Nail knot
piker
Posted 11/18/2009 11:29 AM (#409105)
Subject: Nail knot





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Location: On the water		I googled it and searched on this forums but couldn´t find a good discription on how to make on for fluorocarbon leaders.
Anyone has a step by step tutorial somewhere or maybe a video..

Thanks in advance
piker
Posted 11/18/2009 11:50 AM (#409108 - in reply to #409105)
Subject: Re: Nail knot





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Location: On the water		sorry guys I just found it http://leetauchen.com/muskieguide/lees_leader_knot.pdf.
File was placed elsewhere on the site so the older links from this forum did not work.
curleytail
Posted 11/19/2009 10:17 PM (#409309 - in reply to #409105)
Subject: Re: Nail knot




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Location: Hayward, WI		Piker, I don't that that knot in the Tauchen link is actually a nail knot. I think I've heard it called a Centuri knot. It doesn't really matter though. I tie the knot that you linked, and it works well for me. I tie it with 150 Seaguar, and it tigntens up good, tight, and smooth. It WILL slip (not so much slip, but the loop will close up) some if enough pressure is applied. I don't think you would put enough tension on it in fishing scenarios, but I didn't like the slipping. I add an extra wrap to the knot, and crimp the tag end. VERY tough to get the loop to close this way.

Anyway, it's a easy knot to tie that seems to perform well.

curleytail
Chas
Posted 11/20/2009 2:28 PM (#409363 - in reply to #409105)
Subject: Re: Nail knot




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Here's a V. demo with the Centauri knot that Curleytail is describing... http://www.livevideo.com/video/B5721BDAE10A4E9C8A948F31A5F36133/cen...

Here's one of the Nail knot... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAtYdbVJWxI&feature=related

Chas

Edited by Chas 11/20/2009 2:33 PM
Pikopath
Posted 11/20/2009 5:27 PM (#409373 - in reply to #409105)
Subject: RE: Nail knot




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Location: Norway		Uh, double post, must be the flu...

Michael

Edited by Pikopath 11/20/2009 5:36 PM
Pikopath
Posted 11/20/2009 5:31 PM (#409374 - in reply to #409105)
Subject: RE: Nail knot




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Location: Norway		Sitting home with some kind of flu, and thought to myself I can make a video of how I do the nailknot. The line and tube are a bit exaggerated for demonstration purposes. I also like to tighten the knot under lukewarm water.
http://upload.outdoorsfirst.com/watch.asp?id=2039


Michael

Edited by Pikopath 11/20/2009 5:35 PM
piker
Posted 11/21/2009 2:20 AM (#409400 - in reply to #409105)
Subject: Re: Nail knot





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Location: On the water		Thanks alot for making the video.
This really helps me out thank again