I use the uni to uni on my bass setups also but my dad has a hard time with it slipping a lot also. Never really compared how we tie them but i think i am putting a few more wraps in them. Not 100% sure but i will ask him next week when i see him. He puts me to shame when we fish, 68 year old man stomping around the river in his hip boots and my 48 year old fat behind trying to keep up lol.