Uni knots

iveofione · May 2, 2022

For over 30 years the Uni knot has been my go-to favorite for over 90% of my tie-ons. I like that it can be loosened slightly and work as a loop knot or tightened and used conventionally. After tying thousands it is easy and quick and it's only downside to me is that it uses a little more tippet than a Davy knot.

Today I watched a video of a guy tying this knot and was surprised to see that he was taking the tag end through the loop 5 times. For all these years I have used 3 times through the loop and never more. I don't recall any failures at the knot, those are usually further up when a triple surgeons knot was poorly tied.

How about you guys, how many times through the loop for your Uni knots.? Two has worked at times but I am more comfortable with three and wonder how many others are using. Also known as the Hangman's knot or more popularly-the Duncan Loop.

onefish · May 2, 2022

I use a double uni instead of a blood knot. I go through 4-6 times depending on the diameter of the material I am working with.

Zak · May 2, 2022

These guys say five times around for the Duncan Loop. https://www.animatedknots.com/uni-knot. I use a Davy knot when I want it tight to the hook eye and a non-slip mono knot for a loop (with four times around, maybe I should increase that!). https://www.animatedknots.com/non-slip-mono-knot.

Tom Butler · May 2, 2022

Mtnwkr · May 2, 2022

4-5, depending how cold my fingers are. Uni and double surgeon covers 99% of the knots i tie.

ifsteve · May 11, 2022

Just about my go to knot for everything. I use 5 times through unless I am connecting mono/fluoro to braid then its 8 on the brain and 5 on the fluoro.

Old Man · May 11, 2022

The way I shake now a days, I couldn't tie any of those knots. I try to get things done without many turns of the tippet. The Davy knot is simple for me as is the double surgeons knot. Or any other knot that is simple. I've also gone back to the clinch knot. The least amount of turns the better. I just make sure that the knot is tight. It sucks to be handicapped.

Lake flyer · May 11, 2022

I saw an interesting use of the duncan loop knot when nymphing or multiple fly subsurface fishing. Tie all the flies with the duncan loop knot but don’t snug it to the eye. Leave a little loop so that when a fish hits it will close the loop. If you just hookup briefly but lose the fish, you can at least see which fly he hit because that will be the fly that the loop is closed up tight to the hook.

Porter2 · May 11, 2022

I have been using this knot a lot more and so far it has held up just fine. And it’s so damn simple.

mtskibum16 · May 12, 2022

I had to look up the Davy knot. Wasn't familiar with that one. I like the uni-knot but don't use it too often. Pretty much non-slip loop (if I want a loop) or improved clinch to connect flies for me. Then blood knot, double uni, or triple surgeons to connect sections of line depending on my mood. Perfection loop for loop to loop though a surgeons loop works fine there too. I use 5+ turns on the clinch, non-slip loop, and uni.

Uni is a pretty solid one-knot solution I suppose. Though it doesn't keep a reliable loop for subsurface stuff. I'm tying a loop knot for 90% of my fishing.

Guy Gregory · May 12, 2022

3 wraps with the uni. Great knot, especially in fluorocarbon

Bagman · May 12, 2022

Guy Gregory said:
3 wraps with the uni. Great knot, especially in fluorocarbon

Just don’t tie a double uni mono to fluorocarbon.

ifsteve · May 12, 2022

Bagman said:
Just don’t tie a double uni mono to fluorocarbon.

Wrong.

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clarkman · May 12, 2022

3-4 for me.

But I rarely use it except for double unis. For flies, it's just clinch and non-slip loop...for most of the stuff I fish, that ends up being a non-slip loop.