Fishing Q&A

i just started fly fishing and i cant tie a nail knot any help?

i am a kid no one i no fly fishes and all i have is some book that says how to do it but its no help i still cant do it if any one has a better knot or a good startigy please tell my

Public Comments

1. to tell the truth the best thing --besides-- fishing is to learn how to tie your own flies and catch a fish on it!!!! get a fly tieing lesson you won't regret it!!! plus besides the knot you wanted to learn instead of one knot you will learn 20 plus (a woolly burger cost about $1.79 retail but if you tie your own about $0.18 ) GOOD LUCK!!!!!!
2. See if this web page will help you any http://www.animatedknots.com/indexfishing.php?LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com And here is the link to the nail knot on the same web page. http://www.animatedknots.com/nailknot/index.php?LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com Make sure and bookmark that web page will come in real handy for you. Good Luck
3. i assume you mean to add backing to your fly line before loading it onto your reel well you could try ani,mated knots or even better try kilroys alos a good tip is once your done add a drop of super glue which will help if your knot if it is a little weak http://www.killroys.com/knots/nail.htm ps if you intend to use thisto connect your tippet to the fly line,Dont its too hard to change every time you need to change the leader instead use braided loops which are easy to attach. also you might need this http://www.killroys.com/knots/backing.htm to start with the fly line that is handy for beginners to learn with is a weight forward 7 get it in floating and in intermmediate. For tippet material nothing beats airflo sight free G3 flourocarbon of about 7lb for most still waters. some useful equipment http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?id=0043719317701a&navCount=1&podId=0043719&parentId=cat602042&masterpathid=&navAction=jump&cmCat=MainCatcat20431-cat602042&catalogCode=IH&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat602042&hasJS=true you might need some flies too http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/index/index-display.jsp?id=cat20528&navAction=jump&navCount=1&cmCat=MainCatcat20431&parentType=category&parentId=cat20431 some useful fishing info http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CFPage?storeId=10151&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&&mode=browseByType&subcatID=28&cat=Fishing&cmid=OLARTICLE_VIEW_ALL_28_1 other tips http://www.landbigfish.com/default.cfm
4. It is not an easy knot to tie, but well worth learning. My suggestion is to practice. It is better to start out "large", for example, try tieing a nail knot with a large diameter piece of string and some heavy mono on a pencil, this way you'll see how the knot is formed and it will be easier to work with your hands and fingers until you get the technique down correctly. Good luck with it, and don't give up.