I fish for bass and trout in Oklahoma. It would be nice to change out leaders quickly. I have a TFO rig. My line didn’t come w/ loops. I am considering making my own loops per discussion in Global Fisher; what do you think?
A couple of my lines do not have loops and here’s what I did. I took the loop end of a leader and nail knotted it to my fly line. This gives me a ready made loop.
hope this helps.
Jeff
There are many ways you can accomplish a connection. You can use the loop-to-loop, which many guys do, and that is fine. I got tired of the connection getting stuck in my guides. I now attach the leader with a blood knot to my fly line, attach a ring to the 3X end and then add my tippet. Everyone has a method they prefer, so experiment to see what you like yourself. As long as you’re catching fish there’s really no right or wrong way.
scotthen;
I use a 12# test tapered furled leader made from 4# test mono or fluoro. These never need changing, only the tippet (which is also loop to loop) gets changed.
Also I have never had the connection hang up in the guides. This may be because a furled leader can be cast just like a fly line and will carry the connection through the guides.
I used to make loops from braided mono but wasn’t entirely happy with the results, so now I just make a whipped loop with the fly line and coat it with UV Knotsense. Goes through the guides very smoothly and rarely hangs up.
Regards,
Scott
Ps - welcome to the forum
I’m with ScottP on this one. I make a small loop in the end of the fly line, wrap it with thread or mono and whip finish it. I usually add a thin coat of marine goop to smooth it out and I’ve never had a problem. They slide through the guides fine and I’ve never had one fail on me.
Jim Smith
I use to cut off my loops because I thought the line was too “hingey”---- but now, for all those lines that I have cut the loops off of, I nail knot a piece of 12 or 15lb. mono to the end of the fly line to use as a butt section and then I blood knot a tapered leader to the butt section - or make a perfection loop in the end of the butt section and then loop to loop to the leader. The furled loop idea mentioned above is all I use for my Salmon and Steel head rigs when I am swinging or stripping flies.
If my line doesn’t have a loop I use a Castwell knot to the loop of a furled leader.
On every TFO (or any other brand) combo that comes out of our shop we cut the pre rigged leader. Out 8 inches from the flyline. We then tie a perfection loop in each section where we made the cut and loop the sections together. This essentially creates a permanent leader butt section with a loop. Now new leaders can be attached with a loop to loop connection.
Never had a problem with hinging unless the diameters and stiffness of the permanent butt section and the new leader are vastly different.
Thanks for the info. I find myself googling and youtubing to find out what is being talked about; a llearning moment.
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/begin/knots/
Scotthen, Check out this link. BTW, welcome to FAOL. Jim
Welcome aboard, Scott. I’m in the Tulsa area. There are a few other Okies on this board as well.
I just doubled the end of my fly line over, and using some 10 lbs test power pro braid, whipped the ends together, creating a loop, which is connected loop-to-loop with my furled mono leader. I thought I was being clever, but apparently, I’m not the only one that’s thought of this!
Yes, Welcome aboard for sure!! Ask your questions here 'cause thats why we’re here! One must be careful about reading about “Fly Fishing” because in the words of Lefty “There is more BS in Fly Fishing than a Kansas feed lot!!”
Hey hey hey… easy Jack!
So true!
But keep in mind that there is usually more than one good or even right way to do things.
As long as it’s my way it’s the right way. :lol:
I am also a member of the looped end flyline fraternity. I noticed the line I was using yesterday was finished with a piece of shrink tubing over the wraps.
AllenOK, One of the things I figured out about the guy and girls here is it is almost impossible to come up with an idea someone else hasn’t tried or isn’t using. If you combined all the years of experience here you would probably conclude Adam was a flyfisherman.
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been using these connectors for over 40 years although here getting harder to find.
http://www.basspro.com/Fly-Line-to-Leader-Cast-Connectors/product/2460/37764