Mono to Braid BEST KNOT

  • corey-studer
    Posts: 423
    October 21, 2011 at 1:14 am #1003040

    I don’t know if it’s the best, but I have been using the Albright for many years with ZERO failure and it’s easy to do.

    tom_gursky
    Michigan's Upper Peninsula(Iron Mountain)
    Posts: 4749
    October 21, 2011 at 1:22 am #1003041

    Here ya go…. best knots
    The Albright is easy and as good as the double Uni…The Surgeons Knot is the quickest/smallest for me but I always do an extra time through with the braid… never failed me yet.

    The_Bladepuller
    South end
    Posts: 751
    October 21, 2011 at 1:34 am #1003045

    I’ve used the back to back Uni knot with no problems, both for backing to superline and superline to mono leader. I just feel a “tick” at night when the bait is out the length of the leader and the transition between line goes through the last eyelet.

    stuwest
    Elmwood, WI
    Posts: 2254
    October 21, 2011 at 1:51 am #1003053

    This is interesting.

    I’ve always tied a double uni. worked ok.test lb of break strength is low tho… 80-95

    the surgeons tests the best 100+ BUT sheared each time i tied it 20 mono to 10 braid.

    the albright, which tests good at 100, i could not break. cut thru my tennis shoe tread…

    still testing…

    francisco4
    Holmen, WI
    Posts: 3607
    October 21, 2011 at 1:55 am #1003055

    Quote:

    the surgeons tests the best 100+ BUT sheared each time i tied it 20 mono to 10 braid.

    I have always been told that the two lines that you are tying together should be of the similar diameter. This could be your problem. Though, I have never tested it. Something to consider though.

    FDR

    tom_gursky
    Michigan's Upper Peninsula(Iron Mountain)
    Posts: 4749
    October 21, 2011 at 2:07 am #1003061

    Stu, I do that 20# leader to 10# braid a lot…wrap the 20 mono thru twice and the 10 braid 4 times…it shouldn’t shear the 20…

    fishinfreaks
    Rogers, MN
    Posts: 1184
    October 21, 2011 at 2:13 am #1003064

    Here’s a video to a great knot. Works great and is fairly easy to tie:

    YouTube

    I saved the link on the browser on my phone so I could reference it until I had it down pat.

    Mocha
    Park Rapids
    Posts: 1452
    October 21, 2011 at 10:35 am #1003082

    Quote:

    This is interesting.

    I’ve always tied a double uni. worked ok.test lb of break strength is low tho… 80-95

    the surgeons tests the best 100+ BUT sheared each time i tied it 20 mono to 10 braid.

    the albright, which tests good at 100, i could not break. cut thru my tennis shoe tread…

    still testing…

    I have tried the albright & surgeons and they both failed when tying 10# Spiderwire stealth to fluorocarbon leader. I then went with the back to back uni knot and it has worked very very well.

    puddlepounder
    Cove Bay Mille Lacs lake MN
    Posts: 1814
    October 21, 2011 at 11:56 am #1003103

    13 granny knots will hold anything

    fishinfreaks
    Rogers, MN
    Posts: 1184
    October 21, 2011 at 2:33 pm #1003157

    Quote:

    Here’s a video to a great knot. Works great and is fairly easy to tie:

    YouTube

    I saved the link on the browser on my phone so I could reference it until I had it down pat.

    Forgot to mention this is a very compact knot. I use it for leaders and it passes through size 3 micro guides no problem.

    stuwest
    Elmwood, WI
    Posts: 2254
    October 21, 2011 at 3:46 pm #1003179

    Did the first reel with an Albright. I was VERY impressed. could not break it.

    igotone
    Posts: 1748
    October 22, 2011 at 10:28 am #1003285

    Quote:

    I don’t know if it’s the best, but I have been using the Albright for many years with ZERO failure and it’s easy to do.

    same here

    rmartin
    United States
    Posts: 1434
    October 22, 2011 at 2:05 pm #1003316

    I have had the Albright fail with braid and fluro possibly due to the fluro being folded in half as it was the thicker line of the two. It may work better with braid and mono though.

    stuwest
    Elmwood, WI
    Posts: 2254
    October 22, 2011 at 3:39 pm #1003325

    The other thing I’m reading is that WITH BRAID, the albright needs 10 TEN wraps on the larger line to hold. Braid is thicker, slicker, etc…

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