FRIDAY FILLER - The KNOTS I Use!!

[@franciscojavierpampliegaga1864]

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 KZbin. Its the best knot ever I see. Thanks for every vídeo. You are the number one. 💪💪💪

[@milanbogdanovic6120]

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!

[@TrippinOnTrout]

Awesome 👏 Real happy that it is helpful!

[@TrippinOnTrout]

Awesome 👏 Real happy that it is helpful!

[@ess0tus]

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!

[@straubdavid9]

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 KZbin.

[@TrippinOnTrout]

Yeah man, whatever knits you like and have confidence in aye🤙 Stoked you dig the content, thanks heaps!

[@throwinflies1977]

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!

[@TrippinOnTrout]

Awesome man. Stoked it was useful

[@trippingonrocks1165]

Oh my gosh I use one knott for everything, I definitely need to practice before I jump into trout fishing 😁👍🏼 Cool clear instructions, thank you.

[@NK-je6xh]

Tripping on Rocks realistically all you really need for fly fishing is a surgeons knot and a clinch knot 90% of the time

[@kenlloyd5195]

been having odd knot failure of late so pulled the video being left handed makes it slightly complicated but cracked double davey thank alex

[@fliesbychris]

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

[@lukem2492]

+1 on the sandwich Friday filler. Your sandwich skills need to be shared with the world.

[@johnkinsfather64]

Your last knot my favorite for attaching fly to tippet.

[@gregocconer682]

Glad the Friday fillers are back.

[@greyninja7530]

Thanks, Alex great to have something to do indoors now. Stay healthy.

[@TrippinOnTrout]

Have fun with it buddy

[@mrfaffer-c3q]

yess Friday filllllllerrrss !!!!! hell to the yes thank you bro!!! I think I have some spare time on my hand to get the double Davy knot down pat.

[@TrippinOnTrout]

Noice brutha! Let me know how you go!

[@sanlebiker]

So good to see the FFs back! Keep them coming Alex!

[@TrippinOnTrout]

Will do my man🤙

[@denisevanwyk3312]

Love the double davy knot.. Use it all the time.. Super strong.. Super fast and super easy.. Like you said :)

[@johnkinsfather64]

Loved the way you did that perfection loop made it work much better.

[@11happychap]

I like the Davey knot it looks pretty simple and easy to tie. Thanks for sharing.

[@steveg8443]

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

[@TrippinOnTrout]

Not many have heard of it aye mate.

[@villagevillage2400]

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 👍

[@TrippinOnTrout]

Def practice before you head out man. None of those knots are hard to do so you should be sweet. Thanks for the filler idea….

[@scottbakersb]

Great video Alex great to see FFs are back

[@johnkinsfather64]

Dave’s knot,I got it🤗😊👍

[@ericyamashita7273]

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.

[@TrippinOnTrout]

Great to hear man. That knot changed my life!!

[@isaacanderson5264]

I'm so glad you did this. I've been wondering what not you use tying on your flies, I knew it wasnt the cinch knot. Thank you

[@mrpoopypants9586]

Ha, always something new to learn. That is a way easier way to tie a perfection loop than I've been doing. Thanks! Cheers from Oz PP

[@azhuntssss7628]

Tip from a Hawaii fly fisher if you are fly fishing in salt water add Chapstick to your knots🤙🏼

[@TrippinOnTrout]

I’ll go check it man, cheers

[@bmares41]

Thanks bro

[@schmoonkie]

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.

[@TrippinOnTrout]

Practice at home before you get out there - ten mins and you’ll Be set!

[@johnkinsfather64]

Haven’t used the Daley but may use it for connecting hopper or dry attractors when doing dry dropper 🤗

[@TrippinOnTrout]

It’s a good one for that too. It’s what I use

[@matthewjordan8452]

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 .

[@TrippinOnTrout]

Stoked you enjoy the content bro. Very cool that you have learnt some stuff from the vids too. Exactly what I’m going for🤙

[@gerhardstrydom5249]

Love it!

[@rschreck876]

Tailwaters sticker. That was my local shop when I lived in Dallas.

[@rileylong6720]

Awesome stuff mate. Great video and so helpful, keep up your great work 👍

[@TrippinOnTrout]

Thanks bud

[@richardharrod378]

Fantastic, thanks.

