Alberto Knot For Top Shots

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Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

If you're are not familiar with this knot and are looking for a great knot to join braid to a mono top shot, this is it.
Give it a shot and I'll betcha this will be your new go to knot.

Have you taken a look at, or tried tying/using the Red Phillips knot? I think if you do, it will be your go to knot instead.

I used to use an Albright, reverse Albright, and the Crazy Alberto knot in tying my leader/top shot to braid running line.

To many wraps for the Albright, and reverse Albright, and you have to lock them and glue em, or they tend to unravel in time, running through the guides.

Crazy alberto is a great knot, but a little tedious to tie in dim (flashlight), at 3AM, when stripers are biting and you have to retie in a hurry. and while only 7 wraps up then down, you need to get them just right, or knot failure can occur, and my eyes aren't what they used to be. Despite how good the knot is, I feel it requires a dab of crazy glue like the Albright and reverse Albright.

Then I found the Red Phillips knot. It's all I use now. Essentially an overhand knot and half of a uni to uni, 6 wraps, no glue needed, and I can literally tie it in the dark, without light. The uni part rests on the overhand knot of the mono, so it's not going to cut it, or blow up, and strong as can be. My go to knot now and easy to tie.

Video of how to tie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAbXaGYaaIo

Picture example: