Fish-N-Fool Knot pt. 2

We just got back from what can only be described as a disastrous fishing trip, too much driving, too much drama, and tough fishing, but more on that later..

First I wanted to update a previous post about the Fish-N-Fool knot.. I had previously said that I thought that the knot was hard to tie.. After tieing it on for a few days to test it out, it has gotten easier to tie, but I still struggle with it.. My fingers simply don’t move like they used to.. It also didn’t help that we were wearing gloves in 45 degree rain all day.. Take gloves off to tie, but gloves back on to fish..

On the plus side, and this is a huge plus for me, it did give me my first ever gunshot line break.. Unfortunately it was on a tree 10 feet under water and not a giant Northern.. I’ve had knots fail before in hung up situations, but the Fish-N-Fool held tough until the 14 pound mono I was using simply exploded.. That was actually pretty cool..

I’ll continue to tie this knot this year, along with my favorite Palomar, but I see this knot moving higher up on my need to get better at tieing it list..