05-03-2007, 11:15 PM
[black][size 3]To attach leader to a fly line, you only have to do it once, maybe twice during the life of the fly line.[/size][/black]
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[size 3]I use a nail knot, but I make one small change to the regular nail knot. I push a needle into the end of the fly line, pass it out about 1/4 inch past the end, and then tie the nail knot.[/size]
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[size 3]If I really get fancy, I will wrap the entire connection with fly tying thread. This gives the connection a almost uninterrupted connection.[/size]
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[size 3]The butt section, connecting to the fly line is usually about 20 or 30 lb test, and I attach the rest of my leader material to that butt section using a blood knot.[/size]
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[size 3]For the attachment of tippet material, I use a surgeon's knot, easy and fast to tie, and just as strong.[/size]
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[black][size 3]I used to call it my $10.00 knot, and took many fly lines home from work with me to incorporate it. Everyone that used it, liked it.[/size][/black]
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[size 3]I use a nail knot, but I make one small change to the regular nail knot. I push a needle into the end of the fly line, pass it out about 1/4 inch past the end, and then tie the nail knot.[/size]
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[size 3]If I really get fancy, I will wrap the entire connection with fly tying thread. This gives the connection a almost uninterrupted connection.[/size]
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[size 3]The butt section, connecting to the fly line is usually about 20 or 30 lb test, and I attach the rest of my leader material to that butt section using a blood knot.[/size]
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[size 3]For the attachment of tippet material, I use a surgeon's knot, easy and fast to tie, and just as strong.[/size]
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[black][size 3]I used to call it my $10.00 knot, and took many fly lines home from work with me to incorporate it. Everyone that used it, liked it.[/size][/black]
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