i was talking to my brother in california and i asked him what knot he prefers, and it seems like mostly everyone likes the uni-uni knot. so I tried it...and personally, i either lost a hook-up during a battle or lost my rig during casting. I usually use the albright. that said, my brother mentioned also that he too also lost quite a bit of battles and rigs. so, i went back to the albright knot and not lost any battles or rigs ever since. i think the biggest difference between the two is the uni-uni knot is more "smoother" through the eyelits of the reel and rod. anyhow, in my opinion, i like the albright because it is a stronger and reliable knot....
in case you guys are wondering what line i use...i use both braid to mono and mono to mono. however, i am slowly changing back all to mono to mono and ditch the braid lines. since you can not keep over-sized fish, my leader lines are only 30LB mono at max. that is plenty enough for me....with it, I have hooked bull reds to a 43" black drum, so it will hold. plus, its a bit more exciting catching those monster on a lighter lines.