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Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) => Tackle & Techniques => Topic started by: Ben Furness on June 23, 2011, 05:17:17 PM

Title: Never seen this knot before, anyone tried it?
Post by: Ben Furness on June 23, 2011, 05:17:17 PM: http://daiwafishing.com.au/?p=5242 (http://daiwafishing.com.au/?p=5242)
Anyone used one of these with heavy line before? It is alot easier to tie than the FG.
Title: Re: Never seen this knot before, anyone tried it?
Post by: Graham Scott on June 23, 2011, 05:50:49 PM: It's been a long day, but how do get from step 8 to step9??
Title: Re: Never seen this knot before, anyone tried it?
Post by: Michael Evans on June 23, 2011, 06:49:31 PM: Looks like a combination slim beauty/Albright!
Title: Re: Never seen this knot before, anyone tried it?
Post by: Jay Burgess on June 23, 2011, 06:53:33 PM: Quote from: Graham Scott on June 23, 2011, 05:50:49 PM
It's been a long day, but how do get from step 8 to step9??

Was thinking the same thing ???
Title: Re: Never seen this knot before, anyone tried it?
Post by: Christoffer Hansen on June 23, 2011, 08:39:19 PM: That does look fairly simple to tie, maybe this would be a knot to try for the guys tying the Fg in ultralight?
Title: Re: Never seen this knot before, anyone tried it?
Post by: Jon Li on June 23, 2011, 09:00:42 PM: Looks like a variant of MidKnot to me , may work with thin leader but using thick leader will create a bulge where the leader is tied around the PE line .

Jon .
Title: Re: Never seen this knot before, anyone tried it?
Post by: Ben Furness on June 23, 2011, 09:01:33 PM: From 8 to 9 you pull the mainline and braid tag to tighten the knot in the braid around the leader material.
Title: Re: Never seen this knot before, anyone tried it?
Post by: Chris Young on June 23, 2011, 09:19:06 PM: This knot will not pull a heavy leader down as small as shown, I suggest you practice FG, it is quicker to tie and will cast better
Title: Re: Never seen this knot before, anyone tried it?
Post by: Graham Scott on June 23, 2011, 10:05:59 PM: I'll stick to the fg. I thought the idea was to create a slim knot,but this looks pretty bulky
Title: Re: Never seen this knot before, anyone tried it?
Post by: Sam Loh on June 24, 2011, 01:33:53 AM: I have been using this knot thought by a Jap when I started jigging back 5 years ago.. I can surely said after tying all sort of knots I could search on web, this is one superb knot that stays with me until today for my popping as it truly exhibits 100% knot strength.

the same as you do with FG except that you do a figure 8 on the leader where you thread your braid up and down thru the figure 8, tighten it enough before applying 3 ways equal force so the braid bites into the leader, rest of the steps are no different from FG. If ever an FG will slip, this PR knot or some called improved FG will never. On top of that you can half the number of braid wrap or turns as compare to FG. Faster yet felt secured when one maximizing exposure during feeding frenzy.

As to whether this knot is suitable for popping, my personal experience is leader not more than 130lb for PE8 rod and decrease the lb accordingly with lower PE. The max I have ever tried was on 170lb leader but leave the bulge outside the guide..

Hope this helps
Title: Re: Never seen this knot before, anyone tried it?
Post by: Greg Burt on June 24, 2011, 09:15:38 AM: It's a knot I have used a lot before getting the FG down pat, a 'Slim Beauty' finished the same as a FG, works well on lighter line classes.