In Fly-Fishing Knots And Connections, legendary fly fisherman Lefty Kreh
tells anglers everything they need to know about what may be the most crucial
aspect of successful angling - the connections between the reel, backing, fly
line, leader, and tippet. Lefty's years of painstaking research and testing pay
off with hard and fast rules as he shows: The fundamentals of tying all knots;
The nine most important knots every angler should know; How to connect fly to
tippet, tippet to leader, leader to line, line to backing, and backing to reel;
The finer points of shooting-head-type fly lines; How to build leaders for
freshwater and saltwater applications; How to use "bite" or "shock" tippets;
How to tie droppers; Anglers of all skill levels will find Fly-Fishing Knots
And Connections a compact, handy, and indispensable reference that they will
consult over and over again. This handbook tells angler what they need to know about the connections
between the reel, backing, fly line and tippet. Kreh explains the fundamentals
of tying all knots, the nine most important knots every angler should know, the
finer points of shooting-head-type fly lines and how to tie droppers.