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Definitely one of the best FG knot tutorials yet! Good job, Luke

Unreal knot strength. Have 200lb braid to 400lb Mono as well as 250lb braid to 500lb mono for large Goliath grouper as well as HUGE Tiger sharks here in the Gulf. Knot is absolutely lights out tough. Never ONCE have we lost a fish to knot failure. Learn it, perfect it and fish it....Great video and narration.

This is about the only FG knot tutorial that actually shows where to put the hitch knots at the end. Definitely got a thumbs up from me

Thanks, i do this FG knot right now.

I've been trying the FG knot this year specifically because I want to be able to cast it through guides. I realize this is something you say not to do, but I can't find a better knot for the job. Thanks to your videos, I find the FG knot so easy to tie I could retie every trip or more if I need to. The ability to run an 8' long leader is so much nicer than trying to cast a 2' leader and being careful not to get it in the guides. I am generally tying braid to mono of approximately equal strength, 20# or 30# braid to 20# mono. I ran into the issue you describe here in that the weaker mono's are too flexible to wrap easily under tension. The way I've got around that is by also putting tension on the mono. I have my braid tight using the method you show here, and then I step on the mono on the floor so it can't go anywhere. I then make my wraps with the mono, but every single wrap I am pulling up on it and that is straightening out the line so that it wraps correctly. I have been able to even do 10 pound mono using this method, however, it does not seem like 10 pound mono is strong enough to survive tensioning the knot. By that I mean when I pull them to cinch it down, the mono breaks before I feel the knot is fully tightened. 15# or stronger seems to do fine. Thankfully under 8 pound mono makes a small enough double uni knot they cast pretty good. I tried finishing the FG with that rizzuto finish everyone talks about, and I don't really see the point of it. It seems to add thickness to a knot which I want the thinnest possible. I found your method of doing only half hitches to be the best. I do just like you do, two half hitches first, then tension the knot to set it, cut my mono tag end off, and two more half hitches. Easy as that. The only thing I do in addition is I like to take a lighter and burn the tag end of the braid. I never had any issues without it, but the tag end does fray and look ugly. With it burned it becomes almost invisible and the mushroomed end should be just about impossible to come undone.

Been tying this FG for a couple of seasons now with mixed results. This video is by far the best illustration I have seen. I just finished retying all my FGs on all my rigs…stellar results! Thx for the info…

I use this knot and haven't had any issues. I use this with 10lbs braid to 8lbs fluorocarbon leader with my spinning setups. I do use 32 wraps with the smaller diameter lines and when I finish cutting the braid tag end, I do add just a drop of super glue to seal the deal. Thank you for your great tutorial on the FG Knot!

Took a long while lol but finally got the hang of it. Thank you!!

Thank you! I have had trouble in the past but not now after I watch your video! Awesome teacher!

Great video. I got it figured out but you are definitely correct in learning to tie it on thicker lines. All I had handy was 15 lbs braid and 10 lbs floro. The floro kept turning on me and bunching up. I drove myself crazy for awhile.

When I see someone fishing with a fg knot, I know they're serious about catching fishing.

Once I learned of this knot's strength over the double uni, I wanted to start tying it. I got some left over braid and a bit of fluro and started practicing. Sitting at my desk at work, I've watched and followed along so many different videos trying to figure out how to tie this knot. Almost every time, the leader gets all tangled up and wrapped up around the braid, look like garbage, and always slips when I attempt to bury the loops. You are the first one I have seen to suggest using a large leader, larger than I'd use to fish with, to practice with. I've seen this method, never have I had success until I got some large diameter fluro. I just finished tying my first successful FG knot while re-watching this video. THANK YOU!

Ok ok! I usually tie the SC KNOT! But man you guys made this look way easier then when I first learned it! 🍻 Cheers from Houston, Texas!

Best explanation of FG knot so far. I have been frustrated trying to do same diameter braid to fluro 20lb to 6lb and now I will try bigger fluro to learn knot. Thanks

Bro that’s great knot salt strong the very best. Learning so much.

--- have not fished since I was a teen... I'm well... into my 40's now and trying to take my 7 yr old fishing... SO many things have changed in fishing since the 80's. Learning all these new knots, the different kinds of lines!! LOL - it's a great learning experience I'm having fun w/ to teach my son. This knot seems really great - I'm taking the top 5 or 4 knots to teach my son for various applications - this will be one.

I use an FG knot all the time, I always take a lighter and mushroom (just barely) the leader end just for an extra security but when I started tying it I thought I would never be able to do it but once you do it a couple times it really becomes second nature and it's by far the best

I haven't tried this yet but the eay you do it .awesome it seem and look sooooooo much more simpler then many other videos I've seen. So now I'm gonna finally try it. Thank you

Thank you!!!! Just tied my first FG knot watching this video. Took some practice but finally!! Very happy insider here. Thanks!!

