Knot Tying Help to the Rescue

[Brian K. Shaffer]

Knots are a pain in the butt... plenty of cheaters out there... here are some that do not work at all.

Jus kidding - they all work. But nothing works like the new magnet style ones... they are the best, and I have none.

 

Cinch Tie - it works but is crazy heavy

This little gadget really works well enough and is light. But other styles made today are better.

This was a gift - has all the knots a fisherman could need at your fingertips / around your neck.

Below has a magnet tool to pick flies out of a box. Excellent. Also has a needle for splice knots.

Dave Whitlock has a needle knot kit too... he autographed mine for me... I can't find it..  Drats.

This works well if you dislike having a nail knot or loop/loop at your tip-top guide... nothing here so it slides right thru.

 

I have never had one of these systems fail.

[tjm]

But I have an opposable thumb so knots are not  a problem. The only tool that I've found useful in ~65 years of making  knots is the one you don't show- the Tie Fast nail knot tool

 nail knot is another name for a whip finishing knot, it has a lot of uses

[tjm]

I own a copy of Ashley's Book of Knots , but find a couple of online resources pertaining to knots to be handy-

https://www.netknots.com/fishing_knots/all_fishing_knots

https://www.animatedknots.com/fishing-knots

[Flysmallie]

I can have a fly tied on before you ever find your tool. 

[fishinwrench]

On 1/22/2022 at 9:38 PM, Brian Shaffer said:

Knots are a pain in the butt.

Really?  Hmm, 🤔

Maybe you should take up golf.