How to Set Up Your Fly Line, Leader, Tippet, & Flies | Module 4, Section 2

[@venturesflyco]

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[@flybookies4403]

Whenever the fish are rising and my fingers are trembling with excitement, I like to remember this very simple explanation of how to tie the right knot. Thank you!

[@venturesflyco]

haha we know that feeling. Glad you found it helpful!

[@williamcornelison4721]

Turning 76 years old this April and decided I'd do something I haven't really done except off and on or now and then. I want that fun back I had as a kid..... Got some Bee Flies delivered today and my wife had a fit... OH! Well.... When I cook her up some bluegills, she should get over it.. I Hope.

[@Limit1100]

God bless you

[@FadedbyA]

This is beautiful, I hope you have a great season

[@jawnmorrison110]

Wishing pappy some large paper lip crappies!

[@alex_7453]

why would ur wife be upset that you're enjoying one of ur hobbies?

[@jawnmorrison110]

@@alex_7453 you must be single or have a perfect relationship

[@jq2812]

Well done guys. I was trying to teach two of these knots to my 10 year old a week ago! The timing of your video is uncanny. It just saved our relationship😂

[@WeAreNotSheep2023]

You make the best videos on fly fishing and I've watched many many videos on the subject. Good job!

[@venturesflyco]

Wow. That’s quite the complement. Thanks for the kind words. Plenty more coming your way!

[@rbmcdonald1977]

I’m 68 with pain in my hands and fingers also not much dexterity. I know I’m not alone. So thread through the eye and the tag and the leader between my right thumb and first finger with the exact amount of tag end ready to thread the loop. And with the my thumb and first finger of my left hand I roll the shank about four revolutions toward me. Now you are ready to thread the loop and pull. This is quicker for me. I get cramped fingers quick. I love your videos Thank you for getting me fishing after all these years!

[@jefftucker4791]

This taught me everything that a 150 page book didn't in a fraction of the time. Thanks.

[@Admiralofthedeeps]

A life-saving tutorial man. Finally, I can get this rod rigged up properly 😂

[@venturesflyco]

Yeahhhh buddy! Glad you found it helpful. 😎🤙🏽

[@foxmanghost1822]

As beginner flyfisherman, I think the knot is actually my favorite when it comes to tying hooks When I wasyounger in Boy Scout We learned surgeons, knot haven’t done in a long time. This was a good refreshervideo. 😊

[@kaseyb3]

Amazing tutorial! Best one I’ve seen by far! thank you!

[@venturesflyco]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@EmptyRoads1979]

That was me today… I was caught in a no cell zone wondering how to tie a nail knot. Figured it out eventually

[@PudgyPastures]

By FAR the best video on explaining leader/tippet connections. I watched the other video also and they are excellent in helping understand something so basic. Thanks!!

[@ArcFixer]

Howdy. I enjoyed the video. Great photography and production, straightforward and easy to understand. Well done. For what it's worth, I was a licensed guide on Utah's world famous Green River at Flaming Gorge for 12 years. And even though I'm not very smart, I still learned a few things worth knowing. One thing I learned was a very reliable and fast way to tie on a fly. I'd like to share it with you and your viewers. Hold your fly in your forceps when tying it on, not your fingers. Now all your flies have a handle the size of your forceps. The forceps give a more secure and reliable grip than your fingers ever will. It's a no brainer, particularly with small flies. (I don't have a brain, and I figured it out.) Here's another thing that might sound a little more radical. Spin the fly, not the tippet. I hold the fly with my forceps in my left hand, thread the tippet through the eye of the fly and point the end back at the fly. Then spin the fly and count the wraps. My right hand hasn't moved, and I haven't had to regrip the tippet even once, instead of 12 times if you spin the tippet. My tag end is in perfect position to stab it through the loop in the knot and pull it tight. It's less fiddly, lightening fast, and reliable. Cheers

[@trinityriver2008]

Thanks, guys. The triple surgeon's knot has been a booger until I followed this tutorial. Also I just watched the video on mending and learned a ton. You guys are awesome!

[@venturesflyco]

Stoked to hear it! Glad you’re finding them helpful. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@jonathanlozier4329]

Excellent explanation! I use the double uni to mend the leader and tippet, but triple.surgeon is easier. Tightlines!

[@venturesflyco]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing! 😎🤙🏽

[@knoxdavidson291]

This series of videos have been so incredibly helpful and entertaining! Thank you for all of these!

[@Krivo47]

I’m going to learn to fly fish this weekend without cell service. I just screen recorded anything I may need to review! Thanks for all the great videos!!

