fly fishing knot

[Bofire]

OK    Laugh all you want. I cannot see the leader to tie onto my floating fly line. I cannot see to tie a 'needle knot'.    Is there an option ? how can I hook my leader to my flyline???
Carl

[TheHunt]

LOL, welcome to the club...

I pick up the glasses that flip up and down from the bill of a hat. 

http://www.mageyes.com/hateyes.htm  These are the ones that I have.  Cabelas has a version of these as well.

[jackelope]

http://m.orvis.com/store/product.aspx?pf_id=1051

You'll never go back to the old way.

[salmonchaser]

One of the things to remember about fly fishing, many of the knots are unnecessarily difficult and serve mainly to separate fly fishermen from worm drowners. I will fish everyday from June 7 into late September up in Bristol Bay. We will fish everything from Grayling to Kings on fly rods, Most of my knots I learned bait fishing. When I am at the lodge, with my readers and nailknot tool, I'll replace a butt section to fly line with a nail knot. In the field I simply use a uni knot. Never had it fail, tied properly. It is very rare to replace the butt section however.
Same scenario tippet to leader, at the lodge I'll build my leaders with blood knots; in the field a uni knot or surgeons knot. Uni is very fast, clean and strong. Most importantly I can tie it almost with out looking, important in bear country. Kiss principle, but I rarely, almost never fish tippet lighter than 4x. Too many big fish around.

[Bofire]

  thanks guys!

[7mmfan]

One of the things to remember about fly fishing, many of the knots are unnecessarily difficult and serve mainly to separate fly fishermen from worm drowners. I will fish everyday from June 7 into late September up in Bristol Bay. We will fish everything from Grayling to Kings on fly rods, Most of my knots I learned bait fishing. When I am at the lodge, with my readers and nailknot tool, I'll replace a butt section to fly line with a nail knot. In the field I simply use a uni knot. Never had it fail, tied properly. It is very rare to replace the butt section however.
Same scenario tippet to leader, at the lodge I'll build my leaders with blood knots; in the field a uni knot or surgeons knot. Uni is very fast, clean and strong. Most importantly I can tie it almost with out looking, important in bear country. Kiss principle, but I rarely, almost never fish tippet lighter than 4x. Too many big fish around.

  Roger this. Pretty much all I've done for the last 5 years. It can be kind of clunky going through the guides, but it works well. Many lines these days come with welded loops on the end for looping your leader on as well. This is even easier.

[splitshot]

  find a woman that knows how to tie knots and take her.  tell her you will buy the beer.   mike w