I always tell the Lady of the House that we shouldn't "assume" 'cause we don't know what the other person is really thinking. That said, I "assume" that JC means Nope to concerns of whittling away the fly line. Not Nope to cliping the knot of fly line and leader. (JC, if I "assumed" wrong, here's my hand to slap)


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Snow on the roof with fire in the hearth