Hello. I live in Spain and I want to say you that I use the knot for the flies since you put your vídeo by RU-vid. Its the best knot ever I see. Thanks for every vídeo. You are the number one. 💪💪💪
I usually do not watch these knot videos, because I thought i knew all the essential knots for fishing. I was wrong. The double davey blew my mind :D thank you for sharing this. I will use it tomorrow while fishing, after devastating 34days of lockdown. Keep up the good work!
Alex you're the man, I've been looking for an alternative to the clinch knot and the double davy looks to be my new leader/tippet to fly knot. This video is getting sent to a couple newer fly fishermen I've been helping learn the craft and will definitely help me teach them each knot. Thank You!
Nice to see the Friday fillers back!! Liked the knots . But let's get serious... let's talk fishing sandwiches, that's a proper Friday filler. Keep em coming Alex!! Stay safe and healthy mate. ATB Chris
I use the blood not on larger diameter line connections because it is a smaller knot when you are finished, without the bulk. But when connecting smaller diameter tippet material I like to use the surgeons knot for a faster tied knot, and the bulk is not an issue. Take care .... your vids are some of the best quality on RU-vid.
Brother, that is the best knot tying video I have ever seen! The ropes you used were distinctive and it was easy to follow. Additionally, your explanation of every step as you were performing the tying of the knots was clear and understandable and you explained why you were doing each step and what knots were used for what and why. Excellent!
Nice one Alex. I've been using the double davy for a while, and can attest to its strength. I used to experiment with a clinch knot to a tippet ring, or double clinch to leader, and double davy on the fly. The clinch would usually break first
Brilliant Video! I had a fish today and the Double Davy Knot and perfection loops are the bomb! The Davy is so quick to tie flies. I got skunked today but tied lots of Davy knots trying everything in my fly box. Thanks.
You have converted me to the Double Davy. Now I just need to tie it a couple thousand times so I can tie it without thinking about it, like I can a clinch knot.
Right that’s it I’m giving the lefty’s loop and blood knots another go - good idea nailing a few before getting to a river. Double davey also looks like a winner. Perfection loop is the only one of these I use currently, is it fiendishly difficult to tie around an existing loop? If you are looking for Friday filler ideas then I’d love to hear you thoughts on how to sneak up on fish in clear water without spooking them, which riffles allow for closer sneaking etc. Cheers as ever 👍
I was always curious watching your videos on the knot you used to attach the fly to your tippet. Now I know. I was not familiar with the Double Davey Knot. I will try it next time I'm on the river.
Love the information it’s great to see the knots I use are ones you believe in also! I’m sure you’ve already made a video of my suggestion I’m trying to perfect my indicator fishing I still produce more fish without one but I would like to perfect the indicator system seems more logical ! Thanks for your time love you and Gs videos watch you everyday waiting for the next one to pop up you have really helped my fly fishing tactics two fold tight lines and best wishes to you guys .
Now my final dropper is 6x or 5x tippet into a perfection loop to which I attach split shot if needed, this should be aprox 8” from my first bottom fly. Split shot touches the bottom, bottom fly up aprox 8” hit the trout head on.
Good stuff, have used all those for a while with one exception. Why a double blood knot rather than a water knot? I find it really good unless the tippets being joined are radically different in diameter. Keep it up, love it.
Thanks Alex. Its nice to know the type of knots a guide uses. I use all the same except the double Davy. It is funny that I just asked a couple of days ago if you were using the Davy. How do you think the double uni is compared to the blood knot? I'm certainly going to give the double Davy a try. Stay healthy during this crazy time!
Ever tried the Uni knot for line to line? I used to use the one you use, but have changed you the Uni. Like the double Davey, hadn't ever seen it before.
One more, sorry! Thoughts on tippet rings? They seem convenient for changing tippet, but I find that unless I go way smaller size for a dropper/second nymph, if I get a snag or tangle it tends to break at the ring effectively losing two flies.
Does anyone have experience with the loop knot using 5x tippet or smaller? I almost always get breakoffs when hooking bigger fish, whereas stouter tippets do just fine. It just seems loop knots are much weaker than snug knots when using light tippets, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised when he talked about using that loop knot for his streamer and saltwater fishing.
I've been a carpenter since 1972. I spent all these years beating up my hands, then started fly fishing where all of a sudden I need fine dexterity, It's ruff. Top it of with the eyes getting worse... I'll keep going, keep fishing, and bitching.
Appreciate these educational style vids! Two questions: 1. For blood knots, clinch, uni, and others that involve multiple wraps, I typically use a minimum of 3-4 wraps for anything 3X or larger, and for 4X and smaller I will use as many wraps as the number of the tippet (i.e. 5X, 5 wraps, 6X, 6....). I typically have more issues with breaking knots off on snags than I ever due on a knot slipping. Do you have any rules of thumb for number of wraps? 2. For blood knots, I've never understood the why it is better to have the tags coming out opposite sides of the knot versus same side? Have you ever seen this tested? I guess I could envision one end slipping, and if its on the opposite side, the friction could effectively tighten the other knot on the opposite running side, but that seems unlikely. I follow the rule, but am curious as to why. P.S. Double Davy for the win. Learned it from you at some point in the past and it is my go to for any non-streamer fly. So much quicker than others!
Hi mate, quick question. In one of your other Friday fillers you tied the Davy knot and now this vid with the double Davy knot. Do you have a preference or would you recommend one or the other in certain situations? Love the channel buddy👍
Why not the perfection loop for your fly as you are already using it? The Rapala knot is OK but the perfection loop is better on test. Joining lines of different diameters the Uni knot excels, it's easy to tie in the dark too. No mention of the Palomar either which is odd.
I just like the double Davy more 🤷♂️ I am in no way saying that these knots are the best or that you shouldn’t use others. These are just the ones I use and like, that’s all.
@@TrippinOnTrout thanks... So why the Friday filler on your terminal knot that seemed to be the Davey knot 10 months ago. Have you changed your mind over time? I practised on some chord and it was all good, but with tippet it was a bit of a struggle. I'll keep trying. Thanks heaps Alex.
Cheers Alex...excellent tutorial...so after many years of fishing I find out I've been tieing my blood knots wrong😂...and umm, hope I dont see you fishin👀...
I don’t use droppers but if I were to, maybe a surgeons knot with a Long tag end..? As for dry dropper, I just use another double Davy to joint the tippet to the bend of the hook
@@TrippinOnTrout Thanks, you in 'lockdown' yet? By time i can get back on the rivers or the lakes here in the UK i'm going to be spoilt for choice on flies, busy doing North Country Spiders in various sizes and types at moment
@@TrippinOnTrout Keep strong fella! How about a close up of the favourite go to flies, their make up etc. Not necessarily you tying them as you may not have the stuff . I know you put links up to the Taupo shop site but i'm meaning a real close up so that rest of us can look and have a go at tying whilst we're all on lockdown?
