Good advice and one thing that I would suggest is; practice, practice and practice tying the Bimini and the loop knots, until you can do it with your eyes closed. If you don't have 100% total confidence in a knot that you've just tied, don't fish with it. Cut it off and start again. That curly 'pig tail' that's left in your line when a knot fails is something that you never want to see.
Would it be better to cut the fly line at a sharp angle and lay it on itself in order for it to be smooth like a welded loop but add the hollow core braid on it before you put 4-5 nail knot in order to make it less likely to catch in the guides as it goes in and out? What are your thoughts?
Good advice and one thing that I would suggest is; practice, practice and practice tying the Bimini and the loop knots, until you can do it with your eyes closed.
If you don't have 100% total confidence in a knot that you've just tied, don't fish with it. Cut it off and start again. That curly 'pig tail' that's left in your line when a knot fails is something that you never want to see.
Would it be better to cut the fly line at a sharp angle and lay it on itself in order for it to be smooth like a welded loop but add the hollow core braid on it before you put 4-5 nail knot in order to make it less likely to catch in the guides as it goes in and out? What are your thoughts?
good idea. and some glue over the nail knots to make it slick.
Good advice thanks
please come back to youtube. Not a lot of GT stuff here