The Davy Knot

[Phil Lilley]

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[ScottK]

Do many of you use this knot? If so, how has it worked for you? I think I'm going to try it out.

[ness]

This really ticks me off. Who does Davy think he is? He didn't invent that knot! That's a bull's hitch -- Spanish herders used to tie that knot on the ring of the bull's nose to drag him away from the ladies, if you know what I mean. Been around for centuries

Seriously -- looks like a possibility. I may give it a try.

[fishinwrench]

It's a killer knot. Small, quick, and stronger than you think. Does well with fluorocarbon.

And Hey.....Who knows Sheep and Bull better than Davy?

[moguy1973]

Doesn't look strong at all, but sounds like it is, especially the double davy.

[Lancer09]

If you look up most knot strength ratings the Davy falls really low on the list.

a simple six turn clinch wetted and tighten down does better for me than the davy has.

[Old plug]

i think it might be a good think for some of us older fellas. so I will be giving it a a try. I think there are situations It might come in handi but I doubt it can hold a candle to my favorite polamar.

[DaddyO]

This is about the only tippet to hook knot that I use for fly fishing. Once you get used to tying it, you'll be amazed at how fast you can tie. Plus, it's a dry knot and if done right, very little tippet is wasted on the tag end. Which gives you more opportunity to quickly try a lot of different flies without having to tie on more tippet.

[Nighthawk]

The Davy knot has not worked well for me on tippets bigger than 4x so I don't use it anymore. The Pitzen is the only knot I use tippet to fly unless the fly is too light to spin around the knot, then a plain old clinch or improved clinch.