1) "Knotless" leaders... huh??? I buy these things, nip the loop off,
and
tie up. WTF is the loop for?

Some folks like to use loop-to-loop connections to make
switching leaders easier. The loop on a knotless leader
is a perfection loop and if you've ever tried to tie one
that small you'd appreciate that someone else had done it
for you. The "knotless" in knotless leader refers to its
continuous taper from .021" or .019" at the butt down to
3X, 4X or whatever at the tip. This is relatively recent,
used to be you had to tie different size pieces of mono
together with blood knots to achieve the same taper as
what modern extrusion techniques can produce. But when
you tied all that mono together you had ... knots.

Color me informed...

When you think about it, that just makes sense. The loop is what really
threw off ant sort of logical approach to this.


2) Stream ettiquette -- I was working a pool this morning, and a guy
just
waded right the hell thru it. I didn't say anything, but wanted to drown
the
sumbitch. Am I wrong?

Pricks happen. Don't let them ruin your day.

I was only ****ed for a minute or so. Having spent 12 years running
restaurants, I know all about pricks. Just wondering if I was "right" to be
****ed.

3) Should the fly land first, or should the line? Why? I've caught fish
when
either has happened, but that's just an idiot's luck, I'm sure. I can
usually make either happen, but I have no idea which I should be trying
for.

If you cast just right your fly will be the last thing to
gently settle to the surface of the water.

Sounds good.

4) Tossing a nymph --

Blech.

Agreed, but, well... there is no "but" -- agreed.

5) I really wanted to drown that sumbitch -- I had two decent strikes in
that pool before he destroyed it.

Pricks happen. Don't let them ruin your day.

6)I've been using an Albright to connect the leader to tippet. Seems
good to
me, small knot, fairly strong, easy to tie. Good? Bad? I know knot
choice is
a personal thing, but is there any reason "not" to use it?

No reason not to use it. I use nail knots on both ends of
my fly line.

Thanky very mucho for the info.

Dan