Love your knot tutorials especially fg knot ones. It's my favorite connection knot along with the Bloodknot & Uni to Uni knot. Can't wait till your next fishing line test. Can you do one using Maximum Ultra Green? Been using this line for leaders & mainlines for awhile. Thanks for sharing, can't stop watching all your FG Knot video's.

Well done and explained Super strong braid to mono knot Thanks for your time.

Ive been tying mine with the "FG NO TENSION METHOD" it works like a charm. Im really have a hard time tying the traditional way with tension. Would be awesome for you guys to test the NO TENSION VS WITH TENSION FG knot. To see if theres really a difference.

I tell everyone about your Channel you definitely have the best method for the fg knot. And yes its not that quick with 10lb line at first but we get better each time

Great video! I have a few braid to mono leader connections that I will re-tie with this knot!

Finally, I’ve found a tutorial that I can use. You make it easy to learn how to tie the knot.

Awesome demo ! Thanks for all the tips ! Love your channel and content.

I feel like you made this video for me. I really appreciate it, and look forward to our next knot tying contest.

Best tutorial out there for the FG know.

Thank you Luke! Great video and easy to follow.

Really clear and easy to follow - thank you!

Iv been using this for awhile now and love it!!!

great ! thanks for sharing

Great video and method, easy to follow, have tried it this way and never a problem with tying it 🙏😎😃

I finally got this knot. You video when you said braid the line change everything and I got it on the second try 🙏🏿

That was my problem I watched your first video on this method a long time ago and I started out 20 pound braid to 8 pound leader and it was still difficult but I figured it out with some practice thanks again

Dude, thick leader line just made all the difference in the world. Thanks a ton man

Strong knot, very great for braid to mono, when you have the time and patience to do it. For me, when I’m out on the kayak and my line breaks off when I’m on a school of reds, I don’t have time to go through all of this.

Slow, first person, explains. Thank you so so much!

Awesome video helped me

Great video! I was trying the FG knot for the first time with 10 lb test and just couldn’t get it. The advice to go to a stronger pound test was the difference maker. Tried it again with 20 lb test and it worked great.

Really easy method. Thank you

New to your channel from Australia 🇦🇺 found your explanation absolutely brilliant so thanks.

Great tutorial...tied my first two FG knots today! Now if I could just catch my first Redfish...lol. Do you cast the knot through the eyes of the rod, or do you use a shorter leader? Thanks!

Best I've seen thank you

Best video I’ve seen on this made it very easy

Hey thanks man, you did a great job. This knott is easier than I thought. It's taking practice, but with each knott, I keep getting better. I caught a 48^ Leopard Shark last night, and my fg held. The double uni I was using would have most likely failed.

Great video! Thanks.

I struggled with the FG until I found my man Luke doing the pinky method!! Used to cringe hearing the double uni click through the guides on every cast and hated casting with the braid on my finger. My only modification is I use wooden dowels to lock it in, a little easier on my old hands. Thanks again Luke, great vid!!!

I would like to see if you would try a red Phillips knot

I have spent over 5 hrs learning this knot. Finally had it looking tight and perfect and once again the flurocarbon leader slips right through. Did 16 wraps and increased the half hitches to five each and it still slips. 15 lb braid to 10 lb flurocarbon line.

Good demo! Thanks

Very nice videos easy to get learn your tutorials thank you

Great video. I love the FG knot, but I usually just tie a Lazy Alberto knot. It's easier and faster for me anyway, and I never had one break yet.

This video is much better to follow. Thank you good sir.

The leaders I use are so much smaller. I reverse the lines using the braid as the wrap and the fluorocarbon as the stationary line. Works great with no tension on lines.

Best instructions ever

just purchase the FG Whizz - I got it 2 years ago - makes tying the FG knot super easy, and is awesome, and costs only a few bucks.....

I tie a 10lb braid to a 6lb fluoro. Since watching this video my 6lb line now snaps along the leader instead of at the joining knot. This is so cool.

That was great thanks

A very easy video to understand....

Thanks man

I used to wrap braid from rod to pen/some kind of stick then hold it with my mouth. Then start fg knot, the tension is perfect even when connecting pe 0.4 to 10lbs flourocarbon leader. Note: for the ticker braid to heavier leader is much easier

Great tutorial. My first couple tries worked great and felt like I had it down. However, since my first 2, I cannot get the braid to bite. What would cause some of my knots to bite and others not?

Iv got a Diawa battler Silverwolf that I do 80% of my fishing with. The FG is the only knot that will cast through the tiny tip guides. 8 lb braid onto 6 or 8 lb fluro.

Just follow this method n tied on 20lb leader to 30lb braid must say it was very easy n simple to do.

Thank you sir:)

Thanks Luke. I did this and lost a few lures in the bushes so here was/is my minor modification:..... After doing the 16 wraps and two half hitches with the leader, tag and main line...........I then do two half hitches with just the main line and the tag line..........then I cut the leader line and do two more half hitches with the just the main line and tag line again to cover any leader. Now no more lures in the bushes and very little tag line exposed. Hope this helps someone

Jesus gonna have to watch this about 9 times before i get it right , what a knot lol. Luke was like but wait ! Theres more !

