MacKnot

I recognized this knot (in Al Troth's 1992 Catalog) as a knot I've
seen bonefish guides use,
as way to get more action and natural movement on the fly:

http://montana-riverboats.com/Pages/...log/page2.html

pittendrigh a écrit :
I recognized this knot (in Al Troth's 1992 Catalog) as a knot I've
seen bonefish guides use,
as way to get more action and natural movement on the fly:

http://montana-riverboats.com/Pages/...log/page2.html

Nice and easy knot. I'll try it this summer.

Only 3 weeks before opening days here, East of the Great White North.

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Denis
www.uqtr.ca/~lamyd

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pittendrigh wrote:

I recognized this knot (in Al Troth's 1992 Catalog) as a knot I've
seen bonefish guides use,
as way to get more action and natural movement on the fly:

http://montana-riverboats.com/Pages/...log/page2.html


i've always heard it called it a surgeon's loop. a western nc flyshop
owner, theo copeland, showed it to me as a recommended knot for nymphs
and wooly buggers/worms. allows the fly to "wiggle" in the loop with
less interference from the tippet.

jeff

On Apr 6, 7:20 am, jeff wrote:

i've always heard it called it a surgeon's loop. a western nc flyshop
owner, theo copeland, showed it to me as a recommended knot for nymphs
and wooly buggers/worms. allows the fly to "wiggle" in the loop with
less interference from the tippet.

....wiggle is an under appreciated concept. Bass fishermen have
recognized
the power of wiggle for years. But fly fishermen have been overlooking
it
for too long--for some reason. Wiggle is a powerful concept
in other contexts too, like jitterbug dancing, politics,

http://montana-riverboats.com/Pages/...ies/index.html

On Apr 5, 8:54 am, "pittendrigh" wrote:
I recognized this knot (in Al Troth's 1992 Catalog) as a knot I've
seen bonefish guides use,
as way to get more action and natural movement on the fly:

http://montana-riverboats.com/Pages/...ly-Tiers/Al-Tr...

Why is a surgeon's knot considered better than just tying one wrap,
just an overhand loop, for this kind of knot? Why the multiple wraps?

Steve,
Maryland

On Apr 7, 6:26 am, "Steve in Maryland" wrote:

Why is a surgeon's knot considered better than just tying one wrap,
just an overhand loop, for this kind of knot? Why the multiple wraps?

........strength, is my guess. Haven't people tested clinch knots,
and arrived at seven loops, or there abouts, as the optimal
way to tie the knot? Seems like surgeon's loops would be stronger
and weaker, depending on how you tied them.