The choice of a knot for attaching a tippet to a leader can be completely different for the freshwater fly fishing enthusiast to that selected by the saltwater fly fishing enthusiast. Line classes and thicknesses will play a crucial role in knot selection. I do urge both parties not to consider the ‘Multi Overhand Knot’ commonly, incorrectly referred to by many fly fishermen as the ‘Surgeons Knot’. It is a poor selection, fraught with danger, both through slippage and reduction of line strength. Poor selection of tippet to leader knot can also expose your intention to the fish as well as provide poor deliver of the fly.

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