I like that knot quite a bit. At the shop I teach customers the Davy Knot. I have always had the Davy Knot let go on larger hooks. It works great on small flies.
I can't wait to try this variation. Thanks Tom. Sent from my iPad Thank You, Alan Di Somma Phoenix, AZ. Some mistakes are just too much fun to make only once. > On Mar 14, 2015, at 8:21 PM, Tom Davenport <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have been using a double Davey knot for years (just two quick Davey knots > in a row) to tie my flies to tippet, and have been trying to find a loop knot > that incorporated a Davey's to use when I wanted the fly to move freely. I > finally figured out a very simple method (for those of you who already know > the Davey knot): first tie an overhand knot in your tippet, run the tag end > through the eye and back into the overhand knot and pull tight to the eye, > making sure you leave a long enough tag for a Davey knot. Then tie a Davey > knot around the standing line. Now for the most important part. Hold onto the > tag, but tighten by pulling on the standing line. Like magic your loop will > appear! For those of you who tie a Homer Rhode loop this will sound very > familiar. This is nothing more than a Homer's loop with a Davey knot > replacing the second part of the knot. No reason to relearn if you already > have a good loop knot, but if your using a Davey knot and want to > occasionally have the fly on a loop, this works very well. > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
