Fly Fishing Line Setup

A spool of tippet material.

Fly fishing line setup.

In the process you ll learn the double surgeon s knot the clinch knot and a mid leader slip loop. This will feed the fly line out and down onto the ground water in front of you. The type of fishing that an angler is looking for will determine the type of fly rod that will be best. With the rod pointing a little downward from about waist level pull out about 10 yards of fly line wiggle your rod up and down.

Some split shot and. If using wf the reel end of the line should be marked with a sticker. Hold the fly line between your index finger and the rod to keep any additional line from coming out. When you re at desired length shouldn t be more than 100 yards cut the backing from its spool leaving a workable length to attach the fly line easily.

Make sure it spools tightly onto the reel disperses evenly across the axle. A knotless tapered leader. Rod reel and line setup pull the leader out from the reel and thread it through each guide of the rod until it is through the top guide make sure to pull excess line out of rod around 4 5 feet in order to tie on fly tie the fly to the end of the leader tippet using the clinch knot pull. It s measured by how easily it breaks.

As the foundation for your fly fishing setup the rod you are using determines what the angler will need for a reel and fly line. A small balloon or some poly yarn for an indicator. If you re doing this for the first time you ll need the following items. The thick part of the tippet is connected to the fly line while the thin end will be connected to your fly.

Basic fishing line setup most fishing is done with monofilament line.