{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: 2-fly rigs

I'm a knot-addict -- no denial.  I've spent hours with spools of 8-20 pound mono tying and testing various knots on youtube, usually while watching Caps games.  My "go-to" knot is the uni (usually left as a small loop for flies).  I tie it consistently well and it has never failed me unless I was deliberately trying to break it from getting snagged on the bottom or something....and even then I'm surprised at how much effort is needed to break off, especially with 8lb+.   An 80-85% knot works great for me -- I don't need any more.  The only real problems I've run into are tying a knot incorrectly and ending up with something like 50% strength, so consistency is more important to me than max strength.  I used to have that exact problem with improved clinch knots, but Beth ONLY uses the improved clinch and has never had any problems with it.  I guess we all suck at certain knots and are better at others.  Live and learn.  

Point taken by Rich too -- I've lost nymph rigs literally 1-2 minutes after getting them tied and it really hacks me off to have to fix up the rig.  I'll have to keep this in mind and just experiment a little this weekend.  Maybe I'm imagining a problem that doesn't exist with the lack of movement on those upper flies. 

And bloody hell - this is slightly off-topic, but I need to try a 2-hander some day.  I'm really, really afraid that once I do I'm done for and that's all I'll want to use ;).  I can see some real, pracitcal purposes for a 2-hander on the Potomac.  

Thanks for the tips!

Gene

On Thursday, April 4, 2013 12:08:12 PM UTC-4, Matthew Longley wrote:

Think Marek is talking about the "non-slip mono knot":

http://www.animatedknots.com/nonslipmono/index.php?Categ=fishing&LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com

I usually tie to the hook bend, but I've been thinking about using a tag end to try and give the first fly more movement.  Interested in what other folks say.

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