What knot do you use to connect your leader to your braid?

Triple surgeon's for inshore because it's fast and easy. I generally use back-to-back uni-knots offshore.

Doarado, Have you tried an Albright? I like the triple surgeons for when I need to attach a leader when I'm on the boat It's quick and it goes through the guides okay.

Hello everyone,

I typically use the double uni’s but as mentioned does take a little longer to tie than the triple surgeon. I am using braid to fluorocarbon. However as of late I have been tying a Slim beauty (I think it originated with fly fisherman). I find it takes just as long to tie, just as strong, and is smaller in profile for traveling trough the guides.

A little tip that works for me is that I will tie on a long leader initially and as I need to I just snip some off and re-tie lures and hooks without having to change the whole leader every time.

I do occasionally retie the whole leader if I feel it has been weaken in any fashion or is too short for my liking.

This way I am not tying all day, I rather fish.

James

Where can I see it?

I have quit trying to use an albright with Power Pro. No matter how much I try to set it tight, it slips. Triple Surgeons, Uni-Knot and Slim Beauty work well. On large leader, the Uni-Knot is quite bulky for the rod guides.

Captain Terry, The slim beauty is a great knot. Thank you for the suggestion. I use a bimini and tie the no name knot to that but when the leader gets too short the slim beauty has proven to be a great replacement without having to retie the bimini.

I've been using a Triple Surgeon's Knot for years, but I have a friend ... a lifetime saltwater angler ... who swears by the Albright.

I've gotta try the Slim Beauty. Many thanks for the tip.

here is a link showing several differnt style knots. Just click on the link at left and it will show an animated technique of how to tie that know.

Ive always used uni to uni since I started using Power Pro and that knot has never broken at the braid/mono tie for me yet hopefully i didnt just blow it lol