The third video in our series on getting started in fly fishing is all about knots. There are really only two knots you need: the clinch knot will allow you to tie on a fly to the end of your tippet, and the double surgeon’s knot is used to add more tippet to your leader.
In our next installment, we’ll talk about six flies that every fly fisher should carry.
Previous videos:
Getting Started in Fly Fishing, Part 1: How to rig your fly rod
Getting Started in Fly Fishing, Part 2: Master the fly cast
Well made video that takes out the mystery. Simplifies the process.
Thank you so much, looking fwd to getting out in the rivers , streams and lakes of New Zealand, cheer’s Robbie.
Respectfully, the Clinch knot is the tricycle of fishing knots: easy to remember and easy to tie but limiting.
The Double Davy knot is the Tour DeFrance racer: faster, easier, stronger, more reliable, smaller footprint,
less wastage.
Respectfully, the Infinity Tippet knot is a Figure-8 knot nearly identical to the Orvis Tippet knot but with much simpler mechanics.
Double Davy (tippet to fly) and Infinity (tippet splicing) are the 21st century, dynamic duo of knots.