The surgeon's knot is a favorite of fly fisherman for tying leaders to fly ... our expert on everything fishing, demonstrates how to tie this simple and strong fishing knot. This knot ranks ...

The amount of new fly ... knot. This really eases the effort anglers need to exert when it comes time to change your leader. Tippet, the last piece of mono or fluorocarbon, is attached to the leader ...

Fly fishing at its most basic level is just another technique ... Patrik / Adobe stock The double surgeon’s and blood knot are used for connecting two different pieces of leader or tippet material.

Fishing line has advanced ... Other, more high-tech knots fared not as well: A 3-turn Seaguar knot broke at 66%; a 3-turn surgeon’s knot at 65%; and 4-turn back-to-back Uni knots at 6%.

As a fly-fisherman ... but sloppy-looking surgeon’s knot. But I’ve watched even simple knots intimidate my kids and their friends when they were getting started fishing.