Fix Your Broken Loop With This Method: Tutorial

Brian Flechsig from Mad River Outfitters and the Midwest Fly Fishing Schools shows you how to tie a Nailless Nail Knot to fix the broken factory loop on your fly line. This method can be used to add a loop to ANY fly line or sink tip that doesn't have a loop.

We've had alot of requests for this one a glad to finally get around to it.

Here is the chart for mathching stiffness and diameter of Maxima Clear with your fly line:
2wt-3wt- .013" 12lb
4wt- .015" 15lb
5wt-6wt- .017" 20lb
7wt- .019" 25lb
8wt-9wt- .022" 30lb
10wt- .024" 40lb
11wt-12wt- .026" 50lb (Rio Saltwater)

* These may differ a bit depending on the manufacturer/taper/diameter of your line

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[micahdean]

This is a wonderful video!! My loop connection just broke and I was looking for any way to not have to buy a new fly line! Thanks for the great tutorial!

[hgj]

Great tutorial! This is precisely the method I use.

Several years ago I treated myself to a really nice rig from a company that was once a reseller of really nice gear, but they are more into clothes now. That rig was the first fly line I ever had in over 40 years with the welded loop. I thought it was great until the line sheathing cracked at the hinge point at the end of the double line for the loop. I complained to the company at the store where I bought the rig, only to be told by a very young (“green”?) clerk that my cast was defective. (I’m pretty sure I was casting tight loops before he was born.)

I went home, cut the looped end and nail-knotted the but end of a tapered leader to my line as I had done for years. Now, given a choice, I will NOT buy a factory welded loop end line. I prefer the tried and true.

Thanks for putting it out there!

[TheBenbeyer]

I took the plunge and snipped off both welded loops on my brand new Scientific Anglers Redfish Warm fly line this weekend when setting up my new Saltwater outfit. I appreciate the how to videos!

[fabianvaras]

Hi there I saw the Mr Flip video works great I fishing for the Dorado here in the Parana river big game the good video

[petekeener]

I've never had lines with loops but you've convinced me that when I do, I'll just be cutting them off and attaching my lines with a blood knot like always have.

[flyfishingarabia]

Just getting started with fly fishing on the shores of the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia. Was practicing my casting and nearly snapped off the manufacturers loop on my fly line. This video saved me from having to order a whole new fly line (and then wait 2-3 weeks for it to arrive to start practicing my casting again). Thanks!

[tonywalkingstick]

Thank you so much for this. There was a time when my grandpa's best friend was one of my older brother in laws and he taught me that you don't want a big knot at the end of your fly line or coming off the mono before your leader because it would spook the fish. I live in Cherokee NC and have seen tourists spook trout in different ways and a lot has to do with their line and presentations. Love your videos and still love to learn. God bless y'all, Tony

[billrafferty]

Perfect timing to see this tutorial. New to fly fishing and need to change a leader with no loops! I used a piece of copper electrical wire . softer to carry and will never rust.

[BuffaloWill]

So happy that you guys don't use the same damn music every other fly fishing channel uses!

[jasonmann]

I have recently subscribed to you channel and finding a lot of great tips. I not a big fan of using the tool to make these knots I am glade I found this video. I needed to replace some loops on some of fly lines and this is so much better!! Thanks

[jeffdurocher]

Every video I think it can't get any better, im always wrong in that thought.. You're a treasure trove of knowledge for all of fly fishing.
Said it once before, im sure it won't be the last. Thank you!

[IrishFF]

Great video. I just nicked the loop on my line. I'll try this method.

[leighbarnes]

Thanks for the vid, a while back I was struggling with presentation on one of my dry lines, tried a micro loop which didn't really sort it, that transfer through the doubled over kills the delicacy! I wound up doing very much the same, except I used the back section of a salwater tapered leader and ran about three feet of that post the nail knot then but tie on leader and tippets. so much cleaner! thanks for outlining the process you use.

[chrismoss]

Wish we had a tackle shop like yourselves over in Warrington, England. I'd never leave 🤣

[farmerbob]

Thanks for the excellent tutorial. I really like this method for leader/line connection.

[tomvavr]

Thank you so much for this video, you really solved my problem cause my first fly fishing set flyline does not have loops.

[smiszuk]

Just getting into fly fishing, was wondering how to do this. Thank you great video!

[briangillman]

That's better than the welded loop anyway! The only time I actually use the welded loop is on spey and switch lines where the head attaches to the welded loop on the running line. This method doesn't work in that application because it creates a weak spot that breaks down your loop in the cast. As always another great video!

[falcosalmo]

Thanks for this video. We do the same in France. Way better energy transfer thus a better turn over of the leader. Loop to loop eats off a lot of the energy from the fly line to the leader. It is so preferably to tie a knot instead of a loop to loop.

[Nigel_S]

class tutorial I just did this to a floating line and it worked perfect. Thanks