Also, (I forgot to mention an important reason I still use them) when the line lands on the water, there is hardly a dimple. Some line-to-leader knots make a lot of disturbance on the water when they are cast.
LJ >>> "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 12/28/2006 5:47 PM >>> Larry, That brings back old memories. I didn't know they still made those. My first store-bought flyline was attached to the leader (plain mono) with one of those. Had to be the early sixties. DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 4:51 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] fly line and eye > I have used the "No-Knot Eyelet" to attach leader to line for many > years. Still like it. It is a straight barbed metal shaft (like a > straightened out hook) with an eye on the end. This is inserted into > the end of your fly line, and the leader is tied (I use a clinch knot) > to it. I have seen furled leaders, and many on this list are confirmed > furled leader users, and so I am considering a change. Perhaps this > next season I will venture out of my dinosaur mode and do something new. > > Larry Johnson > Springville, Utah > > >>> "Jimmy D. Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 12/23/06 9:21 AM >>> > Pete click on the link below. Good info for what the braided loop > looks like, installing, etc. > > http://www.fly-fishing-guides-new-zealand.co.nz/connections.htm > > JIMMY D > > Peter Gramp wrote: > > > Pardon my ignorance/ stupidity here - what exactly is this you > > describe? i've seen braided leader loops and have been interested in > > what exactly they do, but have never used them... call me a 'old- > > fashioned whippersnapper' but I'm hesitant to change my ways- at least > > > when it comes to the line-leader connections... I have seen those loop > > > thingies in walmart and the likes, and am curious how they work, > > whether they add a stiff section to the whole caboodle, etc. Sorry if > > > this is a dumb question, but I figured I'd ask and try to stop my > > ignorance. > > Happy holidays to all, > > Pete > > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.28/606 - Release Date: 12/28/2006 > >