[@vladkh1068]

Thank you very much. After your lessons, I can now ask the right questions.😃👍

[@raimundocasadomanas4788]

Lo que funcionaba hace cuarenta años lo sigue haciendo a día de hoy, y si algo funciona no lo cambies, perfecto el vídeo 💯👍👌

[@venturesflyco]

Gracias amigo. Nos gusta que le ayudó el video. 😎👍🏽

[@TrilobitesRTasty]

EXCELLENT!!! ...this is valuable info that seems to be assumed in so many other videos.

[@venturesflyco]

Yessss. Music to our ears. Thanks so much for the feedback. Glad you found it helpful!

[@DenyTheZeitgeist]

Interesting. Well I guess I know what I’m up to this weekend! I’ve never tried fly fishing and am awful at regular old casters so I’m excited to give this a go some day.

[@adastraperaspera7098]

I haven't fly fished before, but would try it. Thanks for infomative video.

[@colinswan2040]

Excellent tutorial no seen any other place that explains how to to do so easily a learned these knots from my grandad over 25 years ago when a was 11 my friends ask me to tie there's as am so gd at building casts a can tie them in pitch dark middle of the night on a river with no light with in a minute

[@venturesflyco]

Glad you found it helpful. Thanks for sharing!

[@claytonchristensen3439]

Just placed my order in the starter kit with the 40 fly box and net. So excited🔥🤟🏻

[@venturesflyco]

Yessss! Excited for you to get out on the water. Let us know how it goes! 😎🤙🏽

[@claytonchristensen3439]

@@venturesflyco heck yeah will do. Was gonna ask you guys, when I get the rod and time to practice my casting, do I need to tie on a fly at all or just the leader by itself?

[@okanaganoutdoors]

⁠@@claytonchristensen3439I’m just getting into fly fishing but I was just watching a video on this, tie on a piece of yarn as you need some kind of weight to cast, the yarn is similar to a fly and you don’t accidentally hook yourself, get stuck in the grass (if that’s where you are practicing), or damage your flies

[@claytonchristensen3439]

@@okanaganoutdoors hell yeah thank you man

[@ArcFixer]

​@@claytonchristensen3439 You need something tied to you leader. Tie on a fly or a small puff of cotton to simulate a fly. There are good reasons I don't have time to go into.

[@shawndobson5713]

A really cool way to do the Clinch Knot is to roll the tag end while holding the running line. It will do the wraps for you. Unfortunately I am not a genius I saw it on a Tik Tok video. Great video guys!

[@venturesflyco]

For sure! Great way to do it.

[@mr.forensics8285]

I'm new to fly fishing. It would be cool to print slides out on mini waterproof cards. Have them clipped to my chest pack. I think all of your main points can be printed on 3 cards. Just a suggestion, I would definitely buy something like this.

[@venturesflyco]

Great suggestion!

[@joshhren5086]

This is by far the best tutorial video out there. Thanks mate!

[@bobmillerick300]

Alright, you hooked me. I subscribed. I'm an old spin caster on quiet water lakes but would love to start flyfishing small remote streams up here in Wyoming.

[@venturesflyco]

Yesssss! Excited for you to get started! If you keep watching the Masterclass, you will see us out on some of those Wyoming streams. So fun!

[@mandovapehater6988]

I'm from East Tennessee and I fished the middle prong of the powder River near Kaycee. At least I think that's what it's called. Outlaw canyon some called it. It's been 20 years but it was good then!

[@Homelessmilkman]

Very helpful video, I just bought my first rod and reel. I’m super excited to test it out now I know how to tie the knots

[@williamcornelison4721]

Great lesson, which I will watch several times and several times more... Thank You.... My very old fly reel has some ancient line. Now I now need to replace the line... Floating?????? Any suggestions. I just plan to fish for pan fish and maybe a crappie or bass some day..

[@venturesflyco]

Glad you found it helpful. Thanks for sharing!

[@YoungBloodOutdoors-14]

hi i love your videos and i am a big fan thank you for making you videos and teaching me how to tie differant types of flys

[@venturesflyco]

You’re very welcome! Thanks for being part of the community. Plenty more coming your way.

[@lesderp1357]

Great video and best by far for what I’ve seen. Very clear and detailed work. Cheers

[@judsonbaker1915]

Been tying clinch knot since was I was 5 or 6 years old. Am 56 now so think I’ve got it. surgeons knot looks simple enough.

[@michaellewis7715]

Very clear and helpful video! Just one comment, I have never tied a clinch knot or improved clinch knot without wetting the line before tightening the knot. To reduce friction. Thanks.

[@venturesflyco]

Good call!

[@emmashepard1822]

Thanks,for all the help...i am kinda new to fly fishing..ect. and tying. Your videos helped me a lot to understand this tipe of fishing more. I had caught a few trout and small perch before,so i have some expercience now,but i have a lot to learn,specially how to cast

[@venturesflyco]

Thank you! We're glad we could help!

[@rudysmith6293]

Excellent presentation! Thank you!

[@londondecoratingcompany384]

Thanks for the video definitely needed i refresher on knots, its been a good few years since i fished, wana go to the lakes this weekend & have a go

[@Yengi-cw2ox]

Didnt know Phil Mickleson had a fishing channel!! Keep on keepin on!!!

[@smw2340]

Excellent video, thank you!

[@danielhart4586]

Have thoroughly enjoyed and genuinely learned so much throughout this series! Is there a reason the next two videos are hidden or have they just not released yet?

[@venturesflyco]

Haven’t been released yet. Still working on getting them edited. Hope to have the dry fly rigs video up next Sunday. 😎🤙🏽

[@roberttaylor9611]

I am a regular hunter and fisherman. I have always used rifles to hunt and regular rod and reel setups for fishing. I am now transferring to bow hunting and fly fishing because I feel more of a connection to the experience this way. Anyway, I am BRAND NEW, to fly fishing. Never even tried it before. It’s a lot to learn. This is the best KZbin video I have found for beginner info that I was actually looking for. A lot of other videos assume I know what fly line, leaders and tippets are. I don’t. Don’t even know how weights work yet. So this was super helpful, thank you.

[@venturesflyco]

That is quite the compliment. Sincerely appreciate the kind feedback! Wishing you success on your fly fishing journey! 😎🤙🏽

[@roberttaylor9611]

@ basically watched your entire playlist on beginner stuff. When I’m ready I’ll be buying my first fly fishing gear from you guys!

[@bungkokoAdi]

Awesome tutorial 👍

[@ph0u22]

thank you for such a great video of important of fly fishing, Also you answered a lot of questions I had for leader and tippet.

[@venturesflyco]

Awesome! Glad you found it helpful. Appreciate the feedback. 😎🤙🏽

[@johnandrews6414]

Thank you for sharing your story it was very helpful and the music was very good to.

[@venturesflyco]

Glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful!

[@renchwealer3264]

Thanks man really good series to help me I live right on a salmon run so I figured I would do something fun 😂 thanks again.

[@AlexanderRichter-o9f]

I’m new to fly fishing can I cut the fly line and not just the tipit because where I fish the water is to deep so I can’t go in.The video really help’t me 😄👍🏼

[@FD-dh2fu]

Great details and info. Thank you.

[@tm8747]

tying the fly on the line i use a boline knot , this get the fly the moment to act like a real fly instead of a fake fly. the clinch knot that most people use to tie the flies on used a clinch knot , i dont like this because it is secure of a knot but the boline lets the fly act normal.

[@johnhanshe7921]

Great narration.good job.

[@venturesflyco]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@sbjuice622]

I love this man. Just ordered my VFC starter pack! Can't wait

[@JohnNoonan-ie6pk]

Priceless thanks tight lines john

[@leeskirs8855]

Best tying video I've ever seen. Thanks.

[@TheCrowReaper]

Probably a little late but im getting in tp fly fishing and the clench knot you showed seemes off could i use the improved clinch knot instead or say the palomat knot? And is there a specific way to tie the flyline to the backing

[@venturesflyco]

You could use any knot you'd like, the clinch is just the simplest, and in our experience, there's no need for anything else, especially for a beginner.

[@TheCrowReaper]

@@venturesflyco and also my leader keeps getting like tangled and ties like knots on it just was a know if it's my technique or if it's a cheap leader that came with( your counted has helped me tons and probably alot others don't stop with what you're doing and keep up the good work)

[@gregvetter5070]

@@TheCrowReaper I know what you're talking about. It typically happens on your back cast. Try letting the back cast play out a for a tick longer. It'll avoid the the end of the line looping onto itself and creating a knot, or snapping like a whip and losing your fly. It takes practice on the timing. I started out at my local park just casting on the lawn and used the sprinklerheads as my targets. Peace!

[@TheCrowReaper]

@@gregvetter5070 I'll try nad thanks for replying have a good day!

[@blade8907]

easy to follow videos definitely had to sub! thank you!

