If you use shooting lines like SlickShooter from Rio or Ken Sawada Flat Beam… then you’re surely going to like this knot that I had used since 2000 when my friend and topwater specialist; Mr Eric le Guyader taught me how to tie it.

The knot is called something like le noeud du vieux pêcheur in French or:  The Old Fisherman’s knot. Eric did not know its origin but had successfully used it in his fishing.

It’s a simple and easy knot to learn, and it gives you a solution that is slick and easy to pass through your rod guides; at the same time, the knot forms a loop that is dead-centre on the shooting line …something that will balance your outfit better than other common loop knots…Try it and add an excellent new knot to your shooting head system.

If you have any questions in regards to this knot or shooting heads in general …I will be ready to answer any questions at jesper@fishmadman.com