THE PR KNOT - THE EASY WAY 

Just my input from experence... Note that getting strong mono/flouro braid knots is inherently hard...while getting a good knot at 90%+ on your jig, lure, hook with mono/flouro is usually pretty easy and many simple knots do that. Also note many people use for example 30 lb braid and 40-60lb leader, so the line to leader is what usually breaks...not the 60% knot tied to a jig with 50-60 lb line...its that 60% knot you tied 30 braid to the leader that snaps almost every time. Its a great knot for trolling or vertical / slow pitch jigging offshore in saltwater. For jigging you use the thinnest line possible and the rods have thin guides...I may be using 25 lbs drag on 35-39 lb braid so this knot is needed. With trolling often a lot of drag (30 lbs and up) is used...also if i use lighter line I have more line capacity (which is needed for trolling) so I do not need gigantic reels to have enough capacity. For inshore stuff and knots I tie on the water/boat I love the alberto knot, with doubled line....(GT on doubled line also good, but it a very fat knot) as long as you cinch this down with cinch sticks or gloves to a good 20 lbs pressure it tends to hold, but its a bit fatter and weaker than the PR. It also tends to break on single line for offshore stuff if your really pushing it on drag...but inshore single line alberto works fine unless going for huge fish right next to structure... On drag, sometimes your drag can stick...other times you want you put your finger on the back of the spool (spinning) or thumb down on the spool (conventional) to put some extra heat on. "I found that my reels' drags top out at about 15 pounds and sometimes less," Yeah for those size reals unless you go very high end ($300+) that is generally the case. With that said knots break at a percentage of line strength. Most knots, including some wiggle room for error (not being tied 100% right) are about 60% strength so if you were using 15lb braid that knot would blow up at 9lbs. if you are using 20 or 30 pound braid any knot over 50% is gonna probably hold even at max drag. Keep in mind though you can fit a lot more 10 or 15 lb line on the spool than 30 lb. "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. " Yeah I hear ya, have to have some knot you can tie on a rocking boat at night. Defiantly don't wanna miss fish action, multiple rigged rods helps with that too. Summary light line + high drag needs very good line-leader knots. If using light-moderate drag and or heavier line than something like FG/Alberto , etc can be tied.

Turn it up. You cant be that old typing a marathon reply to shithouse knot like this....

I fish for Salmon, Stripers, some Steelhead inshore also using 2000-4000 reels, 15lbs drag or less. I use a 15lb mono mainline or 30 lb braid to 15-20lb flourocarbon leaders for Salmon/Stripers. I've been looking up videos on knots too, I don't worry about the "number of pounds" just a fast and strong knot. I think the "strength knot test videos" are for just showing strongest possible knots to use "even if they surpass maximum drag" so up to YOU what you like and how much you want to bother tying...This PR knot with this dobbin tool and spinning it 70-80 times up and back with 5-6 half hitches is a good one but a LONG knot for what I would "want to use or need"...Braid to flouro/mono knots I seen and like..the FG, Alberto and Double Uni Knots. I also use the Palomer to a lure/swivle but found out my flouro gets weaken from getting brittle from the knot so I'm going to use the Double Pitzen Knot which is easy, fast, very strong and won't weaken the flouro near the knot. Here's a 2 minute video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UN9KNrzQE_g.html The Palomar knot itself is great and easy but better with mono and if I use it with braid I double the shoe knot part. The FG is great to use, good thin knot, best with mono but harder to tie, takes longer, more complicated and on a boat would be hard. Some videos show it done fast to tie but these guys are experts. I'll use the 'Improved Alberto Knot, it's thin also fast to tie, great strength and goes great with braid to mono AND flouro. It's kinda like this PR but done by hand with 10 loops up and back. The improved part is when you come back you do 3 passes with the tag end thru the original starting loop to finish it stronger instead of just once and then tighten it up. Here's a 4 minute video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--z0Zez0am6k.html

Just tie an FG in that situation

Use a 1/2 oz weight tie the braid on and spin it round . Easier if you have long arms. :)

Love the FG. Smaller knot diameter than the PR. Also his using the bobbin wastes a lot of braid.

Ditto

FG tied properly sacrifices ~15 - 20% of your line strength, a PR tied properly is something like 5% or less. Both are low profile and both cast well, IMO tie a PR at home or before you head out and tie FG's on the boat/shore

@@TryABaconSlice Thank you very much for the detailed answer, you helped me a lot !!!

@@YL-mc9oz no problem mate, only took a year to get an answer :)

Most tackle stores sell them around $100 in Australia

Alibaba. Costs about $5.00 from Chinas (or ~$90 from Shimano).

Yeah got mine from Ali Express £15 instead of £35-£55 on eBay.

SnapperSlayer420 FG knot is the only knot

Not as strong. PR is stronger and FG is much easier to tie on the boat. A good FG is about 85%. A good PR is very close to 100%. Use the best knot for your application.

@@UserUser-zm3fo ye in the list of least to best leader to braid knots the 1st is pr knot then right under it is the improved fg knot

john smith he’s not wrong tho all the Chang pr bobbins are actually shit and the shimano one is probably the best one you can buy