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Originally Posted by Mike P
In over 50 years of fishing, I never had a single palomar knot fail---in nylon, dacron, mono, or modern braid. Easy to tie and idiot proof.
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A Palomar serves a different purpose than the FG knot which is used to connect braid to mono leader. The FG is a significant advance (much smaller profile and stronger) over uni-uni or albright variations if you plan to cast the knot through guides. Does away with a swivel and lets you use a much longer leader for abrasion protection and landing fish. I do notice the line about 6" from the knot frays after a while, however, probably because of overrun while the knot goes through the guides.