Multi fly rigs (silly question)

[sagefisher]

Ray,

I know what you mean, I used to have that problem as well so I started double wrapping the tippet around the bend rather than just one wrap then I tie the know. That stopped the lost flies, even on the commercially made barbless hooks.

Larry ---sagefisher---

[MSD53X]

I don''t tye my first fly to the tippet at all, I just run the tippet through the eye, then tie smaller tippet ( usually flouro ) with a blood knot. I learned this watching those Leroy Hyatt DVD's

[Big Bad Wulff]

Same here. Looooooooooong tag end.

[Fly Goddess]

Here too so to speak. I know they catch fish, but I can't help but think tying off the bend effects how the front fly moves. I take a furled leader and add about 5'of tippet. I then tie a 12" tag about 2' to 4' up from bottom. I will tie either a midge, nymph or DRY on this tag then a bead head or streamer on the longer.
With the streamer on the bottom, it looks like a bait fish chasing food.

On my sinking lines I take 6' to 10' of tippet. Fold it in half with one side longer than the other (ex: 10' fold at 6' and 4') I put a loop at the fold and do the loop to loop with the line. Again, tie smaller fly on short, bigger fly on longer. I average a lot of doubles doing this. Last week I caught a Tiger Trout on the dropper and a Rainbow on the tagged dry.

[Uncle Jesse]

Well, this old dawg learned something, thanks Joni. I will be re-rigging my leaders for a short trip planned for this evening after supper.