Knots and tippet??

Double overhand? Not sure what it's called, but it works. For smaller tippet though, I'll do 3 passes through the loop for a better hold.
 
 

triple surgeons with a little drool to lubricate.
 
 

blood knot is the way to go unless you are tying loop to loop connction than i would go with the perfection loop knot

I think the ease of tying all depends on what you are used to.  At one point or another I've used them all and they were all my favorite, now I use the perfection loop, to loop to loop everything and I doubt I'll every change. I can tie it by feel with my eyes closed.   Tapered leaders last allot longer this way because you can add many pieces of tippet before the heavier but section of leader needs to have a new loop tied to it. In my opinion it seems to be a stronger not as well.

ORIGINAL: Stillhead

Perfection loop

http://www.animatedknots.com/perfection/index.php?LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com

Thank you for that page still, I'm new to FF and I can barely tie my shoes.

ORIGINAL: dano

triple surgeons with a little drool to lubricate.

Couldint of said it any better.

I've had the perfection loop fail on me quite a bit this year.  I'll be using the double surgeon loop on the river this year just to see if it helps.  I also had the cortland loops simply come undone on me about a half a dozen times this year.  Never while fighting a fish though.  I notice the failure whenever I either put on or take off my sinking heads.  I'be beem told that infrequent fishermen have found the cortland loops dryrot on them while sitting out the winter in their basements.  Like stillhead tho, I pretty much loop to loop everything.

i hav cabelas weightforward line with a blood knot to ten pound monofilament line with a small swivel to 3x 4lb frog hair tippet material (about 6ft)

I don't care what knot you use every once in a while your going to have a break off. Then your going to doubt that knot when you thought it was the best knot you ever tied. Problem is you didn't check your tippet after it had been pulled through the rocks and brush. The smallest nick becomes your weakest link and bingo a break off. Don't be cheap if you feel the slightest little thing on the tippet that wasn't there when you tied it on change it.