favorite fly line to leader connection?

[johnstoeckel]

I'm with Sagefisher on this one all the way. If the line I buy doesn't have a loop, I make one by whip finishing a thread wrap and giving it a coat of Goop or some other water resistant adhesive. This makes changing leaders on the water a snap and most of the time the loop lasts the entire life of the flyline. On the rare occasion when a flyline cracks right behind the loop ( usually after 2-3 seasons of use), then I simply make another loop. This has worked great for me for the past 15+ years.

Jim Smith

I'm with Jim on this. I whip my own loops in the end of the fly line. If I do this carefully -- keep the loop small, cut fly line end at a sharp angle, wrap neatly with small mono thread, and coat with Plibond -- they seem to slid through the tip top just fine. Tie a perfection loop in the leader butt and use loop to loop to easily change leaders while on stream.

[okflyfisher]

Thanks for the replies . I am going to try a needle knot for my trout fly lines. It is a variation of a nail knot. It is also similar to the whitlock superglue connection with some extra insurance.Testing at home this knot goes slips freely through the guides.
http://midcurrent.com/videos/tying-a-needle-nail-knot/

This also looks interesting . It is basically a nail combined with a jam knot. It ties up neatly and also goes easily through the guides
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKFIBbDzAK4

I will either use Capt. Mels Tube Knot or a whipped fly line loop or nail knotted fly line loop on my heavier lines

[Beaver]

For all my sinking and intermediate lines I make my own braided loop. For my floating lines I use a short piece of mono with a perfection loop and needle knot it to the end of the line if it doesn't already have a loop. Loop to loop all my furled leaders.

[smij]

Loop to loop. Makes everything so much easier. Also use it on backing, and tippet...

[tigfly]

Castwell knot on 6 wt or smaller and albright on anything larger

[1hook]

I'm a loop to loop guy, do you guys who make your own loops by thread wraps have issues with it floating?

[sagefisher]

1hook,

I don't think that by using thread wraps you would increase the chances of the tip section of the line sinking. However, that said, I seem to have problems with the tip section, like the first foot or two, sinking. I clean and treat my line before every say of fishing but about halfway through the day the tip portion seems to like to be under water more than on top. So, I give it a treatment again, this time using a product that is made for on the water use and that resolves the problem, usually for the rest of the day. While water may look clean, it isn't and there is a lot of buildup of matter on the lines that cause them to sink, hence the cleaning.

Larry ---sagefisher---

[pillcaster]

I use a short, 6ins, of 12lb Maxum or amnesia with a nail knot then a perfection loop and then the leader is loop to loop. I use furled leaders 99.9% of the time.

If the line does not have a factory loop, I do this, except i use mono, and put a light drop of zap a gap on the knots at the perfection loop and the nail knot on the fly line. I haven't had much luck whipping a loop on the fly line.

[tedshuck]

If the line does not have a factory loop, I do this, except i use mono, and put a light drop of zap a gap on the knots at the perfection loop and the nail knot on the fly line. I haven't had much luck whipping a loop on the fly line.

If you use the method shown by Lefty Kreh (it's always amazing to me how much this guy knows!) in this link, it makes the process much easier. He uses a fly tying bobbin and spins it around the line.
https://books.google.com/books?id=Yx...20loop&f=false

I use this on most of my lighter weight lines, 6 and below.

If you scroll down to the next topic past the whipped loop, you will see Lefty's method for securing a braided loop and it is very similar to the one shown by Dan Blanton.

Ted

[pillcaster]

If you use the method shown by Lefty Kreh (it's always amazing to me how much this guy knows!) in this link, it makes the process much easier. He uses a fly tying bobbin and spins it around the line.
https://books.google.com/books?id=Yx...d loop&f=false

I use this on most of my lighter weight lines, 6 and below.

If you scroll down to the next topic past the whipped loop, you will see Lefty's method for securing a braided loop and it is very similar to the one shown by Dan Blanton.

Ted

Thanks for that!