The Yucatan and Alberto are the only 2 knots I tie for braid to mono. The Alberto IMO is the quickest and easiest knot to tie. With the Yucatan I always tie a bimini twist prior to and with …

Tie a No name or Yucatan knot. Basically a reverse Albright. The knot has a relatively low profile and the tag end doesnt stick out perpendicular to the line so it doesnt get hung in guides. Here …

The red philips knot has a lot of advantages East and quick to tie - without having to see which way to pass the tag end back though a loop or pulling down carefully so knot shinch without …

My setup for light tackle would be a double line at the reel end connected to about 15 feet of 80 to 130 lb mono via a worm knot (aka yucatan knot, instructions easily found on the net) tied with …

The albright and "stren's" improved surgeon's(They call it the J knot) seem to work well for me. Never had either knot fail. I like to use the albright for casting reels and longer leaders as the …

Uni to Uni will work too. Blood Knot is easier to tie. The only problem with connecting the rest of the line near the top of the spool is that the line may hang up on the knot when you get down …

The albright knot left at the end of my braid looked perfectly formed and tight despite the leader and lure having sailed off on a cast a moment earlier. Angler Managemnt 05-28-2013 12:14 PM

Why does 18 pound line always brake 2-3 inches up the main line when using an Albright knot to 100 pound trace? we tried it many times, it always broke at 12 pound. Same mainline on 40 …

The only other variation I will ever tie is a 5 turn surgeons loop in the braid, to a bristol in the leader, or a Yucatan (modified Bristol/No-name/FG). I can tie this know while underway, wind …

The sebile knot is rather difficult to tie on the boat. The cris-crossing has to be done in a certain direction, if you get a few wrong you create a spot that might start to unravel. Its definitely a …