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The two basics knots to build your
leader,. Blood knot is a bit more difficult to master, as it
retains a lower breaking strength, keep it to tie larger
monofilament , down to 25 or 20/100 . Surgeon knot (an overhand
knot with 3 or 4 turns) is easier and can be used for all
diameter, it is the best to tie small diameter line and tippet.
But it is always easier to change
tippets with a leader tied with a tippet
ring
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Blood
knot: Often recommended to build a knotted leader, the blood knot is
a bit difficult to tie.
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Put
the 2 lines to tie, side by side in opposite direction, with the tag
end BL1 make 4 wraps
around the standing line BF2, then
make it pass, upwards, in A.
Do
the same operation with the second tag end BL2 around the Standing
Line BF1, pass it through loop A from top to bottom.
The 2 tags BL1
and BL2 are in opposite directions through A.
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Lubricate and draw slowly on the two Standing Lines. Trim the two tags
close to the knot ( leave 1mm) to facilitate going through the rings.
If one wants to keep a dropper,
cut only one of the tags.
Its strength, (80 to 85% of breaking strength) is lower than
that of the
surgeon knot, it can be used without problem for larges diameters
lines.
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Surgeon knot
: The
best to build a leader with nylons of different diameters, especially for
leader/tippet, from various published experiments, it retains 90 to 95% of breaking
strength.
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Place the two
line one against the other on 15 to 20 cm in opposite direction.
Make
a first loop of approximately 5cm of diameter.
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Pass the tag end BL1 and
the totality of BF in this loop, repeat this operation. (like a
multi-wrap over hand knot).
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Pass
3 to
4 times (BL1+BF2) in the loop, make sure there is no overlapping between
the wraps. Lubricate and tighten by drawing on BL1+BF2 and BF1+BL2. Trim the
tag ends to 1mm, to keep a dropper , cut only one the tags
ends.
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