Trim the tag and go! One of Capt. Scott Walker's own Aussie Quickie knots
The Aussie Quickie Knot for braid to fluorocarbon shown above with braid and fluorocarbon and below with heavy cord
When Capt. Scott Walker, of Into the Blue, talks rigging...I listen. Scott is meticulous and pays incredible attention to detail. You can bet that anything that shows up on his boat has been tested, retested and then tested again before he decides to go with it.
If you take a look at all of Capt. Scott Walker's rods that have braided line on them, they will all have the most beautiful little knot as the connection. The knot is the Aussie Quickie.
Check out the knot below:
I really do like this knot very much. The only downside to it is that it does require a Bimini Twist in the Braided line. (Learn how to tie the Bimini Twist by clicking here) The other thing that some may not like about this knot is that the tag sticks out at a right angle. It is so compact that I have not seen this be an issue but it could be in certain situations.
Let me know what you think of the Aussie Quickie by posting a comment below.
All the best,
Tom Rowland
Made famous by Captain Jimmy Albright - how to tie two dissimilar lines together, he came up with this knot. It was good then and it’s good now.