05-06-2009, 01:00 PM
I wasn't knocking the Davy, Dryrod. Merely pointing out that most of us make too big a deal about knots.
What I'm saying is that any knot which does the job, and which you find easy to tie, is the right knot.
When I came into flyfishing, the turle knot was the standard, preferred for a reason that was more theoretical than real.
Now then, in terms of strength, the worst thing you can tie is an overhand knot. And a turle is merely two of those---so you can imagine how weak it was.
Yet, the same syndrome applied. When you broke off, more times than not, it was the line that broke, rather than the knot failing.
It's also important to remember that there are two types of strain. There's the sudden load, as when you strike; and the long, steady strain, as when you fight a good fish.
If a knot does fail, it's usually because of the static load of a long-time fight, rather than the sudden loading when you strike. But even under the steady load of a long fight, if you break off it's the line that fails rather than the knot.
Brook
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What I'm saying is that any knot which does the job, and which you find easy to tie, is the right knot.
When I came into flyfishing, the turle knot was the standard, preferred for a reason that was more theoretical than real.
Now then, in terms of strength, the worst thing you can tie is an overhand knot. And a turle is merely two of those---so you can imagine how weak it was.
Yet, the same syndrome applied. When you broke off, more times than not, it was the line that broke, rather than the knot failing.
It's also important to remember that there are two types of strain. There's the sudden load, as when you strike; and the long, steady strain, as when you fight a good fish.
If a knot does fail, it's usually because of the static load of a long-time fight, rather than the sudden loading when you strike. But even under the steady load of a long fight, if you break off it's the line that fails rather than the knot.
Brook
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