[@Hutch118000]

Great wee videos. Well done…

[@iangutoskie2315]

Next level! Thank you for an amazing and easy to follow video.

[@jicalzad]

would just spinning/rotating the hook end with left hand/fingers be slightly easier than using right hand/fingers to go up and over with the tag end?

[@boazhoucher4771]

Do you guys think you’ll ever ship your products to Canada in the near future?

[@venturesflyco]

Hoping to get that all figured out for next Spring/Summer. Just trying to the the whole process and team members in place to do it.

[@rr.2194]

This is awesome! Thank you so much.

[@venturesflyco]

You’re very welcome! Glad you enjoyed. 👍🏽

[@landiwest2354]

Hey! Question about straightening leader? What do you guys suggest?🎣

[@venturesflyco]

Hey! Great question. There are “leader straighteners” out there. They are just two pieces of leather & plastic sewn together that you slide the leader through. But… in our experience, it’s not needed. You can just grab the leader with about 2 ft of leader in between each hand, pull tight a few times, and then work your way down to the other end. It will straighten out nicely. 😎🤙🏽

[@landiwest2354]

Right on….. oddly enough, I was never taught to straighten. We just threw it out there, straight outta the package! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️

[@robertperman8967]

Good clear information 👍👍👍👍

[@venturesflyco]

Stoked to hear it. Appreciate the feedback. 😎🤙🏽

[@ThuyTran-si6mv]

Overall, a masterpiece

[@Bondovi18]

Is flyvline backing necessary? It's not mentioned in this video.

[@venturesflyco]

Yes it is. We talk about it in the video before this one (it’s a video series). Here is the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIHId3h_hbF6hsk

[@mlodyvb]

Very nice guys 😊

[@zachu1020]

Amazing video. Thank you

[@venturesflyco]

Glad you liked it!

[@callmeCOOT]

what about backing? how would you attach from bare reel?

[@KuhioLee]

Great explanations!

[@michaelbattin]

well done explaining

[@venturesflyco]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@spencerjones7775]

So helpful thanks

[@venturesflyco]

Glad it was helpful!

[@WizardElk]

I came here to learn the clench knot, to find out that I had already been tying it, a palomar wasn't working like it does with my conventional gear so I did the thing that felt right

[@Robert-ew7qk]

I like the improved clinch knot better. I have had issues with clinch knots the tag end pulls out sometimes and knot comes undone no matter how much I tighten it up.

[@olly4550]

Can I use a double fishermen's knot?

[@jschevy89]

Wouldnt the line have to be detached to the main fly line to do a surgeons knot?

[@venturesflyco]

No. You will just need to detach the tippet from the tippet spool.

[@mandovapehater6988]

I don't buy tippets or actual leaders. Just about a pole and quarters length of fluorocarbon tied to my loop with a clinch knot and it's on. I use a dropper fly most of the time but on the same line. I've never cut a separate line to tie to the top fly. Might try it.

[@myonez91]

Thank you!!!❤

[@biglittlefish3770]

Good video.

[@jwaterfishing]

Is a double uniknot a bad idea to tie tippet to tippet?

[@harrisontaylor4531]

Fantastic video, luckily I’ll still have WiFi where I’m fishing 👍🏻

[@jds4935]

Using the surgeon's knot also shortens your leader all the time, right?Isn't a tippet ring the solution?

[@venturesflyco]

Definitely a great option. Might cause drag if using smaller nymphs or dry flies though.

[@jds4935]

@@venturesflyco Thx!!!👍👍

[@CarlosLopez-tz9yq]

My pops uses forceps to hold the fly.. he also spins it then he does his thing with the tag end. At 79 he just stared to feel a lil stiffness in his hands

[@MrFlokos]

Is it weird to use a snap like in saltwater spinning?

[@MrFlokos]

Additionally, why don't we connect braind and leader as in spinning?

[@venturesflyco]

I would say it’s pretty uncommon. Especially if using smaller flies.

[@venturesflyco]

Not quite sure. Am not super familiar with spinning myself.

[@edsun-ge4dy]

i got one question do we need sinker in fly fishing ??? im new here

[@lsmalls8252]

A few splitshots when you need to get a little bit deeper in running water.

[@whynotcreatelove]

thanks Bro!

[@lu00-j]

so i have to keep buying leader every time i cut it?