[@rowanclifton1454]

Very well explained and filmed. Not easy to do. Why the change of knot while streamer fishing? What's the advantages? Stay safe mate.

[@TrippinOnTrout]

Just that the lefty’s loop gives the streamer a bit more movement and action that’s all mate

[@malcolmwilliams3968]

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.

[@TrippinOnTrout]

I just like the blood knot more🤷‍♂️ Fun to tie, nice and slim and very rarely breaks

[@johnkinsfather64]

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.

[@GaryP747]

Cool, many thanks!

[@aaronmoats7149]

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!

[@Jake-ky9ed]

Yep, I’ll sit and just tie knots with scrap spools! Wife thinks I’m loony

[@johnkinsfather64]

Fly to the tippet, non slip loop knot. Never fails gives the fly much more movement and action.

[@BlackRail33]

Thanks for this info!

[@tylervisina31]

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.

[@JoshEthanJohnson]

good one. thx!

[@louieschmidt2953]

Thanks for the info bro definitely helps me out !!! I finally got that blood knot down !!!! Lol thanks bro 👊🤙

[@TrippinOnTrout]

Love the blood knot!!

[@tylervisina31]

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!

[@tommymac6720]

Do you also use the double Davey to tie your trailing nymph to the hook of your point dry fly? Cheers

[@TrippinOnTrout]

Yep sure do mate!

[@piscatorukShorts]

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👍

[@TrippinOnTrout]

Double Davy all the way bro. I made the first vid and then someone told me about the Double Davy and never looked back since!

[@piscatorukShorts]

@@TrippinOnTrout awesome mate, I’ve ditched the clinch not altogether. The DD is much cleaner no more line kinks above the not. Cheers for sharing👍🎣

[@kenlloyd5195]

Good shit Alex got a month to practice

[@johnkinsfather64]

I finally kept working on the Dave, hunk I have it😎

[@TrippinOnTrout]

Good on u mate

[@joelefevre379]

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.

[@mscustomlures]

Figure of 8 is even quicker and super strong

[@TrippinOnTrout]

Yeah tried it a few years back but never really stuck with it.

[@MrLou948]

Love your page and just ordered a Golden Trout lanyard. Do you tie your own leaders? I’m thinking about getting into it. Thanks

[@TrippinOnTrout]

Sure do. Look back through the Friday fillers and you’ll find one on leaders👍

[@carlchambers617]

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.

[@TrippinOnTrout]

Won’t take you long bro, then you’ll never look back

[@neilryan3759]

Thanks mate,cup of coffee couple of lengths of cord and that's this afternoon taken care of.Close the door so my wife can't hear me swearing Neil.

[@TrippinOnTrout]

Sounds like a good time right there bro!😆🤬

[@marshallcornell7204]

How are your Orvis pro boots holding up?

[@TrippinOnTrout]

Real good bro. Just about walked the sole off they now but the boot is still sound. Best boot I’ve worn yet

[@PaulTenenbaum]

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.

[@simonsmith9363]

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.

[@TrippinOnTrout]

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.

[@philipsapsford1560]

When do you use the Davey knot and when the Double Davey?

[@TrippinOnTrout]

Always the double Davey mate

[@philipsapsford1560]

@@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.

[@TrippinOnTrout]

Philip Sapsford Exactly that mate. Someone put me onto the double Davey and I never went back!

[@philipsapsford1560]

@@TrippinOnTrout Thanks for the clarification. I will keep trying all three knots!

[@ravingdog24]

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.

[@TrippinOnTrout]

Haha, just getting out there is it’s own reward dude

[@georgefairweathermoonlight4]

a fly box reveal?

[@TrippinOnTrout]

Yesssss🤙

[@braden659]

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👀...

[@paulcarter5731]

Which knot for an inline dropper, and a dry dropper?

[@TrippinOnTrout]

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

[@paulcarter5731]

@@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]

Paul Carter Yep we are on day 2 of lockdown I’m getting shitty already😆

[@paulcarter5731]

@@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?

[@donlundy6291]

super! Clean shave to?

[@TrippinOnTrout]

Got too itchy 😆

[@mattokeefe691]

My name is Matt and I can’t tie a nail knot