The knot is a critical part of the fisherman s rig. No matter how superb the rod, reel, and tackle, if the knot fails, the game is over. In Fishing Knots, expert angler Lefty Kreh offers a complete guide to tying essential knots for light tackle and fly fishing, from simple loop knots to the complicated, with precise illustrations to demonstrate each step of the tying process. Lefty gives helpful tying tips for achieving maximum line strength and describes effective methods for connecting lines of various diameters, securing knots in different types of wire, and attaching hooks, swivels, and flies. Included is an instructional 72-minute DVD that features Lefty Kreh tying 30 of his favorite knots and reinforcing techniques explained in the book. Unique hardcover format with hidden, lay-flat spiral binding inside and a full-color DVD to boot!
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Lefty Kreh is a fly-fishing legend whose writing appears regularly in magazines such as Fly Fisherman. He is currently working on another book, Casting with Lefty Kreh, which will be published in full color in fall 2008. He lives in Hunt Valley, Maryland.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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A gordian approach to knot tying,
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Lefty Kreh has put together a comprehensive book of clear drawings, coupled with a video of the southpaw himself carrying on about the knots. The knots are for virtually any fishing application, not just for fly fishing. The book is ring bound and sturdily covered for field used. The book and DVD are wonderfully complementary, and I have always enjoyed Kreh's "just folks" stage presence. You can't go wrong with this set.
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Lefty Kreh provides an excellent book and dvd,
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This review is from: Fishing Knots: Proven to Work for Light Tackle and Fly Fishing with DVD (Hardcover)
Having attended Lefty's seminars, I find that his teaching gift is communicated very well in his writings and video.
There are few people in the world that can throw a fly as well as Lefty and know the proper presentation in all conditions and perform that task in an excellent manner. Knots are so very important and his knowledge of how to tie these knots and teach others to do the same is presented very nicely in the book and on the video. We spend alot of time and money in pursuit of fish and the instruction presented by Lefty will make us all better fisherman.
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Odd Binding,
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This review is from: Fishing Knots: Proven to Work for Light Tackle and Fly Fishing with DVD (Hardcover)
Thought that this was a hardcover and in a sense it is but a very odd one. The cover is hard but the end papers are glued to what are spiral-bound pages. Why does this matter? The purpose of a spiral-bound cover is to allow the book to be laid flat without the pages turning but if you were to lay this book(let) flat, the end papers would almost certainly tear because the whole thing is glued up in a fashion that prevents the book from remaining open when laid on a flat surface. Very odd and a poorly conceived and executed binding.
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clinch knot, whip finish, bite leader, fly line end, splicing needle, whipped loop, closing the knot, fluorocarbon lines, braided mono, class tippet, butt section, tapered leader, tag end, braided line, doubled line, braided wire, shooting head Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Overhand Knot, Nail Knot, Bimini Twist, Surgeon's Knot, Non-Slip Loop, Kreh Loop, Haywire Twist, Surgeon's Loop, Braided Line Loop, Albright Knot, Blood Knot Browse Sample Pages:
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clinch knot, whip finish, bite leader, fly line end, splicing needle, whipped loop, closing the knot, fluorocarbon lines, braided mono, class tippet, butt section, tapered leader, tag end, braided line, doubled line, braided wire, shooting head Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Overhand Knot, Nail Knot, Bimini Twist, Surgeon's Knot, Non-Slip Loop, Kreh Loop, Haywire Twist, Surgeon's Loop, Braided Line Loop, Albright Knot, Blood Knot Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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