Welcome to today's special episode of Thundermist Fishing Tips. We have a lot of really great subscribers, and we get all kinds of great questions. I'd like to take some time today to take a closer ...

but there are basic knots used to tie on a fly or lure, or to join two pieces of fishing line together, whether it is monofilament to monofilament, fluorocarbon to fluorocarbon, braided line to ...

or fluoro leaders attached to braid. Some join small-diameter mono to large-diameter mono in certain situations. The right knot is crucial to a secure bond. For joining most lines, I prefer a ...

The recommended connection is a direct fluoro-to-braid knot, but the truth is I found tying the double-uni knot difficult, time-consuming, and unreliable. So I tinkered with small barrel swivels ...

Follow these instructions for tying mono to braid with a Albright knot. Strangely enough this connection goes by many different names. There are plenty of variations too. For example, if you make your ...

Though you can use a barrel swivel to create an easy connection point between braid and leader, tying the two lines together is much more on trend. It doesn’t add any extra weight, it makes your ...

While there are many knots you can use to connect braid and leader, these three are — in my opinion, at least — the only ones you really need to know. Their degrees of difficulty vary ...

. Over the last couple of decades, braid has become more popular for a variety of reasons, like strength, sensitivity, and casting distance. These tightly woven strands of synthetic fibers make ...