OK, I have 80lb braid on the reel and I have some black magic 100lb supple trace to attach to it.  If this was a softbait setup I'd tie a double in the braid with a spider hitch and then attach the leader with a 5-turn surgeon's knot.  But all the advice for popper or jig fishing says to use a PR knot.  Why is this?  is it because of the thicker line, or is there some other reason.  Would the softbait type approach work, or is there some reason it would fail?

maybe not fail, but with the added line diameters It'll prob cast like a pig thru the guides.

just pr knot it. easy to tie. goes back and forward through guide's great

Good old U tube, can find out how to do almost anything, I was shown the PR by an expert but found an excellent demo on the tube to learn it properly

I went FG.
Main issue being trying to keep line tight whilst tying , using that triangle method . Then i came accross the you tube clip where the guy had the braid from tip of rod , tie a small loop with double overhand knot, this is purely to hook over handle of the reel. Using a little drag pressure you can pull braid out to form triangle ( like bow and arrow)
Tighten drag a bit so it dont slip, then you can keep tight say by hooking one finger around braid, freeing up the rest to feed the trace, almost simple as platting.
Dont have link to post , but maybe someone on here can come up with that.
Very important to keep all turn tight as you go, the bonus being the best place to tie is with your rod in rod holder
Oh yeh dont forget to cut the tag end that is attached to the reel handle, not the other bit

I use modified allbrright and have had no issues and knot goes through guides good, i just double the braid

corokid wrote: Then i came accross the you tube clip where the guy had the braid from tip of rod ,

Tipper wrote: KingySlayer wrote: just pr knot it. easy to tie. goes back and forward through guide's great   easy, after you have smacked yourself in the face with a bobbin 50 times THEN its easy; practice makes perfect

Classic... Blame it on the MRS mate, dont say you were struggling to tie a KNOT. haha. Seen some good faces in my time of people trying to do the PR knot. Tongues half out and one eye closed as if they are they looking down a site aimed at the next prey.

Hell you do it that much i sometimes even PR Knot my Inchiku / Softbait knot. Casts so well. But then when i cant be arsed the old Yaktan comes in handy

 Both the FG & PR knots are pricks to tie when in the heat of the battle. Invented a simple one a few weeks ago, seems really good (nicely put to the test on it's second outing yesterday). Will let you guys in on it after a bit more testing.

After trying to tie my braid to leader and failing because I could get line tight enough, i came across this way of tying FG knot. I found it super easy to tie and good demonstration. Similar to the guy tying it to the handle above that corokid mentioned.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQfeq0XaUzw