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So as I'm venturing into the swimbaits, I'm curious if you guys gravitate toward the braid to floro/mono hook up. Alberto knot? Leader spools vs filler spools. Line brand? I've talked with somebody on this and would like to hear all other opinions. I've already taken a choice in what I'm going to do but I wanted to see what others are doing. Maybe we can all learn from who does what and why...it seems to change as line,baits,hooks and snaps evolve. I'm not second guessing what I've been told one bit...trying to start a learning post that we can use as a high end guide with complete confidence.

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Permalink Reply by Trevor Radach on February 6, 2014 at 9:03pm

Thanks for the response tag! I may have to give it a try. Almost all my setups are braid to flouro and the Alberto is a bit easier knot to tie. My next question was going to be how does it go through the guides but you already answered that. Most other knots that I've tried haven't been as smooth as the blood knot.

Permalink Reply by Sparkles on February 6, 2014 at 10:08pm

Trevor...Tag simply told me about the Alberto and it being a high impact knot and after some more realization I found the way. This knot is sick and beyond super strong. Never will I tie the double uni again.

Permalink Reply by Sparkles on February 9, 2014 at 2:27pm

Tag- I tied the Alberto with Tuf65 and maxima 25. Great knot... but when I pull it off spool quickly it seems to make a small bump coming off spool and through line guide hole. Not sure if there is a size difference in line guide on reels between the round reels and 300 lexa reels. I have the leader clipped right at the braid so its not snagging on that. Would just hate to chuck a bait and have it snag hard on that knot. I would call you but wanted it to be on this post instead so other newbies could learn like myself. So do you think this is an issue?

Permalink Reply by Tag Watson on February 9, 2014 at 8:36pm

Hey Sparky,

I have not had an issue with this before, although I haven't used the Lexa 300, so I can't comment. It is not a problem with the Calcuttas. Have you casted in the yard to see if the "knot bump" poses a problem when actual casting spool velocity is involved? May be a non-issue. Keep me posted.

Sparkles said:

Tag- I tied the Alberto with Tuf65 and maxima 25. Great knot... but when I pull it off spool quickly it seems to make a small bump coming off spool and through line guide hole. Not sure if there is a size difference in line guide on reels between the round reels and 300 lexa reels. I have the leader clipped right at the braid so its not snagging on that. Would just hate to chuck a bait and have it snag hard on that knot. I would call you but wanted it to be on this post instead so other newbies could learn like myself. So do you think this is an issue?

Permalink Reply by Sparkles on February 9, 2014 at 8:41pm

I'll head to the water and cast from the bank this week. I will definitely post results.

Permalink Reply by P.J. Koshi on February 9, 2014 at 10:07pm

Since I have started fishing leaders and joining braid to mono/flouro I have used a knot I was introduced to under the name Albright knot. After research this Alberto knot is exactly what I have been tying! I guess it's called the modified Albright too... Was worried I was going to have to learn another knot what a relief

Permalink Reply by Tag Watson on February 10, 2014 at 2:55am

Life is good!

P.J. Koshi said:

Since I have started fishing leaders and joining braid to mono/flouro I have used a knot I was introduced to under the name Albright knot. After research this Alberto knot is exactly what I have been tying! I guess it's called the modified Albright too... Was worried I was going to have to learn another knot what a relief

Permalink Reply by Nick Berto on February 10, 2014 at 6:11am

I too use the "double albright" or the alberto knot. Works good on small braid with 8-12lb flouro as well as large 65-80lb braid to 20-50lb mono/flouro from bass to lingcod. And the best part is that it is easy to tie.

Permalink Reply by Jake Anderson on February 10, 2014 at 3:42pm

I think we should rename it to the nick-berto knot.

The beauty of the modified albright (nick-berto knot) is that when you start to pull it together, you pretty much know if you got it right or not. It either comes together real nice, or it doesn't. No false confidence in that knot.

Permalink Reply by Tag Watson on February 10, 2014 at 5:12pm

I love it! Nick-Berto knot it is from here on out.

Jake "The Snake" Anderson said:

I think we should rename it to the nick-berto knot.

The beauty of the modified albright (nick-berto knot) is that when you start to pull it together, you pretty much know if you got it right or not. It either comes together real nice, or it doesn't. No false confidence in that knot.

Permalink Reply by Jordan Doucet on February 10, 2014 at 8:39pm