backwoods,

I used store bought braided loops for years without problems until last Sunday. That's when the loop on my daughter's line came undone. She was left with a straight piece of braided mono attached to the end of her fly line. Luckily we were only setting up when it happened.

I wouldn't stop using braided loops based on one failure. The loop on this one was just poorly spliced. If I use them in the future, however, I will make my own. Until then, a short section of leader material with a perfection loop on one end is needle knotted to my daughter's fly line.

Regards,
Tracy