Gordy, could not find the Pitkin knot. Does it have another name?
Thanks
David
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[GH] David,
My typo.
Should have read : PITZEN KNOT.
You may know it by that name. Also called the "EUGENE BEND" and the "16-20 knot"
Historically, at least 3 people have been responsible for these names.
I recall Lefty Kreh telling us that this knot has been around for many years and that he had used the name, "Fisherman's Knot".... So we will probably never know who really first invented it or when.
Credit has been given to E. Pitzenbauer of Germany for it, hence the name.
Ken Eugene of the San Jose Fly Casters Club has also been credited with coming up with it under the name, "EUGENE BEND".
E. Richard Nightingale wrote about it in American Angler Mag. (March-April, 2002). He called it the "16-20 KNOT" after the so-called, "16-20 club" of fly anglers who had caught a 20 lb. salmon on a #16 fly. (Or was it a 16 lb. salmon on a # 20 fly (????).
For those not familiar with it:
# A terminal knot pulled down tight on the hook eye.
# Said to be stronger than many other knots when light tippets are used. One reference listed it as 95% - 100% for nylon copolymers; 80% - 85% for Fluorocarbon. *
# Easy to tie.
(One can use a search engine such as Google to bring up sites such as VideoFishingKnots.com to see it demonstrated.)
* FLYCASTING SYSTEMS, by Bill Nash, 2006, p. 21. BNCO Publisher, 1045 Woodbine Way, San Jose, CA 95117.
(May be out of print. Bill is now deceased. His wife may still be offering it. Contact: billsknots@xxxxxxx )
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