[@venturesflyco]

No. You can keep adding on tippet from a tippet spool as the leader gets shorter. Watch the end part of this video and it'll make more sense: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIHId3h_hbF6hsk

[@Dogsled1000]

I am doing a class study on videos and TV commercials and have a question I hope you can answer. I was a little surprised when watching this videos and it was strange for me to find this on your video. Why do you feel the need to have music playing in the background when you are talking and explaining this great topic for fly fishing. Do you think it ads something? Do you think I need to hear music when your talking? Do you feel someone will remember what your saying because of the music? Do you think someone talking about something not related to a fishing topic in the background would help us remember what your saying? I will document your answer if you give me your reasoning. I appreciate your time.

[@venturesflyco]

Nothing sophisticated. Just like to add a bit of music as background noise. Feels less awkward during moments of silence.

[@Dogsled1000]

There are a lot of studies being done, (not sure if they're valid or not). They all seem to fall back on people today are not able to concentrate without white noise in the background anymore. Soon you will see people listening to 'music' with headphones while they're fly fishing. The art and calm of fishing will soon need noise in the background more and more as we start needing it to 'Feel less awkward during moments of silence' if god forbid we are subjected to no noise. Hey I'm not a Cradick of you or anyone, just trying to figure out where this trend is tacking us. I enjoyed your video though. Thanks for your reply.

[@zubenelgenubi]

Loop for leader to line?

[@venturesflyco]

Just search for a perfection loop in the KZbin search bar. Lots of great videos about it.

[@kallekid]

The Rapala knot should be used for tying flies because it allows the fly to move more naturally in the water, enhancing its performance.

[@Adequateusername]

This may be true for lures, but not flies.

[@juans3728]

Where is the " Backing "? Aren't there several knots you can use for hooks?

[@venturesflyco]

Yes. Talked about backing in detail in previous video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIHId3h_hbF6hsk Yes. Lots of knots. The clinch is just a tried and true, easy to tie knot that a lot of anglers use. Just keeping it simple. 😎🤙🏽

[@jamesjobe4307]

There seems to be a disconnect with the loop to loop that I personally don't like. Casting rolls better with a nail or blood knot there.

[@venturesflyco]

Agreed. Loop to loop is easy to set up, but has some cons.

[@daviddimisca659]

Did he make the loop himself?

[@lastcoyote2355]

Over the decades…fly fishing has become more about getting to fishing instead of understanding the basics . Years ago fly line had no perfection loop . Now , I cut the loop off tie on a butt section using a needle or nail knot , then using an improved surgeon knot I tie my leader on . The most important thing about knots is patience… it slows you down. When on a river you never ever should rush . If you’re in that much of a hurry to catch fish …. Go back to bait fishing… and most of all stay out of Colorado…. Our rivers are getting to many out of state douches .

[@louisvega-oe2sc]

What happens if you hit into a monster fish, it takes a run, and you run out of line, because you forgot to put a backing, which is supposed to go onto the reel first, then attached to your fly line? Did you forget? Just saying!..

[@venturesflyco]

You’re right. Definitely need backing. This video was assuming you’ve already attached the backing and fly line to your reel. We talked about that in the previous Masterclass video. 😎🤙🏽 Here is a link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIHId3h_hbF6hsk

[@louisvega-oe2sc]

I understand, but do the people that never saw that video understand? Remember, that if you get on a plane just partially full of fuel, can only get you part of the way, not all the way, before it crashes. Those that trusted you to fly with them don't know how much rope there is, just that they trusted what was told them before take off..

[@Dracula6789]

Coming in here making comparisons to planes and fuel tryna sound all smart but you end up talkin about running out of rope? Wtf? You’re a dope lol

[@zandermercury1758]

​@@Dracula6789let him cook bro 😂

[@Accurize2]

Download those knot tying tutorials to your phone for bad cell service areas. …I know, I know…there’s always one in of those guys in the class. Sorry. 😂

[@GregoryCook-g7e]

I dont know why flyfishing seem to be so expensive but ive come up with a cheap way to achieve the same results. One is i tie my own flies, and i made my own fly rod from old cane poles from garage sales. And my fly line is just a thicker kite string and would you belive it ,ive not had any problem with any of it. So in short teach your self how to do it all and you'll save a butt load of money. And the money you save will make your wife happier and in turn you'll be as well. Trust me your never to old to learn anything if you want it bad enough.

[@bavariasuhl]

too much

[@dhanais2000]

Beautiful video

[@garry4156]

Excellent tutorial!! Thanks !!

[@venturesflyco]

You are welcome! Glad it was helpful.

[@Dannydanny991]

Perfect 👌

[@MrTomomahony]

brillant thanx a lot

[@jamesjordan5160]

Very informative. Thanks!