Today’s post marks the start of a little experiment of us – posting tips, gear reviews and more as short video clips.
Our first crack at it features Bruce Chard showing us how to created a whipped loop in the end of a fly line. We know it’s not perfect (wind noise, fly line the same color as shirt), but we’d still love your feedback. Are these kinds of video clips helpful, interesting and/or fun? Leave us a comment and let us know.
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Anyone that takes the time to make a short top tip presentation like this one needs to be commended.I mean who wouldn't find his interesting.
Nice keep em coming.
Tips are great – keep it up!
Hi guys – thanks a lot for the good word!
Thks,I liked it!
great video! currently i have my fly line connected to a 50# 1′ piece of mono using a nail knot. this mono has a perfection loop at the end of it so i can make a loop to loop connection with my leader (guy at fly shop did this for me). do you think a whipped loop would work on the mono with the same integrity as a perfection loop? similarly, could i use a whipped loop at the end of my leader? i am trying to avoid knot tag ends as much as possible to avoid hang ups (i’m not that great of a caster, especially in high winds). i guess i could just cut off the nail knot and use a whipped loop on the fly line. thoughts?
Thanks for stopping by!
If you already have a piece of mono connected to the end of your fly line, you’re probably best just sticking with a perfection loop in the mono, and clipping the tag end off nice and tidy. A whipped loop in that fat mono would probably wind up with a bigger profile than your perfection loop.
At the end of your leader, a whipped loop would definitely big a lot bigger than a knot in the leader.
Have fun out there!
The nail knot video was excellent!
Thanks Fred!
I like the little nail knot tool. Costs around ten bucks. Can put loops on sink tips fast. Use it to nail knot existing loops for more strength when fishing Tarpon. I think welded loops are good for about 40# test.
Good demo.
Thanks Al, glad you found it useful!
Best of luck out there!
Why not a slip knot loop to provide a loop at the eye of the fly? Easy to tie just a reverse clinch. Cinch it down tight, and now you can adjust the size of your loop. It will stay sized until a fish strike, and then it slips down to the eye, and can be adjusted back to size again. No burning of the material because it is wet.
When you tie a nail knot why cut off so much of the flyline end by tightening up the knot? You can tighten up the knot partially, and then slip the knot down to the end. Most flylines come with a level 6″ at the end so you can tie on a number of leaders to the level end if they do not have a loop at the end.