TIE THE KNOT
Six crucial knots every fly angler needs to know—and know well
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PERFECTION LOOP
For connecting the leader to the fly line
A terminal loop knot isn’t essential, but it’s incredibly helpful, especially if you make your own leaders. Neat and strong, the perfection loop never slips, and it works with mono as heavy as 40-pound-test, making it perfect for the butt end of a leader. It’s probably the trickiest knot here, but it’s still not that difficult to tie, and well worth learning. It has other applications, too. For fly lines without a welded loop, I make my own loop by tying on 10 inches of 20-pound mono with an Albright knot, then tying a perfection loop at the end of the mono.
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