04-03-2008, 01:39 AM
I have a comment on the Turle knot as opposed to the Davy knot.
Turl knot is tied around the shank of the hook.
As the fish pulls hard, the top loop of the line slides up the hook to the place where the end of the wire loop rejoins the shank.
If that junction is even a little bit open, at the place where the loop is formed back to the shank of the hook, that line part of the knot can slide up against the end of the hook wire and will be cut!
That comes from the experiences tying Salmon Leaders. We used a series of turns around the shank to protect the pulling line from that clumsy, sharp, obnoxious junction.
I'll get some line soon and practice that Davy knot.
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Turl knot is tied around the shank of the hook.
As the fish pulls hard, the top loop of the line slides up the hook to the place where the end of the wire loop rejoins the shank.
If that junction is even a little bit open, at the place where the loop is formed back to the shank of the hook, that line part of the knot can slide up against the end of the hook wire and will be cut!
That comes from the experiences tying Salmon Leaders. We used a series of turns around the shank to protect the pulling line from that clumsy, sharp, obnoxious junction.
I'll get some line soon and practice that Davy knot.
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