How 2 Tuesday - Knot Wars - Double Figure 8 vs. The Improved Homer Rhode - Episode #695

Tom Rowland Podcast

Waypoint TV

Wilderness, Sports, Health & Fitness

5 • 899 Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2022

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

A new knot battle has arrived and this time it is a standoff between two similar knots, the double figure 8 and the improved Homer Rhode? Which will come out on top? The answer may surprise you! We test these knots head to head using the same line on a Next Tech ForceTester. The most important part of being a great angler is to control the controllable and their is no better example of that than properly preparing your tackle. If you want to learn how to tie the knots mentioned in this video plus 40 other knots check out the Tom Rowland Knot Course on Waypoint. https://waypointtv.com/tom-rowland-fishing-knots-course Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Fishing like a local isn't just about catching fish.
0:03.6	It's about connecting with the environment and the people who call it home.
0:08.0	It's about hearing the stories and traditions that have been passed down for generations and sharing unforgettable moments with the people
0:15.7	you meet along the way.
0:17.9	Fishing like a local is having an experience that stays with you forever.
0:22.2	And with Fishing Booker, you can experience it too,
0:25.0	no matter where you are.
0:27.0	Discover your next adventure on Fishing Booker. What's going on everybody? We're going to do how to Tuesday today. It's going to be on not strength and
0:47.6	recently we did one that was the Steve Huff double figure eight versus the non-slip
0:52.6	mono loop.
0:53.6	And on Instagram I had Captain Bryson at Instagram
0:57.2	ask me had I ever tried a double figure 8
1:01.3	versus an improved Homer Road.
1:04.2	And the answer is no.
1:05.8	That's why we're gonna do it today.
1:07.1	I like the double figure eight very much
1:11.2	because it pulls very straight and I use it for tarpen fishing and I don't use
1:15.4	this knot for 12 pound leader which is what we have at tide today.
1:22.0	In my testing I have determined that the non-slip mono loop is superior to the double figure
1:28.4	eight loop, but just for the sake of testing this knot, we're going to see which is stronger, the double
1:35.8	figure 8 or the improved Homer Road.
1:39.0	Now the double figure 8 is a figure 8 in the line, then you go through the fly or the hook, then you go back through the
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