Thanks for watching! If you want to see this knot in action, check out this video catching huge red snapper from a kayak: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pQCXlOSJEQc.html
Very clear and easy to follow; I've been using this knot for quite a while after watching this video; kudos to your presentation, the closeup camera work, and your verbal explanation!
Thank you for the video, fishing 60 years and never been able to achieve this successfully even after watching other videos. done it first time watching you and the clear instructions. Brilliant Greetings from the UK.
Awsome video! tied on 12 lb mono onto another lighter pound test line mono and worked with barely any error hands werent in the way like some other videos
This has become my go to and basically only knot for braid to fluoro, also for hooks or swivels with a single uni. Other knots I used were popping repeatedly under hard strikes or long runs with bull redfish. I'd retrieve a curly end at the swivel or hook where the knot had failed. I've never had this knot fail, the line breaks first. Plus, with little practice you can tie this quickly even in rough water. I wet the knot and clinch down the ends hard. When done right the tag can be clipped off nearly flush at that point as it won't slip.
I am missing my left thumb do to a forklift accident 25 years ago and I've never been able to tie this knot until following your video. Thank you so much
Another reason marrying a non-Florida girl was a bad idea idea. I should’ve have known when she never referred to my my hometown as Lakeland, instead, she calls it “The shithole where Jeff grew up.” So… the last few years has been Crappie, Shoal Bass, and Trout fishing. My knot tying for inshore fishing has been unused and lost. Being a recent cancer survivor, I’ve gotten the opportunity to kinda do whatever I want. Project- during radiation and chemo- Turn the Gheenoe into a Flats Boat. Goal- Fish for Snook, Redfish, Tarpon, Trout in the Intercoastal or the Everglades. I can’t believe how many knots I was tying as a 14 year old that I can’t even remember where to start! Thanks for the reminders and for some I hadn’t ever tried. Really helpful!
Congratulations on your journey and for beating it, and I am so glad this was able to help you re-learn some of your lost knowledge! I hope it works great and you slay ‘em out there on your flats Gheenoe! Thanks for the comment, and good luck and tight lines! 🤙
Thank you! It’s always a gamble as far as what people like… I try to ensure I explain enough so it’s understandable but not so much that it’s redundant! Thanks for watching! 🤙
I use this knot when tying fly fishing leaders. Vary the number of turns on a tag end to create a tapered knot. When tying braid to mono I find it's stronger if I tie the mono side first for some reason - not sure why though - perhaps the braid can cut the mono otherwise I'd the mono is thin eg 6lb
Interesting! I haven’t tried varying the number of knots, but that makes sense! Thank you for sharing!! My guess about the mono is just that it needs to be fully cinched down first so the thinner braid can’t slip through any of the loops and compromise the knot. But that’s just a guess!
I also do the varying turns, the larger line (fluoro in my case) gets less turns. Seems to work well, but I've not noticed a difference in tying 1 or the other 1rst. I'll have to try both ways a few times and see if can spot a difference.
This knot good for surf fishing- say tying a shock leader to your main line, as in will the know get hung up on the guides while casting? Or is this knot more useful for say being on a boat and just pitching your baits out or just dropping your baits down?
It depends-if you’re using really heavy line, sometimes the double uni can get caught up on your eyelets. If the line isn’t super heavy, it does just fine!
I came for the FG, I stayed for the rest of the knots, eyelets aren't the problem, it's the bail roller on a spinning reel that will give you grief, as you say casting I assume a spinning reel. FG looks like the best option if your leader is significantly bigger than your reel would normally allow. (40lb leader on a Shimano 4000 Thunnus because you are straylining on the rocks and you fish with the gear you have)
For me, I would rather use the FG knot at that size leader line. But, that doesn’t mean the double uni won’t work… it will depend if you need it to go through your eyelets, if you’re casting it or not, etc. Hopefully that helps some!
I think this knot can handle fish that size without problem. What size leader line are you working with? To me, that’s the bigger factor. If it’s really thick/heavy leader line, I find the FG is easier. If it’s something like 30lb braid to leader, I would be comfortable with the double uni.
some verbiage about the line being infront or above the other or being or below more often would be nice. i was following along but i lost you when your fingers covered the line so it was hard to see what was infront of what. maby don't use clear and use 2 contrasting colored lines with a second punched down 4 second shot of the motion with voice over
Sorry I lost you there--I'll certainly take your comments into consideration for the next one! It's always a balance between going slowly enough to demonstrate thoroughly but not so slow as to annoy people 😅 I'll try your suggestion next time!