rw wrote:


Realizing you're not talking to me, I'll chime in anyway.

I tie new leaders onto a mono "butt end" with a blood knot. One butt end
lasts for quite a few leader changes. It's basically the thick end of a
new tapered leader.

I attach the butt end to the flyline with either a needle knot, a nail
knot, or a leader link.

Loop-to-loop connections on light tackle suck, IMO.

By "light tackle" do you mean anything lighter than a 6-wt? 5-wt?
What sorts of problems have you had with the loop-to-loop?

I know that some worry about hinging, but I've never noticed a
problem with that. But, I do like the idea of having a slimmer profile
(I tie perfection loops as small as I possibly can, but in heavy mono
they are still a bit bigger than I'd like).

How long do you make your extra butt end? And do you cut off the
very tip of the leader or just leave a longer butt section? (Sorry
about all the butts.)


Chuck Vance