Beginners Guide, Attaching a Fly Line

[@Heedio21]

A big help for me after not tied backing to a line in over ten years. Much appreciated.

[@paulmavin910]

nice instruction always get the old guy at local tackle shop to do this free of charge but after watching this video I will definitely give it a go cheers

[@gortonlad62]

Great video, Lewis. Set up my new reel as instructed and works brilliantly.

[@techsecmedia]

Hi Gortonlad. great to know its helped mate. Tight lines. Nicky

[@a1mdwpr]

Good video. Well explained for beginners like me. This video really helps. Cheers

[@mikesaul8711]

Fantastic thanks for your help. Great video. Mike

[@jimcollins8659]

Very informative and easy to follow.

[@SuperKabookie]

thanks for the lovely demo! I really appreciate your instruction!

[@tomatkins1939]

Nice one Lewis I need to learn a lot.

[@Zagrag.]

Thanks for this video! You saved my weekend :) . Now i got my floting line on! Now its just the wind that need to slow down abit so i can try to catch some pikes :). /cheers

[@johnhughes4083]

Lewis, what you call a granny knot is just a thumb knot or overhand knot. A better knot is the "figure of eight" which is slightly bigger and will not slip along the line. The whole knot you describe used to attach the backing line to the reel is called the "Arbor Knot" Some reels have a slot where you can thread the backing line through the bottom of the reel to a smaller anchor point inside it, this eliminates a bulky knot which might possibly catch the unwinding line. Tight lines!

[@annndris]

thanks a lot !!! very good video and easy tehnik !!

[@fredgadget7120]

Absolutely brilliant, lovely cheers

[@SuperKwame1]

Excellent, lesson here. Thanks a lot.

[@scouterkeith]

Thank you. Very informative.

[@andresmontecinos8588]

grear video......from Chile... Congratulation

[@christiecrumb]

nice vid mate. thanks for the help!!!

[@MrKarloz97]

Yeah. The tying of the 2 lines was brilliant. I've lost leaders and hooks. I'm a rookie.

[@martinpecheur8506]

I alwAys use an arbor knot. Before spooling. I like the idea of wrapping the line a few time before

[@luckywoodpecker9723]

Great informations, Thanks a lot.

[@lifeson241]

Very cool!! Thank you!!

[@7jgrant]

Great video....

[@superhunter992]

i that an adder kit? just got one the 9 n half foot never done this type of fishing before i looked it up on the net and found someone saying its a trout rod does this mean its to weak or such things as for instance a 20 pound carp took the fly does this man it would snap like a twig? cheers matt

[@coldman340]

Thank you so ever so much !

[@MrKarloz97]

So you need both kind of line? The pink and the green kind? I've been using only the pink one. Everything you did looks more professional. Does the second kind of line you added floats even more? And the thing you glued. What is it called?

[@TCFarms]

You can tie a perfection loop on fly line and leader. I like to do the loop so I don't need to clip a fly off and retie to change.

[@XxsuffacationxX]

Thanks good info

[@raulorios72]

hola lewis soy raul de argentina te hago una pregunta para una linea de hundimiento que combiene mas 1 backing + amnesia + scooting taper + leader 2 backing + running line + scooting taper + leader gracias espero tu respuesta

[@tonycaruso4295]

Hi, I am totally new to fly fishing. Do I (necessary) have to have Backing line? If I have 100 yards of fly line plus the leader; why do I need the backing line? With the 100 yards of fly line; I am never going to get to the backing line. Or do I need to cut the fly line? Does the fly line needs to be only a few yards long? Please help.

[@anthonychiappetta9225]

Tony caruso the fly line is for casting homie the dacron backing is your line, if you do that you wont have any line to fight the fish on lol

[@tonycaruso4295]

Anthony Chiappetta Got it! Thanks bro!

[@thefruithunter2672]

+Tony caruso also, I think you mean 100 feet of fly line not yards.

[@GuoSlice]

so that loop at the very end is where you tie your leader to? is there any way you can tie the leader and fly line without the braided loop?

[@tjarkinson9188]

By using a double surgeons knot

[@jakesteele5413]

What does backing do?

[@Flammefaen]

It's just extra line for the fish to run / fill the reel.

[@Scott64a]

Braided loops? super glue? What's so wrong with a nail knot? All you need is your reel, line and your backing. Too much technology when all anyone has to do is learn a freaking knot.

[@robbyellenberger8810]

Scott Roy were do you get your backing

[@TCFarms]

@@robbyellenberger8810 You can buy it, or just use heavy fishing braid. The actual fly line backing will probably be cheaper. Honestly in a pinch, I'd use anything though for backing.

[@nicolasjaugeard4214]

nice

[@napper1496]

nice video.think you couldve showed your double uni knot a bit more precisely though.

[@Draconus324]

whats the reason for the backing?? why not just put the line right on the reel??

[@BenJamison7740]

Draconus324 in case of a big fish

[@4492573]

You put the backing on correctly but you didn’t put the fly line on correct. The fly line went on the reel Correctly but the fly line spool the line was coming off the top when it should of been the bottom. Always bottom to bottom. Thank you.

[@remingtonmiller7186]

What's backing

[@fullstrutn]

I didn't understand backing at first either ,but it's to take up space on the reel so that fly line isn't in a tighter roll around reel ,it will lay on the water better. Made from dacron ,,also if a big fish peels off all your line you've got a ''reserve'' in backing.

[@techsecmedia]

Hi Fullstrutn. Thanks for your help in replying to some comments on our page. I have been offline for a few weeks and now trying to catch up. Cheers mate. Tight lines. Nicky

[@justabrit]

He never showed the hard part attaching the loop to the tube ..Duh

[@somenakedtrevor4893]

Alroight channing tatum

[@TheRandomCamper]

to me has was talking terribly fast

[@nyyankees355]

Channing Tatum?? Lol

[@joeb787]

Was ok til the super glue

[@jimhaga9553]

Jeez guy, slow down

[@hallnbass2569]

Thanks for the info