Just tied my first fg knot and was wondering if i should retie or if its good for know
Posted by PubicHairEater69420
6 Comments
Dry-Homework1745 on
You should probably re tie it’s got way too many wraps you only need 15-20 total and doesn’t look evenly cinched down, check out briggsy’s fg knot tutorial if you need more help
Allensanity on
First half looks good, 2nd half not so much. You need to make sure the braid beds in when you cinch it.
gonzotronn on
Looks great! Now simulate a rocking boat. Get a 15 mph wind going. Might need to get hammered too, but that’s your call. Then try tying it again.
ManufacturerIll1449 on
I’m not an expert on what a good or bad FG knot looks like but I thought I’d just pop in and say that my first one took me a while to actually get right. I kept feeling like I was messing it up. It was very satisfying to get it right. Good work.
111tejas on
I burn the mono/flouro end on mine. The absolute key to getting it right is to tighten the shit out of it before you do the finishing layers, rizzuto or whatever. The braid has to cut grooves in the mono. The guy who mentioned wind, waves and beer is absolutely right. I struggle to tie it on the boat.
bacfishing2652 on
The coils are disorganized because you didn’t cinch it correctly. Second, I can’t tell what your end knot is, but I generally like to use a half hitch followed by two reverse half hitches. You want all coils to be darkened like this.
6 Comments
You should probably re tie it’s got way too many wraps you only need 15-20 total and doesn’t look evenly cinched down, check out briggsy’s fg knot tutorial if you need more help
First half looks good, 2nd half not so much. You need to make sure the braid beds in when you cinch it.
Looks great! Now simulate a rocking boat. Get a 15 mph wind going. Might need to get hammered too, but that’s your call. Then try tying it again.
I’m not an expert on what a good or bad FG knot looks like but I thought I’d just pop in and say that my first one took me a while to actually get right. I kept feeling like I was messing it up. It was very satisfying to get it right. Good work.
I burn the mono/flouro end on mine. The absolute key to getting it right is to tighten the shit out of it before you do the finishing layers, rizzuto or whatever. The braid has to cut grooves in the mono. The guy who mentioned wind, waves and beer is absolutely right. I struggle to tie it on the boat.
The coils are disorganized because you didn’t cinch it correctly. Second, I can’t tell what your end knot is, but I generally like to use a half hitch followed by two reverse half hitches. You want all coils to be darkened like this.
https://preview.redd.it/lxiu6vjxymzg1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e371aec83834aa74a69f8fa32f265fc1e7b203f9