AFFTA Line Weights And What They Do

When it comes to fly line weights, there is an organization known as AFFTA (American Fly Fishing Trade Association). In 1959 the AFFTA line standardization weights set a baseline for all lines to be measured. You might ask yourself why this is important. AFFTA gave us a reference range on what weights worked better at [...]
All About Fly Fishing Leaders

All About Fly Fishing Leaders

What is a fly leader? The leader in fly fishing is a line (typically monofilament or fluorocarbon) attached at the end of your fly line that presents your fly to the fish. It aids in the transfer of energy from the fly line, turning over your flies while casting. The flies you're throwing and the [...]

What I Carry In My Wading Hip Pack – Bonefish Setup

The Pack Starting with the pack, the Simms Dry Creek Z is by far my favorite go-to pack. A few main things about the pack, it's fully submersible with Simms TruZip zipper which is one of my favorite things over any other pack. The lightweight simplistic design of this pack makes loading it and throwing [...]

What To Do If Your Welded Loop Breaks | The Better Connection

Fly line to butt section of leader is an extremely important connection. Almost all the new fly lines come standard with pre-welded loops that look like this: Although these welded loops connected to a perfection loop test out just as strong as an albright knot, stuff happens on the water and you can be left [...]

How To Add A Loop On Your Leader | How To Tie The Perfection Loop

How to tie the perfection loop! (Video above) Mike P goes over how to tie a perfection loop. This is our favorite knot for making a loop at the end of a leader.  One of the most popular knots due to its strength and ease of tying. You can also make it more snag-free with [...]

Attaching Backing To Fly Line Without A Welded Loop | The Albright knot

Here's how to tie an Albright Knot! (See video above). This is our favorite knot to attach backing to a fly line without a welded loop on the rear end, as well as to attach the butt section of a leader to a fly line without a welded loop on the front end. We favor [...]