my fat fingers dont work like they used to. how do you guys tie fly line to leader without a loop. is there an easier way to do this? I've searched a bunch of stuff, just thought id see how the average guy does it, lol
Yea, I was actually looking for a hook remover I used to have. Similar to this but it was just the pencil looking part, no lanyard or round part. Was great for panfish which will swallow that hook more often than not. I ended up with the metal one below, which also has a hook tieing piece on it.ive seen those plastic tools a hundred times and never knew what the heck it was!!!!
Yup, back in the day we used to keep our plastic coffee stirrer to do that knot. I had somehow ended up with some hooks with no eye from Japan so had to learn this knot. Similar to the Snell knot except smoother.Nail knot
Without a loop there is a device to do a " nail knot". Takes a little practice but not hard. I'm so old I used to do a true needle knot. Loop to loop has taken over for this reason.
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Without a loop there is a device to do a " nail knot". Takes a little practice but not hard. I'm so old I used to do a true needle knot. Loop to loop has taken over for this reason.
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