I have found the Orvis knot to be excellent for tippet to Fly. A lot of people use the clinch due to familiarity or the improved clinch knot. I had a friend who used the improved clinch knot due to familiarity with it from spin-casting, but when shown the Orvis Knot changed and never has gone back to the Improved clinch knot. I have heard before that the clinch knot is so-so and that the "Improved" clinch knot is even worse. I liked the article from Art Scheck http://midcurrent.com/knots/the-last-link/ who performed thousands of tests in a more realistic manner and not in a laboratory. He lists out is approach and if you scroll down he has interesting comments about the clinch & improved clinch and the Orvis Knot. This caused me to look evaluate the knots I used as you are doing now. http://midcurrent.com/experts/whats-the-be...et-to-fly-knot/ Phil brings out that there is no perfect knot and are many variables that cannot be controlled but what can be controlled is how well you tie a given knot. The best knot is a well tied knot. He still uses the Improved Clinch knot and it has not hindered PaulF either. For me the Orvis knot is the best knot to tie as it seems easy to me and I can tie it without problem in a variety of weather conditions and seldom get breaks as your Friend Vince had mentioned Best Regards, Darcy
