ANYway, what do you real nympher guys use in the way of knots for dropper rigs?
In the wind, with cold fingers, and weak eyesight knots are proving to be a steady
source of frustration for me :-( and I need to improve my knotting skills

Well, I'm a klutz, not a "real nympher guy," and I have similar
problems tying that piece of tippet to the hook of the indicator fly,
and then tying a nymph onto the other end; so I figured out a way to
solve the problems you mention.

At home, sitting comfortably in good light, I tie a piece of tippet to
the hook bend of a dry flies, and tie a nymph on the other end. I put
rig that into a small vial, and stick it in my fishing vest.

Then I tie a few more, just like above, but with different flies and
nymphs and tippet lengths. I carry a half dozen or so with me when I
go to the stream. They all fit into one of the vest's smallest
pockets.

On the stream, all I have to do is tie the dry fly onto the end of my
leader, and I'm ready to fish.

vince