Tying a ‘nail knot’ can be one of the most frustrating knots to tie, this tool makes things extremely easy, the video above will show how simple tying a tail knot can be with this simple, low cost tool.
The nail knot is commonly used when fishing for carp or in regular fly fishing. It is a high strength, quality knot used for attaching a light weight mono-filament leader to the heavier fly line. It’s name comes from it’s original method of tying, using a nail instead of the above tool.