Thread: mono vs. braid?

What is the knot of choice for attaching Flouro leaders to braid? I've always used a modified Albright in fresh water but not sure if it up to the challenge in salt. Is there something better?

My opinion, everyone who fishes should test line, mono and braid, through various knots to KNOW at what strain your line and knots fail. A digital scale with as slow and steady a pull you can muster can be very revealing.

Let me throw a few pennies in the conversation, if I may.

I use braid for economical reasons. I may only make 2-3 trips to the coast a year, and the braid will last for several years - with ZERO memory. When it does get worn, I simply wind the line on another reel and bingo - brand new line. This is impossible with mono.
The braid affords much more line capacity than mono, and since my reels double for inshore rigs, I can get 200+ yards of 20lb test line on all my reels. We have caught many large fish from the pier - and have only been spooled once when my wife hooked a large jack and could not make her way down the rail quick enough to avoid the break off. (I will reserve that discussion for another post)
I understand the concerns of knotting up w/ other anglers, but in most cases, I have learned that it is the inattention of other anglers that create the problems. I ALWAYS know where my bait is - and reposition as necessary. I watch my neighbors as they fight fish, and reel in as necessary to stay out of the way. I wish others would afford the same or understand and accept the consequences.
Understand that my use of braid means no ill will as I am a visitor to your nirvana.

I would like to say that I know nothing about braid line. Only time I have ever used a braid line was on a back bay charter. The deck hand had us using mono leaders that she tied on with a blood knot. Worked for us. But we were not catching fish over 5-6 lbs. I learned from her how to tie it, and still love it 20yrs. later. Works for lines that are close to the same size.

I have luck with a double-double UNI knot. Simple and effective. I believe a more complicated and stronger option would be the FG knot.