03-02-2009, 11:28 PM
Yes, I've seen the pre-packaged leaders/tippets with a Bimini on one end to facilitate a loop-to-loop connection, I've just never been a big fan of any kind of loop-to-loop connections because they often have a "hinging" effect on the whole leader. I like knot-to-knot. So when I still want a Bimini, I simply tie one in one end leaving a large loop, and then connect that looped double line to a standing line with a knot rather than looping them. I'm sure both ways work fine, as both are popular. I just find the leaders turn over better with a knotted connection, and there is no rubbing of the two lines like there is with a loop-to-loop connection.
Of course, with bamboo and "delicate" trout fishing, we don't have any of these problems anyway, do we? [cool] Just a leader, a long tippet for presentation, and a fly!
Sometimes I wonder about the sanity of fishing for tarpon, sharks, cudas, pike, and other big mean toothy critters with a fly rod, but it does have its moments, I must admit.[
] Mainly because its "up close", and you usually see the "take." I haven't caught a steelhead with my fly rod in recent years, and I'm feeling that "need" again for next summer/fall somwehere. British Columbia has a nice ring to it. Or maybe I'll have to settle for Idaho or Washington.
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Of course, with bamboo and "delicate" trout fishing, we don't have any of these problems anyway, do we? [cool] Just a leader, a long tippet for presentation, and a fly!
Sometimes I wonder about the sanity of fishing for tarpon, sharks, cudas, pike, and other big mean toothy critters with a fly rod, but it does have its moments, I must admit.[
] Mainly because its "up close", and you usually see the "take." I haven't caught a steelhead with my fly rod in recent years, and I'm feeling that "need" again for next summer/fall somwehere. British Columbia has a nice ring to it. Or maybe I'll have to settle for Idaho or Washington.[signature]