blood knot vs. double surgeons knot

[scotto]

Tom,

I remember them calling it a forcep surgeon knot or somrthing similar. It was about simple knots to tie with forceps, especially for cold weather.

 

[Squaretail]

bj,
We all seem to have different but the same experiences on some things and what I've noticed about blood knots is when I go less than 4 wraps my knot wont hold, however when I go more than 4 wraps my knots seem to lose lb test strength even when moistened. Perhaps too much friction coming together?

 

[afishinado]

I use a bloodknot for the heavier sections when building a leader. I use a triple surgeons for tippet knots. The surgeon seems to hold better for thin diameter line, it's easier to tie than a blood knot and it's easier to get a consistent knot for me. I tied many and tested them side by side.