orvis loop connector question

Randy Weatherly wrote:
I just bought an Orvis line that came with a loop connector. Seemed
like a cool idea. I was getting it ready to put it on the reel and the
plastic thing that keeps the line on the spool has written on it:
"Connect this end to Reel". Easy enough, since there was a loop
connector sticking out. I looped it onto the backing a reeled it in.
When I got to the other end of the fly line there was no loop
connector! Now I know the loop connector is for connecting to the
leader, but I'm going to have a hard time doing that when it's under
all that fly line.

What's up? Was my line spooled backwards? Did I read the instructions
wrong.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Looped,
Randy


If the packaging said "Connect this end to Reel" it must have been a WF
line. You can tell the "connect to reel" end of a WF line because
there's a relatively long section of constant diameter line (compared to
the "connect to leader" end).

If I were you I'd clip off the loop and learn a nail knot, suitable for
both the backing connection and the leader connection. You could also
use an arbor knot for the backing connection and an Eagle Claw Leader
Link for the leader end. And there are other options, like needle knots,
Zap-a-Gap, etc.

I don't like loops, except for connecting shooting heads to running
lines, and even then it's a necessary evil. They're too bulky.

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