Jimi, My .02 , for whatever it is worth.
I remember thinking to myself , immediately upon seeing that scene in the theater for the first time, "He is tying a turle knot!" In that realization, I appreciated the attention to detail from the film makers, and thougth "Well, this really might be a movie worth watching! I also remember thinking " I wonder how many other people in this theater actually know that?" (What kind of a knot, I mean) In some way , knowing that little piece of trivia helped me apprecate more deeply all of the time that I have spent , and the enjoyment I have experianced, in learning all the little the details of this wonderful pasttime. When I first started this hobby many years ago, I found a deep satisfaction in just "KNOWING" that I had found an interest that would remanin a passion for the rest of my life! Now it is 30 some years later and I haven' lost any of that passion for this, much to my satisfaction. OOPS! Sorry for waxing poetic and getting all notalgic! Turle knot gets my vote! Tom -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Desert Eagle Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 4:46 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [VFB] Knots and Droppers ? Second question for the morning, For those that have the movie, or remember it well, in the very beginning and at the very end of "A River Runs Through It", you see 2 hands tying on a dry fly. I have rewound this so many times trying to figure out the knot. It looks almost like he threads the leader through the eye, ties an overhand knot then passes the fly through a loop in the knot and pulls it tight. I have looked at my encyclopedia, on the web and still cannot find this knot. Is it a real knot ? If so, what is it called and how do you tie it? My "Improved Clinch Knots" seam to limit the action of the fly and am looking for various options. Second, on tying on a dropper. How do most folks do it ? 1 Leave a long tag line on the upper fly and tie the dropper off to the end of it ? Tie some sort of knot to the bend of the hook and then the dropper ? Tie the dropper on first then make a loop knot of some sort to tie on the upper fly ?What kind of knots ? So many questions, so little sleep and time... Jimi
