Anyone tried using an FG knot for joining a heavy mono leader to mono mainline as an alternative to the more traditional windon leader system of mainline double to dacron loop to loop connection ?

Awesome knot with braid, & certainly harder to tie with mono - anyone field tested it ?

Too much stretch imo and agree with Go West, Why?The loop to loop connection is 100% and very thin, FG in mono to mono would be really thick so not for me

Gowest wrote: WHY WHY WHY???

Well - just thinking outside the box really Gowest, & interested in any constructive feedback whether positive or negative, especially from anyone who has tried it.

It's actually less bulky than a traditional windon (at the thickest point where the loop to loop connection is made), it's faster & with a bit of practice easier than making your own, and is certainly cheaper than buying one.

Seems to run through the roller tip OK, so flexibility doesn't seem an issue, & after bedding the knot down & trimming everything off short, it didn't budge a millimetre with a pretty severe pull test - just like braid.

Finishing it off was a bit tricky - half hitches in mono wouldn't stay tight like they do with braid, & a Rizzuto finish looked ugly & bulked the knot up a lot. A couple of half hitches then whipping the tail with dental floss came out OK.

Good to hear it works for you Makka - I practiced with 50/200lb, & I imagine the smaller size difference with 40/100 would probably be a bit trickier.

Why not ? (genuine question, in mostly lowercase )

Best way to test it, is do your static tests with a line tester, your club should have one, or Pete Saul can probably help you out.