11-22-2003, 08:13 PM
I rely almost exclusively on the improved clinch to tie hooks, lures, and flies to my line. I tie directly to the object using no swivel or snap and thus retie a new knot every time I change the hook, lure, or fly. I also retie after fighting a good fish or luckily get the hook, lure, or fly back from a snag. I use a double improved clinch when snagging for Kokanee.
I've run into a couple problems with the improved clinch. If not careful to ensure the knot has tightly clinched before use, it will slip. This usually happens to me when I test the knot before use and has lessened since I began wetting the knot with spit before tightening. Secondly (Is that a good word?), because all knots reduce the test of the line to some degree, I occasionally get a break at the knot with a unusually hard strike or hard fight.
I'm sure there's a knot which lessens the few problems I've had with the improved clinch. I've, in fact, diligently practiced a few of those knots before going out, but when out in the field, can't remember how to tie the new knot and/or because of impatience go back to the improved clinch.
I've landed trout up to three lbs. on 2# line and nearly seven lbs. on 8# line, but who knows what those that broke off at the knot would have been had I been using a different knot?
I'm interested, but a little
by byrumjr's "new knot". What do you do after wrapping the line up the main line 4 or 5 times and before you wrap it down the line 4 or 5 times? You must be doing something, or else it seems you've simply tied a clinch that has 8 or 10 wrappings around the main line.
Have any of you seen the knot charts put out by Tightlines Publications? I got six of their reasonably priced freshwater knot charts and they're really neat!! They're in color and have around twenty knots on each chart.
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I've run into a couple problems with the improved clinch. If not careful to ensure the knot has tightly clinched before use, it will slip. This usually happens to me when I test the knot before use and has lessened since I began wetting the knot with spit before tightening. Secondly (Is that a good word?), because all knots reduce the test of the line to some degree, I occasionally get a break at the knot with a unusually hard strike or hard fight.
I'm sure there's a knot which lessens the few problems I've had with the improved clinch. I've, in fact, diligently practiced a few of those knots before going out, but when out in the field, can't remember how to tie the new knot and/or because of impatience go back to the improved clinch.
I've landed trout up to three lbs. on 2# line and nearly seven lbs. on 8# line, but who knows what those that broke off at the knot would have been had I been using a different knot?
I'm interested, but a little
by byrumjr's "new knot". What do you do after wrapping the line up the main line 4 or 5 times and before you wrap it down the line 4 or 5 times? You must be doing something, or else it seems you've simply tied a clinch that has 8 or 10 wrappings around the main line.Have any of you seen the knot charts put out by Tightlines Publications? I got six of their reasonably priced freshwater knot charts and they're really neat!! They're in color and have around twenty knots on each chart.
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