Finger Lakes Fishing Tips and Information

Hot Knot!

Never tie an improved clinch again!

Smaller.
Faster to tie.
Stronger.
Great for fluorocarbon.

It's known as the Pitzen or Sixteen-Twenty knot. It's too good not to share! I haven't tied an improved clinch in months and I simply love this knot. Here are two links: Pitzen knot and Sixteen-Twenty knot. The second link (pdf warning) is easier to follow, while the first makes a better final product, I prefer the smaller angle created by the tag.

Finger Lakes Fishing: Tips and Info

When you can't fish, read about fishing! Here are fishing tips, tricks, tutorials, articles, and other bits of information to aid you in your quest for the big one. Centered on Cayuga Lake but helpful throughout New York and everywhere else you (and the fish) may be. Title followed by date originally published.

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