Sport Fishing – Passion of Brian

Fly Fishing Questions?

I just bought My first fly rod (single action, nothing fancy) and, had a few questions for the fishermen who may have been doing it for awhile. how much goes on the reel? backing fly line and, leader. what is the loop at, the end of the leader for? and, what is tippet? I will be mostly concetrating on a couple of reservoirs in central TEXAS. Bass Hybrid Striper and, Crappie. any help is appreciated.

The documentation with your reel should tell you what the capacity of backing and fly line are. If not, look up the manufacturers website and check there for your reel model.

The loop at the end of the leader, if at thick end is for attaching it to the fly line, which will require a loop too. This is for a loop to loop connection. (Not the best way either).

Tippet is usually a finer mono line you tie onto the end of your leader, usually 18″ or so, to which you tie the fly to. As the tippet gets shorter from changing flies, you change it, saving the length of the leader.

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