MacFly writes..any idea how this knot compares to the surgeons loop that can be used for the same thing??
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I have been meaning to do some of my own testing but have not found the right Round Tuit and I don't think I will be finding it soon.Any hoo, According to Art Scheck, a FF author who has done a lot of testing of fly fishing knots says that he has tested the the nonslip monoloop to be the strongest loop knot and one of the top three strongest knots he has tested. Now his tests are all relative knot test not emperical strength tests. That is he tests one knot directly against another knot instead of using an instron strain test equipment that yields a numeric measurement. The nonslip mono loop does take some getting used to tie it effectively. It is not a knot I like to use on those frozen windy days. But then on those days I am not fond of tying any knot other than the quickest knot I know how to tie. That being the clinch knot which I have found to be one of the weakest knots. But even at that it is still a quite adequate knot.
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I have been meaning to do some of my own testing but have not found the right Round Tuit and I don't think I will be finding it soon.Any hoo, According to Art Scheck, a FF author who has done a lot of testing of fly fishing knots says that he has tested the the nonslip monoloop to be the strongest loop knot and one of the top three strongest knots he has tested. Now his tests are all relative knot test not emperical strength tests. That is he tests one knot directly against another knot instead of using an instron strain test equipment that yields a numeric measurement. The nonslip mono loop does take some getting used to tie it effectively. It is not a knot I like to use on those frozen windy days. But then on those days I am not fond of tying any knot other than the quickest knot I know how to tie. That being the clinch knot which I have found to be one of the weakest knots. But even at that it is still a quite adequate knot.
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