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Old 12-30-2007, 06:08 PM
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Thumbs up Re: What knot do you tie your fly on with?

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Originally Posted by Jackster View Post
I wish the Pitzen knot was on the poll.
I picked improved clinch and probably should have picked 'other'.
In case you haven't tried the Pitzen, it's strong, small, easy to tie and telegraphs with a click when it's tied right.
Jackster, that's an interesting knot. I hadn't heard of it before you brought it up, so I just Googled it [link to one of the easier demonstrations: http://www.marinews.com/Pitzen-Knot-347.php]. Some say it's akin to the Duncan, but I'm not familiar with either well enough to know. I noticed one reference discouraged its use with so-called "superlines". If that includes fluoro tippit, I'd be interested in your or others' experience with how well the Pitzen Knot holds in fluoro (same question for the Davy Knot, discussed below).

BTW, the Poll is "Multiple Choice", so multiple selections can be made (however, I suspect that they all have to be selected initially, at one time).
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Last edited by Fly2Fish; 12-30-2007 at 06:19 PM.. Reason: Put in link to animated knot-tying demonstration.
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