There are several fly fisher’s knots that are used with the “figure 8”
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the following videos, two uses of “figure 8” are shown. One to connect tippet-to-shock and tippet-to-butt … similar to the Albright and the Huffnagle. It is a replacement for the Bimini Twist. The Slim Beauty’s history is reported in a Midcurrent story by Capt. Simon Becker of Key West, Florida. Click here to read history . . .The other “figure 8” knot we found useful is a replacement for the Non-Slip Loop Knot, and reportedly stronger. It is called the Double Figure 8 Loop Knot.
Both these knots are guide tested, strong, relatively easy to tie and properly seat.
NOTE: There are several books on Fly Fishing Knots written by Lefty Kreh – GOOGLE that subject to choose.
First up – Slim Beauty:
[youtube id=”Kjl0Qgzf5RM” width=”620″ height=”360″]Second – Double Figure 8 Loop Knot:
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