And, don't forget about the dreaded, but venerable, wind knot (or 'bad casting' knot, as Lefty calls it)!
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Neuendorf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 10:18 AM Subject: RE: Knots > This is a great thread. What is especially interesting is how many knots > have names that I am not familiar with but look just like other knots I > have seen or used. > > I used to spend a lot of the non-fishing time researching knots and > practicing them, but usually in the field I use the double turle for > drys and small flies and the improved clinch for nymphs and larger > flies. I use the SA reference book I got once with some line to do the > rare nail knot and attach the backing to the spool or to the line; > usually at the bench, seldom in the field. I use the perfection loops > for the leader butt to a little piece of mono with a perfection loop > tied to the bitter end of the fly line. I have thought of using the > loops for leader end to tippet, but the time I tried it I could not get > the cast to behave properly. Maybe it was just that day, because it > would be a lot easier than the blood knots. > > As I am getting older, I am also perfecting the granny and Gordian. > Especially in the failing light of day (not much early light of dawn any > more). I thought it may have been something else when I tied it, but > when I look at it later in the light, its something else. > > Tight lines, > > Steve > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Sean Grier > > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 10:50 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Knots > > > > > > I was out on a local lake today, and was thinking about > > knots. I was tying on a fly with the expectation of getting > > into some VERY large fish with light tippet, so the idea of > > good, high-percentage knots just naturally came to mind. > > > > My question in many-fold: Just how many knots does a good > > flyfisherperson really need to know? I regularly use > > improved clinch, duncan loop, orvis, blood, surgeons, and > > less often a nail knot. That's just six knots that cover > > almost ALL of my fishing endeavors. On those terminal knots > > we use most often (Improved Clinch, Duncan Loop, Orvis > > Perfect) how many wraps do you fellow fisherpersons use? > > Does it change with tippet size? FWIW, I tend to go tippet > > size plus 1 on the Improved Clinch and Orvis Perfect (5x > > would be 6 wraps, 4x would be 5 wraps, etc., etc. and never > > less than 3 and never more than 6 wraps) while my Duncan > > loops are 4-5 depending on leader thickness (4 wraps on > > steelhead tippets, and 5 on trout). Surgeons are ALWAYS 3, > > though I've heard of folks going to 4 wraps. > > > > Hoping for a spirited thread (pun intended!) on this one, as > > this might be of some use to the newer members who can > > benefit from the wealth of knowledge of our more seasoned vets. > > > > Sean > > > > > >
