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Pinpoint accuracy and control will help you thread the needle quickly. Normally, I pinch my tippet with only a quarter inch or less outside my grasp. It’s a simple concept most people learn on their own, but you’d be surprised how many people I see trying to thread a 1" section of tippet through the hook eye.Ī shorter, stiffer tippet end creates greater force to push the tippet through the hook eye, and it’s especially important for crowded or clogged hook eyes. Shorter sections are stiffer compared to longer and limper sections. Use sharp nippers and cut the tippet at a 45-degree angle, and you’ll have less frustration passing tippet through the hook eye.Īnother recommendation is to hold the tippet as close to the tip as you can before inserting it into the hook eye. When fishing small patterns, sharp nippers are worth their weight in gold. Using your teeth definitely doesn’t save time when you’re dealing with small flies. This creates a finer point at the tippet edge, giving you easier tippet-to-hook-eye entry when threading material through smaller or clogged hook eyes.Īlso, using dull nippers or your teeth to cut tippet will likely create a rough surface on the tippet end, and decrease the ease of passing tippet through small hook eyes. (Joe Mahler Illustration) Sharp TippetĪnother commonsense tip for tippet-to-fly connections is to cut the tippet at roughly a 45-degree angle. Use sharp nippers to trim the tippet at a 45-degree angle, and hold the tippet as close to the end as possible to thread it through the hook eye. As legendary UCLA Coach John Wooden once said, “Don’t mistake activity for achievement.” In short, develop good knot-tying fundamentals, and only then begin to work on speed. It now takes me several seconds longer to tie each knot but my waste is less, and I spend less time overall with my flies out of the water. Previously, my knot-tying speed was slightly faster, but it came at the cost of wasting too much material.
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Please note that our animated Improved Clinch Knot below shows the knot finishing with the tag end at the back of the knot but in reality the tag end will be at the front by the eye.To reduce waste, I live by the carpenter’s rule, “measure twice and cut once.” To achieve less waste after each knot, I’ve slowed down my hand movements to work on control, with the hopes of creating less waste.
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Slide tight against the eye and clip tag end close. Wet knot and pull on tag end to tighten down the coils.Bring end of line back through the first loop formed behind the eye then through the big loop.Double back making 5 or more turns around standing line. Thread end of line through eye of hook.Scroll to see Animated Improved Clinch Knot below the illustration and tying instructions. The Improved Clinch Knot is one of 12 great fishing knots included on the Pro-Knot Fishing Knot Cards (click to see). It can be difficult to tie in lines testing greater than 25 pounds breaking strength. The improved version is also quick and easy to tie and reliable. This "improved" version of the good old Clinch Knot has become so popular that most fishermen have forgotten about the regular Clinch (check out its page - linked above - to learn more and decide which version is right for you). The Improved Clinch Knot is a time-tested and a very popular choice for tying terminal tackle to monofilament line. Home Fishing Knots Improved Clinch Knot Improved Clinch Knot