Whipping A Loop With Double Nail Knots - How Strong Is It? | H2T | Episode #882

Tom Rowland Podcast

Waypoint TV

Wilderness, Sports, Health & Fitness

5 • 899 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Should you trust the NAIL KNOT in your fly fishing setup? When it comes to landing tarpon on fly, having the right loop makes all the difference. If you don't have a welded loop in your fly line, what should you use? Many anglers trust the NAIL KNOT to make a loop in their fly line. Today, we are going to test the breaking strength to see if that is a good idea. Are you surprised by these results? Check out how this test compares to all the others I have done, get your FREE Knot Guide here! — https://bit.ly/3UnAeIP How2Tuesday is presented by Danco Pliers! Danco Sports is an industry-leading manufacturer of pliers, knives, and accessories for anglers worldwide. Since our start in 2006, we have been committed to providing affordable, high-quality products and outstanding customer service to anglers and fishing leaders alike. Danco Pliers is located in Stuart, Florida where we wear flip-flops to work year-round. Check out Danco here — https://bit.ly/tomrowlandpodcast2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.2	Danco today we're talking about fly fishing fly lines in particular how to make the
0:39.8	best connection between your fly line and either your backing or your leader.
0:46.0	And so many lines will come with a loop on the end.
0:49.0	Sometimes you'll find one that does not or your line could get cut or something else could happen to
0:54.1	it to where you do not have the loop on the end and so I'm going to show you today exactly
0:58.8	how you would do that yourself by what's called whipping a loop in the fly line. We're going to do this with
1:05.4	nail knots and if you want to tie the best nail knots there is an incredibly
1:10.9	cheap and incredibly efficient tool this is an incredibly
1:13.3	efficient tool.
1:14.5	This is called the Tie Fast Not Tire.
1:17.0	It's a nail knot tying tool.
1:19.0	And even though I could probably tie a nail knot without it.
1:23.7	I don't really want to.
1:24.8	This thing is gold.
1:27.0	Every fly fisherman, anybody tying a nail knot
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