Knots (Page 2): Fingers lock up, hard to see thinner lines, shakiness at times. Getting old is not for sissies! Had a knot tyer made from solide brass in the shape of a small pen with...

Pixiedog456005 Loc: Maryland

Fingers lock up, hard to see thinner lines, shakiness at times.

Getting old is not for sissies!

Had a knot tyer made from solide brass in the shape of a small pen with a sliding spring loaded sleeve. It was the best. I bought one for me and my dad for pre-dawn walleye fishing. Can't find it now.
Wishing I could if anyone knows the name of it.

rapala54 Loc: Nappanee,IN.

Yes

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Pixiedog456005 wrote:

Fingers lock up, hard to see thinner lines, shakiness at times.

Getting old is not for sissies!

Had a knot tyer made from solide brass in the shape of a small pen with a sliding spring loaded sleeve. It was the best. I bought one for me and my dad for pre-dawn walleye fishing. Can't find it now.
Wishing I could if anyone knows the name of it.

Pix i just googled ( spring loaded knot tying tool ). Quite the assortment came up and wouldn't you know it, they are on Amazon. Not sure what you are after, might be worth a look see.

Pixiedog456005 Loc: Maryland

Thanks PB 😊

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Pixiedog456005 wrote:

Thanks PB 😊

Sure thing pix. I was going to copy and paste a few, but knot ( pun ) sure what you are after. Please let us know if you find it there.

Pixiedog456005 Loc: Maryland

I did knot find it on Amazon.
Found a few used on E-Bay.
Thanks

Big dog Loc: Bayshore, Long Island, New York

Ben Bragg wrote:

My finger dexterity has really deteriorated the past couple years. Arthritis
Tying knots takes a lot more effort than it used to
I am really anal about my knots.
If it don’t come together perfectly or it don’t look exactly like it should, I’m cutting and re tying.
I have been using more complex knots like the FG , Alberto, San Diego jam etc
Seems I’m doing a lot of re tying alot lately
Anyone else have problems with your fingers not doing what you want

Arthritis is no fun. My left hand is the worse of my two hands. Still I find the UNI knot is easy enough to tie. Between the Uni and the polomar I think I have things covered

Big TC Loc: Raytown, MO.

Ben Bragg wrote:

My finger dexterity has really deteriorated the past couple years. Arthritis
Tying knots takes a lot more effort than it used to
I am really anal about my knots.
If it don’t come together perfectly or it don’t look exactly like it should, I’m cutting and re tying.
I have been using more complex knots like the FG , Alberto, San Diego jam etc
Seems I’m doing a lot of re tying alot lately
Anyone else have problems with your fingers not doing what you want

My problem is seeing. Got to have my son tye them for me.

kandydisbar Loc: West Orange, NJ

Ben Bragg wrote:

My finger dexterity has really deteriorated the past couple years. Arthritis
Tying knots takes a lot more effort than it used to
I am really anal about my knots.
If it don’t come together perfectly or it don’t look exactly like it should, I’m cutting and re tying.
I have been using more complex knots like the FG , Alberto, San Diego jam etc
Seems I’m doing a lot of re tying alot lately
Anyone else have problems with your fingers not doing what you want

Mine starting. Eyes don't help either!

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Pixiedog456005 wrote:

I did knot find it on Amazon.
Found a few used on E-Bay.
Thanks

Did you purchase it? Curious to what you were talking about.

Pixiedog456005 Loc: Maryland

Yes, I purchased it.
You can tie cinch & snelled knots in the dark with it.
I bought one for dad. He loved it.

butchS Loc: MN

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/saYAAOSwRpNg~8so/s-l500.jpg
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/2xsAAOSww2he1fNQ/s-l64.jpg

This is what I use all the time. I ties a very nice knot

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Pixiedog456005 wrote:

Yes, I purchased it.
You can tie cinch & snelled knots in the dark with it.
I bought one for dad. He loved it.

Thanks Pix, a picture is worth a thousand words as the saying goes. Now i see what you were talking about.

Don Fischer

FourchonLa. wrote:

It doesn’t. It aides you by holding the eye and the slot guides your line through it. It helps me in tying by getting the line through the eye quickly. It also holds the hook. Works really well when you have smaller baits.

I got one of those things and couldn't figure it out. Lucky I only tie a few knots but only sure of the name of one, Palomar.

Flytier Loc: Wilmington Delaware

Pixiedog456005 wrote:

Fingers lock up, hard to see thinner lines, shakiness at times.

Getting old is not for sissies!

Had a knot tyer made from solide brass in the shape of a small pen with a sliding spring loaded sleeve. It was the best. I bought one for me and my dad for pre-dawn walleye fishing. Can't find it now.
Wishing I could if anyone knows the name of it.

I have the same one. Makes working with a 6X tippet bearable. Can tie multiple knots but I lost the instructions. The tool is on a zip line attached to my fly vest.
Edit. Read on in thread and see that the picture if it showed up.