I’ve used the palomar knot to tie fluorocarbon to the fly. Suggestions on the best knot to use when tying the fluoro tippet to a swivel where you can’t use a palomar knot. Thanks for your help.
Terry
I’ve used the palomar knot to tie fluorocarbon to the fly. Suggestions on the best knot to use when tying the fluoro tippet to a swivel where you can’t use a palomar knot. Thanks for your help.
Terry
Improved Clinch knot. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV2baROgoPc
I use an improved clinch if I can live with a little loss in strength. If I want a 100% connection I us a non-slip mono loop knot.
2x through the eye of the swivel forming a loop —then wrap the tag 4 times around the doubled side of the loop
i use that knot when tying tippet to the perfection loop in my leader then use a clinch at the fly----if snagged and broken off, it almost always breaks at the fly saving having to tie a new tippet
So why can’t you use the palomar?
Here are some of my favorite knot links:
http://www.midcurrent.com/articles/knots/scheck_lastlink_1.aspx
http://www.marinews.com/errorpage.php
and of course: http://www.flyanglersonline.com/begin/knots/
What tailingloop said! A fine knot for strength.
Jeremy.