How 2 Tuesday - Spit on your knot…or not?!? Does it matter? - Episode #779

Tom Rowland Podcast

Waypoint TV

Sports, Health & Fitness, Wilderness

5 • 899 Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2023

⏱️ 3 minutes

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We've all heard the age-old advice that lubricating your fishing knots with spit is essential for the strongest knot. But is it really true? Just how much of a difference can a little saliva make? In this week's thrilling installment of our Tie it! Test it! series, we embark on a captivating experiment to settle the ultimate knot lubrication debate. Join us as we meticulously put this theory to the test and reveal the surprising results. Who will emerge victorious? Stay tuned for insightful analysis and the final verdict on the power of knot lubrication! Websites: http://www.saltwaterexperience.com http://www.tomrowlandpodcast.com If you have questions or suggestions for the show you can text Tom at 1 305-930-7346 or email Tom through email: [email protected] You can follow Tom Rowland on Instagram @tom_rowland See and buy all the gear we use on each episode of Saltwater Experience at tackledirect.tv This podcast is presented by Black Rifle Coffee. THE BEST DAMN COFFEE YOU'VE EVER HAD, PERIOD. Your favorite light roast, medium roast, and dark roast coffees are roasted here in the USA by a veteran-led team of people who are mission-focused to make sure nothing but the best hits your mug. Use this link http://bit.ly/3zDIRUa and this code BLASTOFF25 for 25% off your first month! Stay Hydrated in the HEAT! I use LMNT everyday to get my electrolytes without all the sugar and junk. Get yours and an LMNT Electrolytes Special Offer of a sample pack of every flavor when you use this code: http://DrinkLMNT.com/TomRowland This episode has also been brought to you by Waypoint TV. Waypoint is the ultimate outdoor network featuring streaming of full-length fishing and hunting television shows, short films and instructional content, a social media network, Podcast Network. Waypoint is available on Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, IoS devices, Android Devices and at http://www.waypointtv.com/ all for FREE! Join the Waypoint Army by following them on Instagram at the following accounts: @waypointtv @waypointfish @waypointsalt @waypointboating @waypointhunt @waypointoutdoorcollective Find 18 seasons of Saltwater Experience on Waypoint STREAM ALL OUR FULL SEASONS ON WAYPOINT TV: https://waypointtv.com/saltwater-experience --- SPONSORS: https://waypointtv.com/saltwater-experience http://www.hawkscay.com/ http://www.yellowfinyachts.com/ http://www.tackledirect.tv/ http://www.lowrance.com/en/ http://www.yeticoolers.com/ https://www.mercurymarine.com/en/us/ http://www.fla-keys.com/ https://www.hukgear.com http://www.blackriflecoffee.com - Use Code Blastoff25 https://ameratrail.com https://stcroixrods.com http://www.power-pole.com/ https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/sport-optics.page 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, no
0:25.4	matter where you are. Discover your next adventure on Fishing Booker.
0:30.1	Is it best to lubricate the knot before you pull it tight or does it even matter?
0:35.5	And that's what we're going to be testing out a myth, a theory.
0:51.0	Something that your grandfather told you when you first started fishing that you've probably stuck to,
0:56.6	but maybe questioned like I have, is it really important to lubricate the knot?
1:02.4	How much difference does it really make? Should we be
1:05.3	spitting on the knot? Should we not be spitting on the knot? Does it make any
1:07.9	difference at all? So what I did today is I tied three clinch knots with no lubrication with 15 pound
1:16.4	fluor carbon and I tied three clinch knots with lubrication spit
1:22.2	with 15 pound fluorocarbon so exactly the same line exactly the same
1:27.3	number of turns on three of them I lubricated them like your grandfather
1:31.2	told you to on three of them I did not
1:33.9	lubricate them and the results were the non-lubricated broke at 13.59
1:38.8	11.41 and 12.. The ones that I lubricated was spit like your grandpa has told you to.
1:48.0	13.43, 11.32.
1:54.0	So it was pretty much a dead heat.
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