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MyFishFinder Tips and Techniques => Fly Fishing => Topic started by: oatkasut on Apr 07, 2013, 06:04 PM

Title: tying florocarbon tippet to nylon or copolymer leader
Post by: oatkasut on Apr 07, 2013, 06:04 PM

What's the best knot to tie florocarbon tippet to tapered leader ?

Title: Re: tying florocarbon tippet to nylon or copolymer leader
Post by: Out4Trout on Apr 11, 2013, 07:34 PM

I'm new to the sport but I believe a double surgeon's knot is what you should use, just make sure to moisten the line.

Title: Re: tying florocarbon tippet to nylon or copolymer leader
Post by: oatkasut on Apr 11, 2013, 07:51 PM

Thanks, I'll give it a try.

Title: Re: tying florocarbon tippet to nylon or copolymer leader
Post by: rgfixit on Apr 18, 2013, 05:33 PM

Does a blood knot not work?

Hmmmmm...knot not....not knot :rotflol:

RG

Title: Re: tying florocarbon tippet to nylon or copolymer leader
Post by: oatkasut on Apr 21, 2013, 09:03 PM

would you like a spool of 5X flurocarbon tippet? It doesn't work for me!

Title: Re: tying florocarbon tippet to nylon or copolymer leader
Post by: rgfixit on Apr 27, 2013, 02:31 AM

Nah. If I feel the need I use 4lb fluorocarbon ice line. I've got a spool kicking around. I don't like the stuff much and never really saw a difference.

If I can't make Cortland, Rio or Maxima work, I doubt it's the leader's fault :-\

RG

Title: Re: tying florocarbon tippet to nylon or copolymer leader
Post by: Kodiak80 on May 12, 2013, 05:21 PM

I tie a very small barrel swivel to my leader, then the fluorocarbon to the swivel

Works great

Title: Re: tying florocarbon tippet to nylon or copolymer leader
Post by: oatkasut on May 14, 2013, 09:55 PM

Kodiak, that's an interesting option. Can you fish dry flies  using this approach? I assume the swivel is SMALL!

Title: Re: tying florocarbon tippet to nylon or copolymer leader
Post by: Kodiak80 on May 14, 2013, 10:52 PM

In the Pacific Northwest we commonly use this approach when fishing chironomids, not dries.