Svend Tang-Petersen wrote:
I think the nail knot is only an 80% strength knot. I use loop-loop both to
backing and leader.

If the nail knot is 80% strength, and it's tied in heavy mono with maybe
50lb tensile strength or greater, and if your tippet is 1x or smaller,
WHAT IS THE POINT???

The purpose of a flyline/leader knot (or Leader Link) is to pass through
the guides smoothly, not to be as strong as possible.

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