caution on the FG knot

[Pennsy Guy]

Started using the FG on all my tuna rigs in 2015. Last year-2016-on a tuna trip had all the mono out so I checked the FG knot---I pulled it apart with hardly any effort. When I tied it originally, it was good to go --put 20# pressure on each rig with no failures. Yes I was really careful not to miss that one critical step. The one that failed was on my lite 30# rig.
Mate on the Gambler showed me a knot that I think is fool proof. First double up the braid with a surgeons knot but make 5-7 turns through the loop & make sure no turn overlaps the previous one, end up with at least a 12-16" doubled loop & trim that tag end. Next tie an Albright knot but make 12 loops going away from the mono loop and keep the loops fairly tight. Now make 12 tight loops coming back and go through the mono loop coming out the same way you went in. IE: went in bottom to top, come out top to bottom. Pull on both mono and both braids, easing the 12 turns down gently to the mono loop with your finger nails or fingers before pulling it tight. Trim the mono & braid tags-mono can be trimmed close as possible...knot's about the same size as the FG.