# Double Fig-8 Hemostat Tying Hack Video **URL:** \ **Category:** Tenkara Lines\ **Created:** [January 8, 2021, 11:36pm UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/double-fig-8-hemostat-tying-hack-video/1963 "2021-01-08T23:36:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![T-stillwater](https://10colorstenkara.com/user_avatar/10colorstenkara.com/t-stillwater/32/4384_2.png) [@T-stillwater](https://10colorstenkara.com/u/T-stillwater)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 11:36pm UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/double-fig-8-hemostat-tying-hack-video/1963/1 "2021-01-08T23:36:35Z")
I don’t use this knot for tippet joining but for tapered leader construction. How you may wish to use it is up to you. I believe it is a useful and interesting knot to know and very easy to tie. Enjoy…Karl. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/xW8BV3ZeaoE/maxresdefault.jpg "Orvis Tippet - Using Your Forceps/Hemostat Trick - Fishing Knot Hacks & Tricks") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW8BV3ZeaoE) ---
**Author:** ![cc121](https://10colorstenkara.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/c77e96/32.png) [@cc121](https://10colorstenkara.com/u/cc121)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/double-fig-8-hemostat-tying-hack-video/1963/2 "2021-01-09T17:42:07Z")
Nice, I do the same knot but carry this tool: [https://youtu.be/DxZUptwiZgg](https://youtu.be/DxZUptwiZgg) I do use the hemostats for the same knots if I’m going more minimal since any of the knots can be tied the same way. I just find that tool to be faster for me. ---
**Author:** ![T-stillwater](https://10colorstenkara.com/user_avatar/10colorstenkara.com/t-stillwater/32/4384_2.png) [@T-stillwater](https://10colorstenkara.com/u/T-stillwater)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/double-fig-8-hemostat-tying-hack-video/1963/3 "2021-01-09T18:49:25Z")
Hi Chris, thank you for the link. That is a really nice and practical knot tying tool. Here is a link to Cable Clip Test Tool that will tie knots but is mostly used as hackle pliers you and others may find interesting: [https://www.ebay.com/itm/EZEE-LARGE-TEST-CLIP-HACKLE-PLIER-w-Ring-Fly-Tying-/392045346918](https://www.ebay.com/itm/EZEE-LARGE-TEST-CLIP-HACKLE-PLIER-w-Ring-Fly-Tying-/392045346918) ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_T](https://10colorstenkara.com/user_avatar/10colorstenkara.com/scott_t/32/3892_2.png) [@Scott\_T](https://10colorstenkara.com/u/Scott_T)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/double-fig-8-hemostat-tying-hack-video/1963/4 "2021-01-13T17:49:05Z")
“Orvis tippet knot”. SMDH - some people will take credit for anything. As if the figure 8 knot hadn’t already existed for decades? Centuries? I too use the Daiwa tool, no way my hemostats are grabbing on to 6x or smaller tippet. ---
**Author:** ![T-stillwater](https://10colorstenkara.com/user_avatar/10colorstenkara.com/t-stillwater/32/4384_2.png) [@T-stillwater](https://10colorstenkara.com/u/T-stillwater)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 8:07pm UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/double-fig-8-hemostat-tying-hack-video/1963/5 "2021-01-13T20:07:19Z")
Hi Scott, Here is a Davy Knot tying tutorial showing how to use the Plunger style hackle pliers to tie knots: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-NTVZAZ0xQA/hqdefault.jpg "The Davy Knot") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NTVZAZ0xQA) In the case of tying the Double Fig-8 Knot , after the knot is formed, releasing the grip slightly allows you to pull the whole long length of line through the knot in 1 quick and easy motion before tightening the knot down. I don’t use the hemostats either. This was the only video I could find demonstrating the technique of how to tie a Double Fig-8 knot for line joining. The reason it is called the Orvis Knot in the video is because the Double Fig-8 Knot won the Breaking Strength Tippet To Leader Knot Contest Orvis promoted, @ 97%. breaking strength in their tests compared to other knots used to join tippets to leaders…Karl.