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Just behind poor fishing technique and inept netting technique the most prolific reason for fish being lost is a problem with a knot. There are more knots than you can poke a stick at that can be used in fly fishing and over time you will settle on a few that you tie well and have confidence in. Over the years I have tried a lot of different knots and currently I have settled on the following 7 knots. I say currently because all aspects of my fly fishing are constantly evolving and if a find a better knot for any of the applications described below I will have no hesitation in swapping over to that knot.o settle for a hen hackle, a partridge hackle etc.

	Lefty's loop knot Surgeons knot Uni knot Nail loop knot open loop connection to the fly line Open loop closed with a blood knot connection to the fly line Chatto's 2 turn loop knot Loop to loop connection

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