What knot....4lb flurocarbon to Fly

[Whitewolf]

Hello,
I am trying to use flurocarbon. I hear/see many things that say the normal knots do not work with flurocarbon. Could someone pls advise me an some knots that supposedly DO work with flurocarbon to a fly or swivel?

jim

[sagefisher]

Jim,

The knot I prefer to use is the Turle knot but some of the instructional videos out there make it far more complicated than necessary. A knot almost exactly like the Turle knot is the Orvis Knot. You can google it. They give a good presentation on how to tie it. This is a 100% knot and is great for either fluro or mono.

Larry ---sagefisher---

[johnstoeckel]

I've found that fluoro has a little harder and slicker surface. That makes it good for nymph fishing -- more abrasion resistant and less water absorption than mono -- but its also easier for knots to slip -- with the telltale pigtail end -- especially in smaller diameters. I still use an improved clinch knot for tying to flies and tippet rings, but I increase the number of turns from 6 turns with mono in 4x or 5x size to 7 turns with 4lb fluoro (Seaguar Invizix).

[planettrout]

Scroll down for Fluorocarbon knot strengths:

https://www.yellowstoneangler.com/ge...ppet-shootout/


PT/TB

[DaleW]

As the old knot saying goes .... a knot is only as good as it's tied. I have a few knots that I've learned to tie good with my own methodology, and they have served me well with either fluro or mono. With pan fish and trout, the clinch works just fine. Getting into some big fish like salmon, steel head, salt water fishing, and such, the polomar is the heavy duty knot I use.

[Philly]

I use the improved clinch, like John I use 7 turns on my lighter tippets and 6 turns on my heavier tippets