That’s true. The Nail Knot is a fishing knot used to join two lines of different diameters and allows for line diameters to diminish down to the fly, i.e., it is useful for attaching your backing to the fly line, and your fly line to the leader, or tippet.
Don’t do it.
Trim the end of the mono to a point, pull the needle out, and thread the mono in the end of the fly line and out the side. Of course, then you are using a Loop To Loop, aren’t you?
There have been plenty of days, yesterday in fact, when I have been forced to repair a connection on the water and chosen a different method.
Sometimes the end of the line will catch in a guide, so I make a slight variation on the knot that prevents hangups. I used it for several years as a beginner in the 70’s (as do many others) and it works fine but must be retied or re-inserted occasionally for wear.I liked the idea of a small nail knot for less wind resistance, so I cut the loops off my new fly line and tried this a few times. In addition to attaching leaders to fly lines the Albright Knot works well for attaching lots of lines which are different in size or material. Just make sure that you pull the line at both ends at the end to make the setup function.A: As one of the smallest knots you can use, this one can be used to tie two different diameter lines. I would still encourage you to learn and use this great knot.
Drawing by Jason BorgerNotice that the leader comes off the side of the line when the knot is done. I personally have not felt the need to bring my leader into my guides since sometime in the 1980s. I wish I was using a line with a welded loop on the end, but alas I am not.
It has a firm grip and does not slip. THE NEEDLE KNOT is a method for connecting leader to fly line when not using a loop-to-loop connection.
A surgeon’s loop for level leaders.Upside, as I said, slim profile and very strong.
If you like to do it, the Nail Knot may be a good choice.….and then there is the Whitlock Zap A gap connection.
Once synched it is a very stable connection.
Make a loop in the leader material, then wind the short end of the leader around the fly line and through the loop. Still, it does have its advantages.I know the method I like, but there are pluses and minuses to each. OFFSHORE: NAIL KNOT FOR GAME FISH LURES.
Many instructions for this knot say to insert the butt end of the leader into the hole at the end of the fly line. Notice that the leader now comes right out of the center of the fly line. In this episode of "From Vise to Water," I discuss the nail knot used when connecting both leaders and backing to a fly line. I’d encourage you to learn and use all three.
A nail knot is widely used in fly fishing to connect the fly line to the leader.
Use the nail knot to tie a braided or monoline to a tippet when you are carp fishing.
If interested in the tool I recommend, it is called the "Anglers Image Nail Knotter.
Nail Knot. It’s not that there is anything wrong with the knot, but it only holds your leader to the coating of the fly line, which is the weakest part of the line. You can use a nail or small tube, a Nail Knot tool of course, and I have always used hemostats. Drawing by Jason BorgerA little something about you, the author. Needle Knot.
I use it on trout rods.It’s the middle sizes where knot witchcraft is required.One is the knotless connection made popular by Dave Whitlock, argueably the best line/leader connection for sliding through guides without catching.
The name of this fishing knot comes from the nail or needle used to makes tying it easier. A: All you need is a bodkin or something similar, and you can make this knot. A: A nail, needle, bodkin, and even a hollow tube will work. I would add three more connections to this list.Another is the eyed insert metal pin with barbs that holds itself securely when inserted into the fly line core. X Research source However, just because it’s called a “nail knot” doesn’t mean you have to use a nail to make it. Big mistake.
How to tie the Nail Knot.
You can use a nail or small tube, a Nail Knot tool of course, and I have always used hemostats.The Albright Knot is a great choice for any application. As you mention, the nylon leader material tends to pull the coating off of the core of the fly line.
Follow the diagrams below.Step 2.
Yesterday I damaged the tip of a fly line, cut it off and used an Albright Knot where there had been a loop.