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chucksportster
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I;m new to fly fishing and want to do some fishing this weekend. what nymph;s would be good this time of year and what size?
kobalt335 wrote:
You only need a few knots at first. Perfection loop and improved clinch. Everything after that is just a bonus.
chucksportster wrote:
my biggest pain in the butt knot is the nail knot to tie leader to fly line.
Triple is stronger but you're more likely to weaken the line when tying it. Make sure to lubricate and tighten from all four ends. Just pulling the tag ends tight will make the knot fail for sure. If you're new to knot tying get comfortable with double for a while before the triple. It's a great, simple and strong knot either way.
ryansheehan wrote:
I've tested the breaking point of both double and triple surgeons(many others as well) In most of the tests the triple was about 5 percent stronger. I mostly tested the connections between 4x and 5x, then 5x and 6x. Different line strengths will likely get different results. That being said one is definitely more likely to screw up the triple than double.
jacob wrote:
Triple is stronger but you're more likely to weaken the line when tying it. Make sure to lubricate and tighten from all four ends. Just pulling the tag ends tight will make the knot fail for sure. If you're new to knot tying get comfortable with double for a while before the triple. It's a great, simple and strong knot either way.
No problem tying it and seating it properly, it's what I use for my dropper tags typically. JW as certain "improved" knots are actually weaker than their predecessors, like the improved clinch for instance (from what I've heard, I never bothered with extra step... If I wanted a stronger similar not I just use a trilene)
jifigz wrote:
ryansheehan wrote:
I've tested the breaking point of both double and triple surgeons(many others as well) In most of the tests the triple was about 5 percent stronger. I mostly tested the connections between 4x and 5x, then 5x and 6x. Different line strengths will likely get different results. That being said one is definitely more likely to screw up the triple than double.
What was your scientific way of testing the knots and coming to the conclusion that the triple was 5% stronger? I'm not doubting your findings, just wondering how you so accurately applied slow and steady pressure until the breaking point.
NewSal wrote:
edit: just to be clear, real men use blood knotsint: