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Best knot for fly line to leader?

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OnlyForNow
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Title says it all.

Also include your favorite leader to tippet and tippet to tippet knots. As well as you tippet to fly knots.

Gonna be using nothing bigger than 14s for info so tippet is gonna be SMALL.
AggieChemist
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Fly line to leader? Loop to loop.

Leader to tippet? perfection loop to perfection loop, or blood knot, or...

trilene knot to tippet ring of a furled leader FTW
Sublette County
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Fly line to leader: nail knot.

Leader to tippet: blood knot.

Tippet to fly: palomar knot.

Disclaimer: the only fly fishing I do is for bass and carp.
Cancelled
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Loop to loop on line to leader

Leader to Tippett is double surgeons knot
87Flyfisher
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Fly line to leader- Nail knot a piece of Amnesia and then put a Perfection Loop in the end of that. Loop to Loop leader to Amnesia.

Leader to Tippet- Blood Knot.

Fly to Tippet- Improved Clinch.
MouthBQ98
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I cheat and buy the sleeves. SOOO much easier.

I use a blood for the tippet, but does it really matter so long as it is any good knot for similar sized lines?

I nail knot when I don't have sleeves.
Just The Tippet
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Fly line to leader: nail knot.


I'v even added a drop or two of 2-ton epoxy to it.
Duncan Idaho
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I cheat and buy the sleeves. SOOO much easier.


What I do as well.
D&C 2002
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Fly line to leader: nail knot.


This. Plus, I like the look of a well tied nail knot.

When I start with new fly line I attach a new tapered leader to the line. After I have "used up" that leader or need to switch to some other type of leader I snip the old one and tie a perfection loop about 6-8" down from my nail knot. This way you can easily change leaders from then on.

Just make sure you do your loop to loop connection properly so the mono doesn't cut itself. "Line through the leader, leader through the line", if I remember correctly.
Finn Maccumhail
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I use:

fly line to leader = loop knot to loop knot
leader to tippet = uni-to-uni
tippet to fly = either improved clinch or the Rapala knot
bamdvm
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Flyline to leader: loop to loop

Leader to tippet: double surgeons

Tippet to fly: Any loop knot that you can tie quickly under pressure after you break a fish off and there are redfish still tailing in front of you- I use an improved Homer Rhodes
Ayto Siks
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Thanks for posting and answering. Time to investigate sleeves.
sullyrocks
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Fly line to leader: nail knot trimmed short, w superglue to smooth surface and prevent tangles

Leader to tippet (several times per fishing day); double surgeons knot quick easy effective

Tippet to fly: fishermans knot/ improved cinch.
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