FG knot

Daza27 · #1 14-05-2013, 05:40 AM

Ive had enough, it's doing my head in I've tried the tool I've tried you tube. I'm
trying to do it with 6 pd braid and leader, should I try with thicker line to start with

bargeass · #2 14-05-2013, 05:44 AM

Don't bother! Slim beauty or double uni is fine for that weight line. I only start with an fg in anything over 10lb lines. Try the sebile knot, it's almost the same as the fg but I find easier to tie

nereus · #3 14-05-2013, 05:50 AM

try this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YczssyQtZZo

Alexc123 · #4 14-05-2013, 06:10 AM

If your set on doing the FG,I've only just started too tried it with my bream gear once so far and gave up,but have been tying it in 20lb+ these past few days and its quite easy, so I now feel much more confident to try it with my bream gear, the main issue I found doing it in the heavier lines was getting the overhand knots sitting correctly and tight up against the last one,if you snug them down wrong,it's not much fun trying to reverse it lol

Apache · #5 14-05-2013, 06:21 AM

Not the easiest video to follow nereus.
check this out. So much talent using toes to tie fg knot.!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt9F...e_gdata_player

Martin Lo · #6 14-05-2013, 06:53 AM

I use predominantly FG knots for light tackle nowadays, with exceptions of crash action reties that's when I use doubled/folded over albright (std 16 turns).
I found breakages at the leader knot rare with a good FG, especially using loopknots at the terminal. When using SJs that's when the knots come in contention. FGs are great for me as I use micro guides and knot sizes are a big consideration.

Apache · #7 14-05-2013, 07:10 AM

from my understanding.. the FG is the GT is the sebile knot. It all the same knot with different names. Correct me if I've misunderstood.

Tom156 · #8 14-05-2013, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Apache

from my understanding.. the FG is the GT is the sebile knot. It all the same knot with different names. Correct me if I've misunderstood.

Yeh that right, just a different method to get the same result really. I learnt from the sebile video but I first tried from the video Duncan did at Fish Head but all the twisting baffled me then but now I've learnt it I know what was going on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4GCH6i5L2I

I'll use the FG for anything from 10-50lb anything above that and I'll use the PR just cause it is so smooth, both friction knots but FG you can do without a tool PR needs a tool to get the wraps nice and tight.