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Originally Posted by jonnie
Always depends on what line thickness is being used on braid and leader to how thick the knot will be,do you want the knot to wind on the spool or just sit in front.How many guides and how small are they on the rod usually BC rods are smaller,just different circumstances for every fisho to work out for the best outcome. Remembering FG & PR are meant to be the thinnest & strongest knots to date.
On some rods i can feel the knot coming through the guides rubbing like sandpaper,on other rods using the same reel not so noticeable.
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Yeah I'd long suspected bulky knots like double uni's were a cause of more guide wraps while casting
When that knot head butts each guide on the way through - there must be momentary bunching of line behind it - and the knot would also get deflected sideways on impact - (especially with light or unweighted lures I use alot of)
Obviously the lighter the line being used, the less impact each head butt has - but apart from only having to only tie one leader knot a session - the FG's dramatically decreased the amount of guide wraps I was getting.
All my rods are lower end, off the shelf, units - and the differences between the knots performances was quite easy to identify.
But before tying the FG's I would blame wind knots and guide wraps on my cheap old gear - turns out that wasnt entirely true - I'd just been tying the wrong knot