FG knot vs PR knot | Break Test | Slow Pitch Jigging Knots | Offshore Fishing 

Flouro breaks at the knot if you don't fold the braided loop back over the first twist. It cuts the flouro. Easy fix. Check out Toit video on surgeons testing.

I use 36 wraps on the FG knot and have never had it break. We recently had the jig get stuck on hard bottom with 80 pound braid and could not break it off. After repeated attempts and pulling with the boat using different directions we pulled a piece of rock off the bottom. I think if the FG knot is tied correctly it will stand up to the PR knot.

Had a South African client about 16-17 years ago teach me this knot. When he left Costa Rica he gave me his custom made bobbin. Super knot the PR

Yeah I’m doing about 30 wraps on my FG, 4 half hitches to finish her off. She does good.

Have never had an FG knot fail. Even when snagged on wrecks and had to break off. Either the hook knot, leader or braid give out before the FG.

Awesome test. Thanks

Great knot vid! They make the difference between landing or LOSING fish of a lifetime. And you just never know when that opportunity is gonna happen. Tight lines!

I think to be fair the PR knot was near double the length of the FG. You guys might want to do similar lengths for each knot and give the results.

Awesome video!

Great video guys thanks. So today my bobbin came in. The first 5 PR knots kept slipping. So after I locked it down with 4 to 5 halh hitches l pulled it tight the same way I'd pull the FG knot tight befor trimming the leader and that fixed the problem no more slippage

My PR is very similiar except I Cut my floro tag a little longer and then melt it to form a mushroom and then 2 half hitches under the " head" and then 6 - 8 half hitches above and then "whip finish"......Never fails on any diameter line......Good video

Amazing the zip tie broke before the fluoro, braid, knot, etc!

You did the video about the knot I asked you to do the video. Great knots. Btw the daiwa saltiga 35H I bought there works fantastic!

I'm sending this note to several fishing RU-vid channels for your consideration. I'm a knot guy. I'm old but still learning. I just ordered a bobbin for a PR knot and was watching your videos regarding knot strength. I've never seen any videos that cover knot strength mention one of the most important factors when fighting fish, and it plays in the selection of a knot to use. That factor is reel drag. I fish in-shore almost exclusively anymore. Lighter lines and leaders, many sources of abrasion, fish with razor-sharp gill covers and teeth, etc., all have to be dealt with. The spinning reels I use are usually in the 2000-4000 weight range. From hands-on tests, I found that my reels' drags top out at about 15 pounds and sometimes less, no matter what the manufacturers say. Deep sea reels I've used, top that, of course. I watch many tests of knot strength and wonder why fishermen get excited when knot strength far exceeds the maximum drag their reels can hold. Don't get me wrong, I like a strong knot, however, time to tie those fancy knots is not worth the frustration from sweaty hands, pitching boats, missing fish action, etc. just to tie the latest and greatest. I ordered the PR bobbin because it seems pretty much idiot proof and fast enough to justify its use. I also like the size of the knot for going through the line guides a few hundred times a day from casting lures. Maybe in the future acknowledge the entire system that holds the fish, i.e.; reel drag to line to knot to leader to terminal knot. They all play a role.

I have tried the FG knot a few times and it has a great margin for error in tying it properly. PR bobbin will ensure perfect ties each time and really it seems faster with the bobbin for PR vs manually tying the FG. A lot of die hards out there for FG though and that's fine for them! Glad I just ordered a bobbin.

Thanks foe sharing, I was always curious of the breaking strength of each knot.

Been using the P.R. knot since the hard core vertical jigging days, a lot more brutal punishment than SPJ... NEVER failed. PR is for sure the way to go. Although I might be overdoing it as I always make it 3 - 3.5 inches long... thanks for putting this video up... my buddy claims his FG is superior... will wake him up with this video link... LOL.

Thank you great video. Wow what a reverse result on this vid than on the others and my own findings. I have always favour the FG knot over the PR knot but will say that you have perfected the PR knot if it constantly breaks at same strenght. Ask the mate to redo that FG test with 40 wraps, 20 is not enough.

That is the breaking point of the FG knot between the leader and braided, thats the one I like because when I snag to bottom and trying to break the line I know I can retrieve my precious braided 😁.

