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Clinch
Knot :
One of the best knot to attach a fly to the tippet or a
line on a swivel, it is strong
(90% of the breaking strength) and does not slip.
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Pass
the tippet in the hook eye, make 3 to 4 turns of the BL (tag end)
around the BF (Standing line)
Pass BL through loop
A near the eye, then in loop B which you have just created.
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Lubricate and tighten
by pulling slowly on the Standing Line BF.
Make sure you pass the BL in
loop A around the part of the first wrap and not around the
part of the Standing Line BF.
See below to tie the knot with
a hemostat |
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Clinch Knot : A
solid knot with almost 100% of the breaking strength.
It is sometimes difficult to thread a loop
through the eye. It is easier this way: thread the mono-filament
then put it back through the eye, you just made a loop. |
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Take
15 to 20cm of line and double it , pass the Double End BL in the
eye, then make 4 turn around the Standing Line BF.
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Pass
BL in loop A, lubricate,
tighten by pulling on tag end BL and Standing Line BF.
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Trim
You can make this knot with a
hemostat |
With
a hemostat: Developped
by Bruce
E. Harang,
the clinch knot can be tie using a hemostat, it is
much easier to twist the mono filament and put it through the
loops.
Follow the step by step
procedure below: or See
the Slideshow |
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| Thread
the line through the eye, put the hemostat in loop A |
With
the hemostat, twist the loop 3 or 4
time |
With
the hemostat take the tag end BL and pull it through loop A |
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| Keep
open the newly created loop B |
With
the hemostat push the tag end through loop B |
Open
the hemostat and take the tag end |
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Lubricate
and tighten the knot by pulling on the standing line.
Using an hemostat facilitate tying the
knot with cold fingers or low light. Same
procedure to tie the Double clinch or the Eugene knot.
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