Paul,
I generally use the same number of turns for all sizes of leaders, which is about 5-6. As long as the knot really "bites" into the fly line and tightens well, my experience that this number will work well.
I have used the knot for coated wire bite tippets for pike fishing, but never mono-to-mono. A large part of its strength comes from the mono gripping the coating of the line it's tied on to, so I'm not sure mono-to-mono would work.
Martin
Rolandas, Branislav, everybody,
I can't find the time to do T-shirts this year - not even a design.
Sorry.
Martin
good Q... , but understood Martin is toooo ocupied to fix it
That was the easyest Knot I've ever tied, really easy to understand
Nice picture, must have been a slow shutter speed to get the calming effect of the water.
Just followed your instructions using Barge cement, felt and my trusty 12 year old Battenkill wading boots. Headed to Idaho for a week soon. Will let you know if the felt replacement job held up.
Excellent article. I have sharpened my dowels and tried some test eyes. Note on handling Goop or any silicones....If you dip your fingers in a bowl of solution made up of dishwasher rinse fluid and water, the silicone will not stick to your fingers and make a mess. As long as your fingers are wet with the solution, you can move and shape the Goop on the fly until it starts to set up. The solution can be stored indefinitely and a cup will last for a year or more.
Thanks for an excellent site with wonderful and interesting information. I spend hours looking at posts and learning!
Excellent article. I have sharpened my dowels and tried some test eyes. Note on handling Goop or any silicones....If you dip your fingers in a bowl of solution made up of dishwasher rinse fluid and water, the silicone will not stick to your fingers and make a mess. As long as your fingers are wet with the solution, you can move and shape the Goop on the fly until it starts to set up. The solution can be stored indefinitely and a cup will last for a year or more.
Thanks for an excellent site with wonderful and interesting information. I spend hours looking at posts and learning!
Hello how are you its good to see another Kjensmo intrested in fishing . I'm in south carolina usa just thought I would drop a line its always fun to see what a relative is doing. Write me back Geir.
In case someone else needs the instructions, here they are:
1. If the shrink-wrap tubing is already on the braid, move it up to the loop before starting (if it's not on the braid, thread the shrink-wrap onto the braid first)
2. Insert the end of the fly line into the open end of the braid and use the "inchworm" technique to move the braided sleeve down the flyline. Make sure 1" of the fly line is inside the braided sleeve.
3. Move the shrink-wrap down so that 1/2 is on the fly line and the other 1/2 is on the braided line.
4. Using a heat source (not an open flame), shink the tubing to secure the connector.
Now go fishing.
Gino, did you notice that they aren't talking about silk, they're talking about monofilimant?
I all honesty I haven't fished for salmon this year. The first few months of the seasons have been dire, but by all accounts, the river is full of the grilse that evade the catches last year. So as soon as I get over being sick, I'm on the river.
Most of my summer has been either spent working on the house or trout fishing in the mountains. But I can feel it's time for some salmon fishing.
My pals exploded every time he caught a good fish - turned out it was a faulty batch - my advice is to avoid as they had no way of tracking them!
Well, its funny to me that so many people seem to love the "nailless nail knot". There is a reason why this knot has been carried down from generations long ago...its a snell knot. And a snell knot is what was used by early fishermen before hooks had "eyes". The nailless knot is just a slight variation of the snell for tying lines together. Its probably one of the oldest and best knots ever.
But why are we all debating knot terminology, we should be out there fishing!
Just checked in on this page again and am surprised at the the interest. I thought I was one of the few that was interested in the wet fly style of fishing and tying.
A suggestion; pick any one of the patterns and do a "step by step" tying photo and instruction like the "Tabou Caddis Emerger". I think this would be beneficial to the tyers that are interested in tying this type of fly. As you well know there are several nuances in the tying procedure.
STILL THE BEST SITE FOR THE OLDIES BUT GOODIES on the internet!!!
Hi there!
I want to make bamboo fly fishing rod, I use to make bow and arow, I think I will be able to make bamboo fly fishing rod, but problem is where I can find to buy the bamboo. I live in romania and I didnt find here bamboo. Can you give me some adress of firms or where I can find it.
We will be on Fyn during GFF summit , so maybe we will meet youto have a chat.
My not-so-secret recipe for redbreasties is a #12/10 stimulator or hopper with a #14/16 beaded hares ear dropper. Very much the Western-style approach to catching fish. =)
Those are bad-ass! Whenever I tie stuff with long tails, the old farts here tell me it won't catch fish because the hook is so far ahead of the strike area. However, I tied my bucktail streamers with a little length and people who fish them for bass always get the strikes, expecially when fishing my yellow perch pattern. The white/striper bass hybrids LOVE them!
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