sunsignarcher
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What knots are you using to attach your fly.
Dries?
Nymphs?
Streamers?
Whatever?
Dries?
Nymphs?
Streamers?
Whatever?
Give us a try!
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Knots
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moosekid
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What's a nymph??
Okay so you need to start with a loop. Give that loop a double-twist. Then circle back around so the two ends are neighbors, right?? Okay then one neighbor invites the other over for a barbecue, and the kids (the two ends) play tug of war. If the bout ends in a stalemate, you've tied it correctly. I'm pretty sure it's called the quadruple windsor knot, but I could be wrong.
My grandpa taught me the improved clinch knot when I was about 8. It's been almost 15 years since I learned that knot and I haven't lost a single dolphin.
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Rapala Knot for streamers (and plugs!) Palomar Knot for the rest.
http://www.animatedknots.com/rapala/index.php?Categ=fishing&
http://www.animatedknots.com/palomar/index.php?Categ=fishing
http://www.animatedknots.com/rapala/index.php?Categ=fishing&
http://www.animatedknots.com/palomar/index.php?Categ=fishing
FIN-ITE 34
Well-known member
Dries - Improved clinch
Nymphs - Davy (Double Davy)
Streamers (normal sizes) - Improved clinch
Streamers (large articulated) - Non-slip mono loop
Nymphs - Davy (Double Davy)
Streamers (normal sizes) - Improved clinch
Streamers (large articulated) - Non-slip mono loop
I pretty much use the clinch or improved clinch depending on hook wire size. Larger wire eyes don't let the tag end get held as well so I generally improve it. For smaller hook sizes I generally do not.
Midges are where I experiment. Davy knot and knot from Midge Magic are smaller than clinch and look better to me. In Reno many of the good fishermen prefer larger tippets, like 4X, on midges and use a loop knot so they move better on a larger tippet. I've gone back and forth on that one, but the guys who use it swear by it. If you are fishing where a 24" brown is a possibility going to a larger tippet is a good idea in my experience. I know everybody claims to catch 20" plus fish on 7X tippet with no problems, but I feel better with a stronger tippet.
Some days I like a loop knot for a streamer, but not often.
Midges are where I experiment. Davy knot and knot from Midge Magic are smaller than clinch and look better to me. In Reno many of the good fishermen prefer larger tippets, like 4X, on midges and use a loop knot so they move better on a larger tippet. I've gone back and forth on that one, but the guys who use it swear by it. If you are fishing where a 24" brown is a possibility going to a larger tippet is a good idea in my experience. I know everybody claims to catch 20" plus fish on 7X tippet with no problems, but I feel better with a stronger tippet.
Some days I like a loop knot for a streamer, but not often.
sunsignarcher
New member
No turtle knots for the catskill dry guys?
…..cant tie that thing to save my life
…..cant tie that thing to save my life
golden beetle
Active member
lightenup
A fan of Boobery
sunsignarcher
New member
I like a surgeons loop for anything sub surface and a non slip mono loop for streamers.
With my dries though I'm not happy with the improved clinch. The knot influences how the fly sits and not usually in a good way. I really like the looks of that davey knot, Ive seen it before but never used it.
FIN-ITE, why do you use the clinch over davey for your dries?
With my dries though I'm not happy with the improved clinch. The knot influences how the fly sits and not usually in a good way. I really like the looks of that davey knot, Ive seen it before but never used it.
FIN-ITE, why do you use the clinch over davey for your dries?
TR
"You can observe a lot just by watching." Y. Berra
A good site with decent animations of fishing knots...
Fishing Knots | How to Tie Every Fishing Knot | Animated Fishing Knots plus Illustrated Fishing Knots
Tight lines,
TR
Fishing Knots | How to Tie Every Fishing Knot | Animated Fishing Knots plus Illustrated Fishing Knots
Tight lines,
TR
Catskill Mountain Man
Explore, and implore to explore
Blood knot or advanced blood knot is the only thing I use to tie on a fly
tomfly
The only thing left should be foot prints.
I use a reverse clinch knot. for all my flies. and I use the surgeons knot for tippets.
I like the reverse clinch because the tag end is opposite to the eye of the hook. In a traditional clinch and improved clinch knot the tag is always next to the eye of the hook the tag is very small and can cause failure of the knot . The reverse clinch eliminates the small tag end that can unravel. I have never had one slip and it is very simple to tie.
I like the surgeons knot because of its simplicity.
I like the reverse clinch because the tag end is opposite to the eye of the hook. In a traditional clinch and improved clinch knot the tag is always next to the eye of the hook the tag is very small and can cause failure of the knot . The reverse clinch eliminates the small tag end that can unravel. I have never had one slip and it is very simple to tie.
I like the surgeons knot because of its simplicity.
sunsignarcher
New member
Be careful using that duncans/uni loop LU. Fluorocarbon bites into itself and a sliding knot like that will and has cut through, save it for mono and use a surgeons or rapala knot for loops in floro.
lightenup
A fan of Boobery
I'm cheap...I don't use fluorocarbon.....
BrownChickenBrownTrout
New member
Davy for flies less than size 12. Clinch for larger, tippet rings and barrel swivels.
Triple surgeons for tag ends.
Triple surgeons for tag ends.