I want a job! You guys have too much fun at the store great vid guys

The fluoro breaking at 40lb and it being listed at 40lb fluoromis NOT the line breaking at the strength of the fluoro!! Especially in the USA they market almost all fishing line way under what the actual break strength is. 40lb fluoro likely has a breaknstrength of 50-60lb actual break strength. Same goes for braid. This has been tested litterally 10px online. Take power pro 40lb and it breaks around 60lb. So none of your knots actually broken at the real line strength of the knit. What the pr knot gets you is more even tension and surface area between the leader and braid. Try counting the number of wraps you did with that bobbin. It's like 50 plus the 20 you did by hand on tge initial wrap. So 70 wraps of braid over the fluoro. The fg knot strength is all about the number of wraps to spread the tension AND the consistency of tension and how you tighten the line. Also half hitching over just the braid cuts into the braid as the knot is stretched and ends up breaking. If you keep tge mono in there it tends not to cut into itself and cut thru the braid.

Never heard of the PR knot. I've been tying the FG with rizutto for a long time and never had it pull on me when properly tied. Seems to me like the FG is way easier to tie out on the water as well.

any other videos of the Rizzuto finish? I can’t grasp that

Some of the guys in Indo use 3" long FG knots, wonder if that might make a difference. Also, love the Tokayo SJ3 and Accurate 500 2 speed combo, thanks guys!

Thanks for the tutorial on the PR Knot. Do you need to pull the fluoro and braid in opposite directions, after the first couple of half hitches, in order to compress the wrapped braid on the fluoro like an FG Knot or does the second pass of braid wrapping with the tool take care of the compression naturally?

The drag maxed out on say an Accurate 500N is max 25lbs locked down, so any knot that holds over that amount of drag will do the job. I have to say you guys tied the FG knot not as good as the PR knot. Both are great knots and will hold so longs as the max drag is less than the breaking strength and that goes for any knot.

My take, the 1/2 hitches with the PR are in non critical part. With the FG, it is very easy to scrape off coatings when you pull down on the locking wraps, weakening your mainline. Holiday Inn and bourbon informed. Much more than 20 and you can’t get an FG to tighten smoothly

Finally a tutorial on these knots that is honest. They are SALTWATER KNOTS. There is absolutely no sane reason for using a knot that is this hard to tie when you are targeting 5 lb. fish. Try tying either of these knots using 10-15 lb. braid and a 6-10 lb. fluoro leader when you are in a bass boat in a 15-20 wind. Damn near impossible to do.

The guy that tied the FG did a great job and it is the best demonstration I have seen on RU-vid. It is also exactly how I tie it, except I liked the way you did the Rizzuto finish. I also tied a Rizzuto also, but never wound it backwards and never do more than 4 wraps. I always test my knots with as hard of pull as I can to make sure it is tied properly. I also find it odd that ever other test I have seen between the PR and FG, the FG won hands down.

highly suggest the alberto knot

so many bonito get tossed back. Not anymore! imagine how good. it might be if properly bleed. Love your use of measuring tools! I use the same ones. Looking for the next video, and recipe

I know it's probably just me but I have problems getting an FG knot to go through those micro guides on a couple of my spj rods. I've never tied a PR knot but for now I've went back to my version of an improved crazy alberto. It goes through the guides no problem and so far I haven't had one come untied on me.(knock on wood) lol.

hey guys im new to jigging and and just getting back to fishing in general, but i use to use the alberto knot a lot, any experience on how it compares to these knots?

Should your rizzuto finish “ramp” extend out past the fluro leader tag end? Its looks odd but I guess thats how it’s supposed to look?

like this video... However it was a bit lop sided. I do not know anyone that would put so few hitches in an FG. The lighter the line the more hitches you do. For 30# I would have done a minimum of 25 to 30 per side. The PR knot works on the same principal. So to compare the two you should have roughly the same length knot. I have used both and have yet to have either one fail at the knot. In all cases the knot at my jig fails. If I am at home, I will use the PR. When I am out on the boat, the FG gets tied, no tools and takes 90 seconds to tie. Either way both are solid knots.

Love both the knots, think PR is better, easier as well on the water?? long as you dont throw the bobbin overboard - yeah.... then swith to FG. Use Rizutto finish for both of them.

When i tie my FG knot all I do is make a loop and hold it on one hand and place the leader in the loop and go up & under 20 times and finish it off with a Riz finish. This keeps me from wasting a lot of line. When I tie the PR knot all I do is wrap around 25 times around in a down direction on the leader and 25 times in a opposite up direction and also finish it off with a Rizzo then I use a lighter to burn a mushroom on the leader for both knots. I don't think the tool is necessary. I don't recommend both knots on leader material under 20lb. My FC leader material of choice is Pline CFX

Cool video!! Tying a pr in rough seas is questionable 🤨 a solid fog can be tied in 2 minutes an your fishing 🎣 🤷🏼‍♂️ The one decent fg that got tied hit 39 so I’m fishing the fg 💪🏽

i wonder how strong fg knot is if you tie it as long as pr kont?

