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Braided loops are suspect and can 'unravel' - I and a lot of people I know have given them up. For trout you can't beat a nail knot between the butt of your leader and fly line using one of the many tools you can now buy. They float better and cause less disturbance on the water.

Andros

 

Absolutely right.

 

I have said much the same every time the subject comes up, which it does every couple of years.

 

Back in the 1990s there were several letters in "Trout and Salmon" complaining of lost fish because of failed braided loops.

 

I remember one know-all tackle dealer who said it was because wally anglers (I think he included me in that classification) didn't put them on properly, so I got him to put one on in the shop. Two staff and three customers watched. Then I took the loop from him and ripped it off the fly-line - he was a very unhappy bunny!

 

 

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RNLI Governor

 

World species 471 : UK species 105 : English species 95 .

Certhia's world species - 215

Eclectic "husband and wife combined" world species 501

 

"Nothing matters very much, few things matter at all" - Plato

...only things like fresh bait and cold beer...

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For some reason the link I posted earlier isn't working so here is the URL.

http://www.graysofkilsyth.com/fishing-knot...'s-loop.htm

A better way of attaching a loop of mono than the standard needle knot in my opinion. (Don't trust that see what you think!)

 

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