What knot for flourocarbon tippets??

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What do you recomend for the tippet to line connection and the tippet to fly connection? I am asking becuase I usually use an improved clinch for the fly, but hear it is not good when using flourocarbon???

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Also, what’s the deal with no moisture in seating a fluorocarbon knot, or is that without basis?

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In my experience the clinch knot works fine in flouro if you wet it and tighten it very slooowly.

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I use the ‘Improved Clinch’ for fluoro and mono at the fly; I wet both. When tying a fluoro tippet to a mono leader, experiment some. Not all knots work with that combination.

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I use the combo almost daily…most time I use the albright plain and simple and will unweighted flys I use a improved clinch knot…when using ferrarri type leaders I use a bimini and a spider hitch loop to loop and when using bite tippet I use a bimini and the X knot …with all weighted flys I use an adjustable loop knot

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Good morning.
Fluo to mono, there is only one suitable, trusted knot and that is the slim beauty…(think thats what its called ?)

Because all the other knots, the fluo will cut the monofilament, and therefore break the knot.

Kind regards,
UB

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OK, I’ll ask…What’s the slim beauty?

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Tried it out last night, it was sweet. Very easy to tie and the little extra stiffness seems to lay out the dry flies a bit better? I don’t have to tie it to mono so that isn’t an issue… look forward to trying it this weekend. Thanks for everyones input…

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I have this thing about knots. I do a lot of research, then I tie what I have always tied. For a couple of reasons really. I want something that is simple to tie, is quick and is repeatable. The polamar is very much superior to the improved clinch, but I waste less tippet material.

You question related to tippet to line. Maybe I am answering the wrong question, but if your question is tippet to leader, I tie a tripple surgeon’s knot. If you question is leader to fly line, I tie a nail knot or a nailess nail knot.

Here are some great sites on knots, have fun doing the research and then making your own decision.

Rick

http://www.flyfisherman.com/skills/jb4knots/

http://www.midcurrent.com/articles/knots/scheck_lastlink_1.aspx

http://www.fishingclub.com/ExtraContent/ExtraContentDetail.aspx?id=132344&bcpid=1344599930&bclid=1343634592&bctid=1425858079

http://www.orvis.com/orvis_assets/files/index.html

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I’ve had good luck w/a 3 turn surgeons knot in 5X Fluoro tippet on the end of a 9’ 4X mono leader on the Mo. A 2 turn failed…slipped but the 3 didn’t and it didn’t seem too weak either.

I used the Pitzen knot on the fly…on large hoppers down to Trico’s. No problem.

Jeremy.

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Thanks Clay for the recommendations on places. What is it that you don’t like about our knot section?

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I guess the first thing I can think of was finding it. Now that I did, under the “basics” section here is a direct link: http://www.flyanglersonline.com/begin/knots/
Nice section.

I do enjoy the knot wars site and the videos of testing many knots in a head to head competition. The other articles are ones that I have saved to my favorites and have a nice take on knot selection.

Rick

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I am one of those guys who uses the knot he has been using for the past 30-odd years because he can tie it without thinking about it, while chatting, looking for fish, looking for moose, wearing gloves, and so on. I still use a clinch knot for most flies, and tie on tippet with a double surgeon’s loop to loop connection. Works for me.

Dennis

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I use a four turn clinch knot and use a small dab of chapstick or liquid fly floatant as lube. If it holds using that slippery stuff it will not come undone. I’ve used some pretty stiff fluoro over the years and this is what worked for me. I haven’t used any of the new improved stuff such as Grand Max and Frog Hair, which I am guessing ties much easier than the old fluoros.

Glenn

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I use a three turn Surgeons Knot for tippet to leader connection and a Turle Knot for tippet to fly. The Turle Knot is a lot like the Orvis Knot, the one used for the tippet to fly connection and in many ways a lot like the Davy Knot as tied by Davy Wotton. The Turle Knot has been around a long time and is great for fluorocarbon as well as for mono. There are different ways to describe the tying of the knot and some are very confusing.
If anyone wants a diagram on how I tie the Turle Knot and written instructions just send me a PM and I will email you the information.

Larry :smiley: —sagefisher—