The complete book of fishing knots, leaders, and lines. Lefty kreh has 77 books on goodreads with 759 ratings. Books by lefty kreh author of fly fishing in saltwater. Fishing knots ebook, lefty kreh 9780811742863 boeken. The solution is the noslip loop knot, which lefty kreh wrote about in fly. No matter how superb the rod, reel, and tackle, if the knot fails, the game is over. Lefty kreh skip to main search results amazon prime. You can be a successful freshwater fly fisher with just the nine knots shown here. Dont tie another hook or lure until you see this fishing knot. The knot is a critical part of the fisherman s rig.
How to connect fly to tippet, tippet to leader, leader to line. I am going fishing tomorrow and i will try the kreh knot. Fly fishing knots and connections lefty s little library of fly fishing. Lessons from lefty kreh, a flyfishing legend gearjunkie. I only use short leaders of genuine flouro leader material.
Fishing knots and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Lefty kreh fly tying is legendary stuff and you can learn about it in his fishing knots book. New lines and leaders, new knots, and new nomenclature required a completely new book, and this is the fullcolor successor, a book that all owners of the original practical fishing knots will surely want. Your backing, fly line, leader, tippet, and fly are all one continuous system, but.
As its name suggests it forms a nonslip loop at the end of a fishing line. I use a knot from the book midge magic but i add an extra step to prevent it from. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. Kreh loop knot leader to lure knot contest winner salt strong. The slim beauty uni knot kreh loop speedy nail knot haywire twist whip finish sixturn surgeons knot the knot is a critical part of the fishermans rig. The section at the end on leaders is particularly helpful in demystifying this subject. The nonslip mono loop is also known as the kreh loop as it has been popularized by fishing legend lefty kreh. Lefty kreh s most popular book is fly fishing in saltwater. Fly fishing knots and connections lefty s little library of fly fishing kreh, lefty on. The challenges fishing knots, of keeping line connected to a hook and. But to paraphrase knot maven lefty kreh, linetesting machines dont have opinions. The nonslip loop knot also known as the kreh loop knot took the top prize in our loop knot contest. The book why i fly fish interviews 25 of the most wellknown names in the sport.
This book is the best book on fly tying knots that i have encountered. Fly fishing knots and connections leftys little library of fly. Not line meant for casting there is a big difference. Proven to work for light tackle and fly fishing by. In fishing knots, expert angler lefty kreh offers a complete guide to tying essential knots for light tackle and fly fishing, from simple loop knots to the complicated, with precise illustrations to demonstrate each step of the tying process. Fly fishing knots and connections leftys little library. Purchase leftys book and an instructional flyfishing dvd today. Proven to work for light tackle and fly fishing lefty kreh, david hall on. Everything anglers need to know by the worlds foremost fly fishing expert. Proven to work for light tackle and fly fishingby lefty kreh. Fishing knots book lefty kreh fly tying fly fishing dvd. Dvd features lefty kreh tying 30 of his favorite knots and reinforcing techniques in the text. Kreh loop knot how to tie a non slip loop knot aka kreh loop. Ive posted this before but im afraid most havent seen it because the line to leader knot threads are so numerous.