Pink Nighty
Legend
And here i was, thinking all you dummies had kinks in your line.... thanks for showing this dummy the path, straight leaders from here on out!
Splicing line
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I have a feeeling you and I have been tying our surgeons the same: I always lined up the tags tied the knot and just accepted the angle
Looks like I need to re think my life
I can't tell if y'all are teasing or not. I say mainline but that's the tapered leader or butt section, not for fly line.
Shhhh Tom, just let them figure it out on their own...
Tom, Im not. I've definitely been tying it "wrong" all along.
I basically would line up the tips and tie it there, which leads to the angle.
Creatch’r
Potential Spam
Double and triple surgeons are good knots, but a blood knot lays down slimmer which can be handy with larger diameter tippet or when algae is a problem. And they aren’t that complicated or difficult once you get some left hand dexterity. I use both depending on the situation. If you’re ever bored on your couch, grab a spool of 12# mono and learn a new knot or get better at one you already know. There are tons of knots out there, not saying you need to know them all by any means, but it doesn’t hurt to learn a new one. If you tie 50 of one knot you’ll probably have it for life.
Pink Nighty
Legend
I didn't watch the video so I'm speaking (typing) out of turn but I was taught that the surgeon's knot is stronger than the blood knot. I can tie both but find the surgeon's knot faster and for my style of fishing that's what I "usually" use.
I recall more than once as a kid cutting a tangle out of spinning line and trying to repair it that way. It always snagged and wouldn't cast. Some old guy on the dock showed me a blood knot and said that would do better until I got home, and he was right. We just don't know what we don't know until we are shown sometimes. You guys catch a lot of fish, obviously it hasn't hindered you too much.
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When one is dealing with 20lb, 95% vs 92% strength is completely a moot point. I could see worrying if you're getting down into the 6x territory or as mentioned, heavy salad.....although that always seems to catch ony nonslip loop long before my surgeon's. Regardless, a well tied "insert favorite here" knot is gonna be 100x better than a poorly tied "insert what the experts tell you" knot.
I do need to get better with blood knots though for reasons above...they're just slimmer.
I do need to get better with blood knots though for reasons above...they're just slimmer.
A toothpick makes blood knots so much easier.
I used to really avoid tying blood knots in the field, thinking I could only execute them properly at home with a toothpick or bodkin and 3 warm hands . Then I watched John Hazel’s steelhead video and saw how easily he whipped one out when constructing a leader. Using his technique it’s a lot easier to do on the water, though I still sometimes revert to a surgeon if I’m in a hurry or don’t have the luxury of a lot of length of leader to work with.
DoesItFloat
Life of the Party
Shit, when dealing with 20#, 80% is moot. That's breaking at 16#. We put maybe 3# of pressure on a fish at best.
I was trying to be generous there.....
I've been tying blood knots for more than 50 years and never heard of using a toothpick. Pictures or diagrams, please?
I'm a blood knot guy for mono to mono. Just never found it to be very difficult.
For braid to braid the double uni knot can't be beat.
Braid to mono I like the RP knot. Very similar to the Albright. Fast to tie, slim enough for my needs, and never had one fail.
For braid to braid the double uni knot can't be beat.
Braid to mono I like the RP knot. Very similar to the Albright. Fast to tie, slim enough for my needs, and never had one fail.