Guess if I ever hit one of those pulley ridge trips I know which knot I’ll tie ahead of time.

PR never fails

Bobbin tension correct setting would be helpful

On that 15 lb FG, looks like there was a small overhand knot or something in the braid right above the rizz finish.

How long of leaders do you usually use with either of those knots? How do they do in terms of sitting in the reel spool?

You have to spit on the FG knot before tightening it down or it will cut itself up. If the FG knot has half as many turns as the PR then it will not break...

That FG needed more wraps. Also, I wonder if the fact that the tag end of the flouro wasn't burned so it would mushroom had to do with the fact that the braid was slipping off? That mushroom would stop it from moving at all

I shark fishing and only use the fg and i have never had a knot failure my fg knots are 3 to 4 in long 200 lb braid to 250 to 400 lb mono pending what im actually fishing for either shart or massive Goliath grouper

FG 100%. Ive used a ton of knots in the gulf. Off the bank on 200-300lb goliaths. 8ft sharks, and 4 ft span stingrays....The FG has never failed. I only use 22 wraps and 4 half hitchs. That PR tool and casting through the eyes, tying at night....Not impressed.

agreed 6-8 half hitches

I'm not tying fg in a hurry lol. If I'm in a hurry it's uni uni

Isn't the Rizutto supposed to go over your mono tag end before you trim it?

I notice you tighten the FG knot under pressure with the line tensioners, but dont do this with the PR knot. Do you only need to cinch down the FG knot? They are both finger cuff style knots with half hitches, so why would you only cinch down the FG?

in your opinion which is the best way to connect braid to braid

Hello, why does my PR knot slip everytime im sinching it?

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The pr knot is stronger in test conditions, its a 100% knot. Fg is 70% on average. But finished with a 5 turn risutto

Plenty of tests like this one on the internet with fg being 100%. I love the pr but impossible to tie on the water in a hurry. No offense to your buddy but I would expect that fg to pop with the way he tied it.

Bimini to huffnagle, no tools needed and it won't break at the knot ever. Only downside is it is bulkier than pr or the fg.

I agree the PR not as so long When I do my FG not 10lb to 8lb or 6lb I do 40 raps have never broken the knot

Try relix knot 👌

There's a thing called the SC knot....I use it, & it seems to be something you can complete on a 'pitching' :) boat w/o tools. Anyone else?

I conduct my own testing too , this is just my observation ,,, for FG knot minimum 40 wraps to perform better for the PR Knot minimum 3 inches and no less than that , it's not true less wrap better ... And PR knot is much consistent than FG ...

sounds like ya swated the wasp nest on this one🐝

I don't know the PR knot seems a little bulkier than the FG knot and I've still heard of people catching 700+lb grouper with 80lb line with the same knot so I think I'll stick with it. It's also kinda lame that you literally need a tool to tie a PR Knot.

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I always believed a fisherman's only as good as their knots, if that biggen gets on and he breaks off then whats their to show for.

Make equal wraps of fg and pr knot.

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Maybe you should have wet the lines when you do the test

I make my knot 5-6 inches long, and I do 3 half hitch knots to hold the coils down, then I do a fisherman's knot on top of them to make it never give. Then to make it a true 100% knot, I use a lighter on the mono leader until it gets liquid then quinch it with a wet finger so it makes it bulged so it can never come undone ever. Then finally I use a lighter on the braid tag end too.

There is simple variant on the PR knot that makes the knot to break always over 100% and almost never on the knot itself. the trick is to make the first few turns of the braid around the monofilament (min 3:30 to 3:47, the first part of the knot) more spaced apart (about 1/3 inch). Then come back tight as you did. Please try it and let me know if the knot is stronger that way. Maybe there is content for another knot video.

So it's a Bimini with no loop ..

Should be called the 10 minute knot lol

It takes three days to tie that disaster.....

He coulda hit 39 four times with the FG.

So many waste of braid and fluorocarbon

U never SERVED the Fg knot before all your half hitches. Your video is debunked

I use both knots, depending on what I’m fishing for. FG when casting and retrieving, especially through micro guides. Never had a failure. I use the PR knot for heavy braid to heavy leader when LBSF and going through a roller tip guide. Both knots, obviously, work on the finger cuff principle, (the tighter it’s pulled the tighter the grip ). And this is a serious question, but with either knot digging into the flouro or mono by design, does that weaken the leader material some?