Got a fly rod from Walmart to give it a try and there's no welded loop on the fly line, just a nail knot tying the leader to the fly line. Can I tie a loop onto the fly line and leader to get the result shown in the pictures above. Would just make life alot easier and was wondering if that was something that would work and wouldn't mess casting up to much. Thanks.
Posted by Wawooza__
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No. Tie mono to the fly line with a perfection loop in the mono. This thread is in this sub every day, you’ll find the 700 knot variations in search
Definitely. A big knot like that might get stuck in the eyelet, but probably not a huge deal. If you have some sewing thread and super glue, you could do something like this which will go through the guides a little smoother https://www.ginkandgasoline.com/gink-gasoline-fly-patterns/diy-fly-line-loop/
The problem is that a perfection loop like that hangs in the guides pretty easily. You can buy premade or make you own braided loops easily.
Tying a loop in the fly line is possible and it’ll be strong and functional but it’ll be bulky and get hung up on your guides anytime it comes in or out your rod. I’d cut the leader down to about 6” and tie my loop knot into that so it’s a little slimmer.
I’d recommend nail knotting 20-40# mono and tying a loop in that.
No. Tie a nail knot connecting a piece of mono to the fly line and put a perfection loop on that. You tie a perfection loop on fly line it most likely won’t even fit through the guides. If it does it will possibly break them later on. Just knot a good idea.
I use a nail knot to tie on a short length (few inches) of heavy monofilament (been a while, I think something like 20lb mono) onto the end of the fly line. Then make a perfection loop in the end of that mono, and use that for your loop to loop onto the leader. The short length of mono stays in place permanently, and change leader as necessary.