EZ Knotter for FG knot?
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Topic: EZ Knotter for FG knot?
Posted By: TOSF
Subject: EZ Knotter for FG knot?
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2012 at 5:07am
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I saw a guy tying up the FG knot the other day with the EZ Knotter tool, knot seemed to be a lot smaller and even, just wondering if anyone has used one with and what they thought! I am not in the market but just interested. Speed wise it was just a quick as doing it by hand but the knot was a lot smaller. Tony ------------- http://www.facebook.com/TonyOrtonSportFishingOffshoreAdventures www.offshoreadventures.net http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: smelli
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2012 at 7:14am
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First time have seen it,watched a couple of different videos on people using them. Certainly looked easy to use by keeping everything nice and tight and tied a good knot... |
Posted By: Kandrew
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2012 at 9:44pm
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Looked it them myself but the $100.00 price tag was to much. I use a 500mm bungie cord. I cut the steel hook off one end and tied a loop in it big enough for my foot to fit through. I tie a loop in the end of the braid, hook the steel hook on the other end of the bungie through the braid loop and with one foot through the bungie while sitting down I run the braid up over my knees and then loop the other end of the braid over my other foot so as I spread my knees it pulls the braid tight across my lap. I can then start with the mono in the middle of the braid looping the mono over one side of the stretched braid the back the other side and then continual form side to side pulling the mono leader tight . Once I've done 10 loops on each side I pull the long end of the mono lleader accross and over the same knee i have the bungie on and down to and around the foot i have the bungie looped around. I can then unhook the braid from bungie and start to tie the half hitches. Might sound a bit messie but give it a go it works real well and tries good strong fg knots. The secret to a good fg is hold the braid tight so as you loop the leader around the braid from side to side the braid really cuts into and grabs the mono. |
Posted By: tobez
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2012 at 6:29am
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now do it on a rolling boat lol...thats looks arse, i thought the whole idea of a FG was that you diddnt need a tool ------------- Waikato North Harbourmaster...Got a Nav Safety question for the Waikato region?...call me 021705642 or download the app Marine Mate! |
Posted By: ReelAppealLures
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2012 at 7:02am
Amen to that!  ------------- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Reel-Appeal-Lures/300309486704362 |
tobez wrote:Posted By: TOSF
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2012 at 9:13am
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Agree the FG's big plus is it is done by hand, seemed funny watching a guy use a tool for the knot that is normally done by hand and the price well thats just crazy. Interesting idea I guess just more toys for people to buy. ------------- http://www.facebook.com/TonyOrtonSportFishingOffshoreAdventures www.offshoreadventures.net http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Structfab
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2012 at 9:30am
Its prob for people who aren't serious fishos, I've a mate who've I've shown the same knots a 100 times. Then when it time to do it on the boat...he remembers nothing
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Posted By: Nomad
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2012 at 4:48pm
Hey Tony, when I do a FG knot I crisscross the braid over the leader eight times,eight opposed half hitches over the braid and leader four each way and then eight opposed half hitches down the braid, four each way, once all pulled tight cut leader and i don't bother to burn the leader. the knot ends up being about ten mill's long. its such an easy knot no need to make it hard with funny gadgets. ------------- Ben Pokaia <a href="http://www.nomadsportfishing.co.nz"> 
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Posted By: TOSF
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2012 at 3:18am
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Cheers Ben, my knot has always been a lot longer than that will give that a try. I use to used the FG knot before the PR knot and bobbin, it was a lot longer back then and even I tapered the leader so it was very smooth for casting, funny how things go around in circles over the years. Are you using the FG for jigging? Tony ------------- http://www.facebook.com/TonyOrtonSportFishingOffshoreAdventures www.offshoreadventures.net http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Nomad
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2012 at 1:57pm
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Yes Tony I do use the FG for jigging as well, my knots use to be longer until Tim Baker showed me his version and I have never looked back. ------------- Ben Pokaia <a href="http://www.nomadsportfishing.co.nz">
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Posted By: huntfish
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2012 at 2:58pm
Any chance of a quick video demo there Nomad? 
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Posted By: ReelAppealLures
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2012 at 4:03pm
Here you go bro... Not a video but in a little more detail... http://nomadsportfishing.co.nz/files/Top-Water-Techniques-NomadNZ.pdf" rel="nofollow - http://nomadsportfishing.co.nz/files/Top-Water-Techniques-NomadNZ.pdf ------------- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Reel-Appeal-Lures/300309486704362 |
Posted By: murrayt
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2012 at 9:47pm
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Thanks for that -I must have looked at about 20 different ways to tie the knot and that looks like the most simple. One question are all the half hitches tied with the tag end?? |
Posted By: smelli
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2012 at 10:41pm
Great article and pics how to do the FG Nomad.  |
Posted By: ReelAppealLures
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2012 at 6:36am
Yip, all the hitches are tied using the tag end. ------------- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Reel-Appeal-Lures/300309486704362 |
Posted By: Bungel_
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2012 at 7:34pm
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how does the GT knot compare?... ------------- here fishy, fishy fishy..... |
Posted By: Tipper
Date Posted: 31 Jul 2012 at 6:15am
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu18iKA2IdQ" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu18iKA2IdQ using the rod as a spring to make tension for FG knots ------------- Please make sure you have the full 'witty' Plug-In installed on your Internet Browser, or the default 'half-witty' output may affect your profile |
Posted By: Kandrew
Date Posted: 31 Jul 2012 at 8:45am
| Same way as I do it above but using a Bungy cord to keep the braid tight. |