Shock tippet

[Tarponjim]

Barry was/is a pioneer in pike fishing with flies, and I too learned from him and one of his fishing buddies. He's caught a ton of them from waters all over the place, so anything he says is likely sound advice. I've never used the slim beauty, but lots of people do use it. Once you learn and like a certain connection, that's what you'll end up using.

I either use a twist-melt loop in the braided wire and connect it to the mono with a uni knot. Or, more often, I use an Albright. The Albright is pretty fast, and "old school."
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