Mainlline to fluoro

[ste1984]

Hiya guys,

 

Im going to be fishing, fluoro from mainline onto hooklink.

Now ive been told the best way to attach the mono to fluoro is to use the albright knot...

 

Can i do it for the life of me!!!!

 

So what are my other options

[bobstains]

Stick at it mate, practice makes perfect

 

[sgart]

Hiya guys,

 

Im going to be fishing, fluoro from mainline onto hooklink.

Now ive been told the best way to attach the mono to fluoro is to use the albright knot...

 

Can i do it for the life of me!!!!

 

So what are my other options

 

I would have used Double Grinner knot myself. Or Surgeon knot.

[mattgroves]

Stick at it mate, practice makes perfect

 

 

I didn't know that was called the Albright knot, I've been using that for ages for combi hooklinks (braid to stiff flouro)....

 

Everyday's a school-day

 

As Bob says, stick at it, you'll get it and when you do you'll wonder how you ever struggled...

 

 

Any reasons why the old 5 turn Water Knot wouldn't work? Used it for joining hook-length the mainline for years when stick float/feeder fishing the Trent (admittedly only for small fish with light mono).

[mattgroves]

Hadn't heard of the Surgeons Knot, so looked it up: http://videofishingknots.com/surgeons-knot.html

 

Basically the same as a Water knot, only fewer turns...

[cobleyn]

Steve

 

Just to modify the albrite knot to make it a bit eaier...put one turn over the loop and whip back over the top over it.

 

Works a bit better I find.

 

Hope it helps.

[ste1984]

well I was practicing using some 12lb mono for both ends and altho it tied thanks to the above video. It looked messy and i never put a knot out unless it looks fine enough to be served as a main dish.

 

I used 30lb fluoro to 12lb mono and it looks very neat and tidy, (I would eat it )

 

So i think my mistake was using the same diameter line????

[cobleyn]

That could well have been it ste.