Dear fishinnstudyin,Originally Posted by Bamboozle
I second Bamboozle's advice, though I will admit that I keep my permanent butt section shorter than 24".
If you don't have "butt material" laying around just use the butt section of an old leader that you have already attached to your flyline and put a loop in it.
I think I nail knotted exactly one leader to a fly line in my lifetime. After that I made a loop in that leader and have used loop to loop ever since.
If you are concerned about the nail knot passing through your guides Loon Outdoor's UV Knot Sense is great stuff for coating knots.
Best Wishes,
Avalon