Questions on Redington CT (click and pawl) reel

Conan The Librarian wrote:

Just curious, what do you do to minimize changing leaders (and
shortening your flyline) while at the same time keeping the knots to a
minimum? I've been using the loop-to-loop with an extra length of
tippet surgeon's-knotted to the leader.

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.

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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

Conan The Librarian wrote:
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?

6wt or less.

What sorts of problems have you had with the loop-to-loop?

It's actually more of an aesthetic thing, I guess. I don't like that big
wad of mono on my leader, especially when I'm trying to make delicate
presentations (and I need all the help in that regard that I can get).

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?

It's the butt end of a tapered leader that I've nail-knotted or
leader-linked onto my flyline. I'll start at maybe 18", and over time it
gets shorter, of course. If I've used a leader link I don't even have to
trim off any flyline to attach a new leader, but by that time the tip of
the flyline is typically so worn that I'll trim it down anyway.

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

I'll usually start with a 9' leader and then trim it down to the butt
section after it wears out.

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On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 08:22:50 -0800, rw
wrote:


It's actually more of an aesthetic thing, I guess. I don't like that big
wad of mono on my leader,

Try tying a small perfection loop instead of a bow. g
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Charlie Choc wrote:
On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 08:22:50 -0800, rw
wrote:



It's actually more of an aesthetic thing, I guess. I don't like that big
wad of mono on my leader,


Try tying a small perfection loop instead of a bow. g

No matter how small you tie your loop, there's going to be a section of
doubled-up mono.

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Charlie Choc wrote:
On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 08:22:50 -0800, rw
wrote:



It's actually more of an aesthetic thing, I guess. I don't like that
big wad of mono on my leader,


Try tying a small perfection loop instead of a bow. g

No matter how small you tie your loop, there's going to be a section
of doubled-up mono.


That doubled up mono is right on top of your fly line, at least if you're
using a braided connector. It's only slightly less stealthy than the
flyline itself. Your fly is nine feet away from that, or maybe even 12 if
the situation merits that.

I can think of plenty of reasons why I don't catch fish, and insufficient
stealth is probably one of them, but I haven't gotten around to blaming my
leader loop for it.

Scott

"Scott Seidman" wrote...
rw wrote:
Charlie Choc wrote:
rw wrote:

It's actually more of an aesthetic thing, I guess. I don't like that
big wad of mono on my leader,


Try tying a small perfection loop instead of a bow. g

No matter how small you tie your loop, there's going to be a section
of doubled-up mono.


That doubled up mono is right on top of your fly line, at least if you're
using a braided connector. It's only slightly less stealthy than the
flyline itself. Your fly is nine feet away from that, or maybe even 12 if
the situation merits that.

I can think of plenty of reasons why I don't catch fish, and insufficient
stealth is probably one of them, but I haven't gotten around to blaming my
leader loop for it.

Stealth, to me, is recovering the fly without shaking the tree too much.
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On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 08:46:47 -0800, rw
wrote:

No matter how small you tie your loop, there's going to be a section of
doubled-up mono.

I know, I was just laughing at the "big wad" description.
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