Jon i have seen that diagram before for the mid knot and tried it am hopless with my hands just wish i could tie it or the fg
I think i might have the fg knot nearly OK but to be honest really need to meet some one in Brisbane who can check as for pr knot no problems unusually only 4cm total length and hasn't failed also no probs through the guides. But is such a stiff knot would really like to get the fg .
On another note as mainly a lbg fisher unfortunately a trip up north was ruined by the the torrential rain that hit gladstone and other places on the Monday before Easter weekend. From friends i heared that gt were around in fact a very large mackerel while being landed nearly got swollowed by a 25/35 kg GT.
due to the massive run off it was brown water forever not to mention 35km winds and a swell that was unpopperable. My aim was not to topwater lure fish for tuna or mackerel but to get a GT
The Gt's unlike the tuna and Spanish still stick around but i didn't even get a rise i I popped and stickbaited for 4 days not even a rise on my last day decided to put a dead bait out on my popping rod firstly to hook a gt but also knowing full well that if the sharks were back i would be in trouble this was done for 2 reasons only firstly to see how much drag i could safely run on the rocks and wether my pr knot could handle it ,
I came close to water skiing both failures were at the 4 turn uni knot (170 lb fisherman stealth) the pr knots held no problem nearly broke my finger when i got pingned a second time luckily the xrays gave me a clean bill apart from under my wedding ring which i cant get off . 8 kg max on rocks i however pushed it way to far however the pr knot held but the leader was ruined
