Fly fishing knots?
Posted on Feb 14, 2012 under Fishing Knots | 3 CommentsI want to know what the proper knot is to use when tying a midge or nymph as a dropper fly under a dry fly. I’m talking about tying the seconded piece of tippet used to connect the dropper fly to the dry fly to the hook on the dry fly. I use 6 or 7x Floucarbon tippet so it can’t cut into itself. Right now I use a clinch knot, but it think it’s only a 90% knot and I’m looking for a 100% knot if there even is one that is supposed to be used here, if not I think I’ll use a Davy’s Knot.
I hope I wrote that so you can understand it, if you can’t then let me know so I can try something different.
I don’t think there is a 100% knot. Do you wet your kont? Wetting you knot will improve it by 5% to 10%. Are you tying it to the bend or the eye.
February 14th, 2012 at 6:06 pm
I use what is called a man harness knot tied in the original tippet and then tie the dropper on the loop formed.
Go to http://scoutingresources.org.uk/knots_az02.html and check it out, along with a lot of other knots.
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58 years fishing
February 14th, 2012 at 6:51 pm
I don’t think there is a 100% knot. Do you wet your kont? Wetting you knot will improve it by 5% to 10%. Are you tying it to the bend or the eye.
References :
February 14th, 2012 at 7:24 pm
Eric,
I ‘ve fished dropper rigs for years and I have always used an improved clinch knot to attach the tippet to the shank of the dry fly, I personaly believe it is best beacause of the the way it is tied. The "wraps" of the knot act as a shock absorber in a way when a trout takes your dropper.
As far as attaching the dropper fly to the tippet, any knot you feel comfortable with tieng will do (Palomar, improved Clinch,
Davey’s Knot). Just to give you another option, I’m attaching a
link for another knot for you to try (the Crawford Knot)
Hope this helps you out.
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http://www.boats.com/news-reviews/articledetail.html?lid=2480