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Davy
knot: Created by
Davy Wotton to speed up changing
flies for flyfishing competitors , this knot is easy and fast,
It keeps around 100% breaking strength. By looking at it,
one can question its strength to hold a large trout, but as it
is being used by most competitors in flyfishing
championships, it must hold!
Another
advantage is its small size, very useful to use on small hooks
18, 20, 22...
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Put
the mono-filament through the eye and form loop A (BL over BF)
Put the BL through loop A
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BL goes through loop A again,
With your fingers, hold the hook and the BL in P. Lubricate
the knot and start pulling on the BF |
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Keep holding the hook and BL and pull
the BF to tighten the knot.
Cut the BL , leave 1 or 2mm.
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On
the close up, you can see why the knot is holding when one is
pulling.
A put pressure on B and then on C and on
the hook eye.
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publishing this page, the Davy knot was discussed in quite a
numbers of forum, some excerpt:
" That Davy knot looks like a good
one, with an even better percentage of breaking strength than the
Trilene. I fished it with 6x, and even though the fish weren't all
that large the last couple of evenings (14-16''), there was no
sign of slipping".
"but I like the look of that Davy
Knot so I'll have to try to remember to give it a try."
"If you're looking for a knot to replace the Trilene because
you don't need a loop, try the Davy knot. I sing its praises a lot
due to the fact that it rates among the best for breaking strength
and is the simplest knot I've ever seen. Oh, and you waste almost
no tippet when tying this knot. I use this knot frequently--even
on large fish like salmon."
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