How To Tie Surgeon Knot

The surgeon knot, or also known as surgeon join, is one of fly fishing knot types that very easy to tie. This type of knot very useful to join two lines that moderately have different in size, such as : we can join a tippet and a leader easily. In fly fishing, This type of knot also known as the double surgeon knot because it's tied as a double overhand knot. By using surgeon knot, with the same leader we can select the size of tippet to suit with the size of the fly. Because of its easiness on tying method to practice, surgeon knot usually very useful to join two small pieces of lines.

The most basic things that you must to know on tying Surgeon knot is the need on entire length of the tipped. It's must can pass through the overhand knot twice to form the knot and end it by pulling on all four ends carefully. This part is slightly difficult to do, but there is an option. We can set the lines pass the overhand knot third time to make triple surgeon knot.

Surgeon Knot Tying

Step by step instruction how to tie Surgeon Knot

Follow bellow image to tie and form your first knot

[caption id="attachment_222" align="aligncenter" width="450"] prepare the leader and tippet[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_224" align="aligncenter" width="450"] then arrange the leader and tipped side by side[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_225" align="aligncenter" width="450"] start forming the loop[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_226" align="aligncenter" width="450"] while forming the loop, we need to create enough overlap like this[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_227" align="aligncenter" width="450"] pull both end trough the loop[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_228" align="aligncenter" width="450"] through it for second time[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_229" align="aligncenter" width="450"] stay through the both ends[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_230" align="aligncenter" width="450"] through both ends until it reach third overhand[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_231" align="aligncenter" width="450"] lubricate the knot and pull it tight[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_232" align="aligncenter" width="450"] trim the ends[/caption]

That's it. Forming this knot type is easiest to learn and practice. Surgeon knot are perfect knot type to join lines which have different size. But, it's not one of the best knots to choose, this knot more thick than blood knot and it also create slight angle in the line. So, for better result on fly fishing, we should know more about different kind of knots that suitable for our fly fishing activities. Of course we also need to know about how to tying knots perfectly.

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