and incredibly fast to tie.