Fly Line To Leader Knot Using Tool

Approximately 8 inches of tag should be hanging out of the tip of the tool.

Fly line to leader knot using tool.

Slide the leader down the fly line until the perfection loop hits your pinch. Take a tool like a hollow tube straw or nail and put it next to the fly line ending section. To the tie the knot you need to keep the distance of the end around 10 12 inches. The fly fishing tying knot is a 4 in 1 multi function which includes the fly fishing tool a line clipper a hook sharpener and a hook eye cleaner.

Use it for cutting off the excess fishing line. Pull the tag and running line until knot is tight. The slim profile is exactly why this method works. The upside of this knot is that it is the easiest to bring through your guides especially if you coat it with a little uv resin.

You can use a nail or small tube a nail knot tool of course and i have always used hemostats. The nail knot is cinched down around the fly line so it basically grabs onto the fly line s surface when tightened. Use the sharpener to keep the razor sharp quality of your hooks. It s fairly simple to tie though some kind of tool helps.

Dampen or lubricate the loose knot. Insert the fly line into the tip of the tool approximately an inch. The nail knot uses friction to hold the leader to the fly line. You will now be holding the leader and fly line in a pinched grip in the fingers of your non dominant hand.

Quick knotting tied hooks in time easily. A simple clinch knot is all that s needed to attach the leader to a fly line loop. Don t improve the clinch knot with that final move back through the loop either it s unnecessary and adds bulk. Video of how to tie a nail knot.

Https amzn to 2cjznyitiefast fly fishing nail knot tying tool is one of the best knot tying tools for tying nail knots with leader material ont. Treat it like the eye of a fly and tie it in. Quickly pull the tag and the wrapping off the tool. The nail knot is great because when tied correctly it s low profile which helps it stay clean in the water and pass through rod guides with minimal interference.

The nail knot requires a small diameter tube such as the barrel of a ballpoint pen a nail knot tool or other similar object about twice the diameter of the fly line. You may use the albright knot for the leader to line or a slightly more complicated nail knot can be used for a smoother finish. I can t personally remember ever using a nail but i find the knot very quick and easy to tie using a tool such as the tie fast tool.