Knot Recomendation

[Castaway]

It would be way easier to just use straight 4lb test monofilament. There is no reason to use braid for trout fishing in New Jersey. Especially with kids.

[ScowardNJ]

Originally Posted by Castaway

It would be way easier to just use straight 4lb test monofilament. There is no reason to use braid for trout fishing in New Jersey. Especially with kids.

^This^

[pickerelpete]

Albright knot has served me well for years now in both fresh and saltwater. Slick strong knot the goes through guides well. Easy to tie with little practice.

[acabtp]

Originally Posted by Castaway

It would be way easier to just use straight 4lb test monofilament. There is no reason to use braid for trout fishing in New Jersey. Especially with kids.

^^^^^
i'd do 4# fluoro, but otherwise agree. braid is just complicating things, it does not provide any benefits for trout fishing in NJ.

[pacrags]

Originally Posted by Castaway

It would be way easier to just use straight 4lb test monofilament. There is no reason to use braid for trout fishing in New Jersey. Especially with kids.

I agree and have a couple or 4 1/2 ft ulralight set ups with 4 lb mono. if i had multiple spools for each reel i'd swap line that way, but i also use the same reels for for bass, carp and catfish, so swapping out the leader is the cheaper alternative.

That being said I tried the Uni to Uni knot on one rod and the alberto on another and will be trying them out tonight probably on the D&R canal as I could not get myself out of bed this morning.

[BOOMER43]

Buy the kids some cheap setups

[Chrisper4694]

the braid does give you an advantage, you can cast much further and more easily hook fish that hit at the long range of your cast. I used #5 braid for a few years. I switched to #4 fluoro this winter because if you try to fish sub freezing temps with braid that is anything but brand new you just deal with ice all day more so than with fluoro and you still get the no stretch benefit, just lose a bit of casting distance. i always use modified albright or alberto or whatever they call it.