About Line to Hook Knots in Fly Fishing

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The next thing we're going To learn is uh some knots for attaching our line to our fly or lure or hook, or whatever we're using to catch these fish with. The most important thing about these uh line to hook connections that, is that you practice them. People always say, "What's the best knot to use"? And I usually tell them the best knot to use is the one you know how to tie. So make sure you practice your knots. Another thing to be um, uh pay attention to is, is make sure you lubricate the material, especially if your using mono filament, lubricate it before you tie the knot, you know before you clinch the knot down. Uh and that would be the case with all knots where you're tying uh mono filament to mono filament or you know mono filament to itself, which is basically what you're doing when you're tying to the hook. You want to lubricate that knot whether you spit on it, you know stick it in your mouth or you dunk it in the water or if you have a spray bottle to wet your knots before you tighten them up. Just the friction um from pulling the monofilament tight against itself builds up enough heat to weaken that material by as much as fifty percent. So that could be pretty considerable if you're using some light materials. So make sure you always wet those knots before you tighten them up.

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