Thank you! Great instructions. It's impossible for me to tie it with anything less than 20 lb. Though. I tried 100 times with 12 lb and no go. It keeps knotting up and/or wrapping wrong direction on braid!?

I tie a loop into the end of my braid whilst threaded through the rod guides, wind the reel so that the braid reaches about a foot or 18" above the reel, then hook the loop onto the reel handle. Voila, tension that stays put for you to tie your fg knot, whether on a rolling boat or on a windswept shoreline etc.......and it doesn't hurt your pinkie LOL

Hello question about finishing the FG knot I have seen a few times that there are people. smear that or wax or super glue on the tag end of the braid, can you also use resin for it? and then dry with the UV lamp

are you, as a general rule of thumb, making your leader line about the length of the rod? can this be used for top shot application as well?

Awesome video! Would a drop of super glue on the half hitches help out?

I finally figured out what my problem was. I was going from 20lbs braid to 8lbs fluoro. 50% of the time, I could slip the fluoro out of the fine grip wraps. I bought 40lbs fluoro today, to test my knots. On that larger diameter material, no slipping at all. The final setup will be 20lbs braid to 20lbs fluoro. I do enough wraps to have between .5" and .75" of the FG around the leader. With the 40lbs, it doesn't want to flex through the first guide at the rod tip. That'll be less of an issue with the 20lbs leader. I have a week long fishing trip at the end of the month. The first day I'll only use Texas rigs to test the FG. Once I'm comfortable that my knots are good and strong, I'll start tying on more expensive crank baits.

I've been going away from the rod for the first wrap since I've been using the fg does it really make a difference??

I use the Daiichi FG Knot Tool 2.0 to help me tie strong and smooth FG knots.

Hi what do you think of the Daiichi Seiko knot assist device?

It turns out a lot better using this method, using the pinky finger to hold tension instead of the teeth. The tension is easy to control this way.

Question for you! At what point can’t the floro sides pound test be too small of line to tie this knot. I have tried tying 15lb braid to 8-10lb floro and it pulls out every time. Thank you in advance!

watched this last night and started tying this. went fishing today and the rigs failed before the fg know did! noice!

Can you please demonstrate with 65# braid and 300# mono?

When the coils dig into the leader, does it bot compromise the strength of the leader? Will this not be an issue with say 8lb leader?

The FG knot is great for tying a mono or fluoro leader onto braided line. I believe it will also work great for adding 100 plus yards of mono line on top of a braided line spool backer. The connection will be what I expect to get to while casting my spinning reel while trout fishing. If anyone disagrees the FG knot is good for this purpose I would like to know. Thank you very much Luke, for your clear teaching on this (not) so simple knot.

first time I heard about the pinky method . I have a hard time with the thin leader. What is the lightest leader that you tie this knot on???

I've been fishing 60 years, I use Palomar, double trilene and rapala knot. All I ever need and never had one break

If I got 20lb braid and 20lb mono, should I FG knot or Double Double Uni knot?

mine is, FG -> Rizutto -> 3 half hitch (main and leader).. when on boat, FG -> 6 half hitch (main and leader) -> 6 half hitch (main only)

The strongest knot. It's also the best casting knot. Clears rod guides so well, that long leaders work. Less tying time, overall.

Great tutorial. You are right on everything. I’ve hung up and broke off twice with the same leader! both times it broke in the middle of the leader! This knot is actually stronger than the braid or the leader! it is well worth learning to tie. In my experience the Alberto knot gets second place. But it is not as thin and does not go through the guides as well as the FG! Forget the double Uni, forget the blood knot! you are 100% right, the sharp turns of braid slice the leader.

Will the FG work on 30# braid with 12-17lb leader?

I had to pause fg knot usage for several months due to unraveling failures. Any ideas? You could see failure evolve over several casts if you kept an eye on it.

Red felt knot is easier but is it stronger

I am having issues using this knot with one of my lines. I put Shimano Grappler 38lb on it and the knot keeps snapping. I'm using the same leader as other lines. I may try it with some other knots to see if it holds better or maybe it's an issue with the braid from factory. I'm not sure why because it has never failed me on any other set up.

I though you did the hitches around the leader THEN cut off the tag end. He cut it then did the hitches over just the braid. That’s correct ?

So here’s my thing the braid is easy I can literally do it in under a min but the half hitch knots I tie just come undone. Like after I tie several since it down and cut the tags I can literally pull it loose. Is that supposed to happen?

Any krazy or zap glue on the half hitches?

Took me several times of rewatching. I was getting the direction of the leader around the braid incorrect. If you ever make another video, maybe consider visual aids or slow motion so folks clearly understand the direction. I think I got it right, but hope to find out for sure this weekend in Tampa Bay!

Appreciate this video! Had a better angle than your previous FG knot video. 🧵 Thanks! 🎣

Is this the best knot for lines of similar/different diameters or does the diameter of the two lines not matter?