Lets have a chat about how it is done! www.netknots.com/fishing_knots/perfection-loop www.netknots.com/fishing_knots/double-uni-knot-1 Why they call it "Alberto" is beyond me... www.netknots.com/fishing_knots/alberto-knot
An easy technique I use for setting big knots is placing my wrists on the outside of me knees and using leg force as you spread your knees apart. Those with a bad wrist like myself will appreciate how much easier this is. Especially when you are trying to take a rod apart that just won't let go. Great no frills down to Earth vid!
excellent 3 part series, I've been looking for information on straightening mono so this helps tremendously - even though I don't fly fish, this leader and knot info is great for swimbait fishing. Do you think 2 feet is enough leader to prevent bite off's or should I use a longer one? I use braid as a main line.
Excellent tutorial! But I have a question about the 20# section. Do you loop it to your flyline and then to the 50# butt section? I normally would think you’d want it between the butt section and bite tippet, but I don’t see how you would do that with this system. I guess given the shortness of the leader, it probably doesn’t matter whether the hinge is at the end of the flyline or in the middle of the leader since either way, it’s going to be much softer than the surrounding sections.
I'm with ya! Yes, just loop to loop between the line and leader. I like it at the top of the leader because a musky will roll up the line. I only use that break section when I'm in a drift boat or really bad conditions where I can't just jump down and grab the fly. This way I can run 20 full leaders without the break section and a few break sections. Instead of having 3 parts that I have to tie up to fish. It does flub some casts, but no biggie. I hope that cleared up a little bit of why.
