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First published before January 1st 2001 - More than 7 years ago
Loop connections
Loop on a fly line
By Martin Joergensen
This is a way of making a loop on a fly line that will give you a very neat and tiny loop and a smooth transition between
the different parts of a rig. The loop is very strong and actually quite easy to make.
You will need a threader of the type that is normally used for getting tying thread through the tube of the bobbin holder.
It has to be the type made from metal thread (piano wire) - the ones made from thick monofilament will not do.
 Try this at home
Start doing this on an old piece of fly line or on the reel end of a new one. Not all lines have the hollow, braided core needed for this and you might fumble the first time.
Spare the front taper of your favourite line till you have some practise.
- Dip the end of the fly line in acetone (nail polish remover is the same, but more expensive) for 10-30 seconds
- Remove the softened coating from 5-8 cm (2-2 3/4") of the fly line, revealing the braided core
- Stick the tip of the threader into the core as close to the coating as possible
- Pass the threader throgh 2 cm (3/4") of the core and push it out through the line again
- Thread the tag end of the core into the threader
- Pull approx. 2 cm (3/4") of line into itself and form a sufficiently large loop (secure the loop with a thin pencil in necesarry) and remove threader. If the tag sticks out of the side, cut it as close as possible, and pull the rest into the center of the core.
- Apply a little Aquaseal or similar on the braid, reaching from the coating and to the base of the loop. Smooth it with wet fingers and let cure for 24 hours.
- The loop is ready
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Submitted January 1st 2008
I was putting on one of the flyline leader loops ,the one that is made out of braided mono and uses a heat shrink tube,I inched the loop on all the way and installed the shrink tube half way on the loop and half on the flyline,I used a heat gun to shrink the tubing,when I reeled in the line to the reel my finger caught the edge of the tubing, it pulled the whole loop and tubing off the end of the flyline,at this point I did not trust this connection,so I installed a new loop and sleeve but this time I put some flexable expoxy on the loop and line area where the line and loop meet,then slid the shrink tubing over the expoxy half way on the loop end and half on the line,heated the tubing to shrink and when the expoxy oozed out I wiped off the excess,let dry, this connection cannot come off it is very strong.