The nonslip mono loop is also known as the kreh loop as it has been popularized by fishing legend lefty kreh. I use a knot from the book midge magic but i add an extra step to prevent it from. Purchase leftys book and an instructional flyfishing dvd today. Everything anglers need to know by the worlds foremost fly fishing expert. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. The loop connection to a fly or a lure can give the fly or lure more natural action. The book why i fly fish interviews 25 of the most wellknown names in the sport. Fishing knots ebook, lefty kreh 9780811742863 boeken. No matter how superb the rod, reel, and tackle, if the knot fails, the game is over. Fishing knots and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
The nonslip loop knot also known as the kreh loop knot took the top prize in our loop knot contest. Lefty kreh s most popular book is fly fishing in saltwater. Lefty kreh skip to main search results amazon prime. I like this knot so well i think it deserves its own post. Not line meant for casting there is a big difference. The solution is the noslip loop knot, which lefty kreh wrote about in fly. Dont tie another hook or lure until you see this fishing knot. Lefty kreh has 77 books on goodreads with 759 ratings.
As its name suggests it forms a nonslip loop at the end of a fishing line. The knot is a critical part of the fisherman s rig. Kreh loop knot how to tie a non slip loop knot aka kreh loop. Fishing knots book lefty kreh fly tying fly fishing dvd. Ive posted this before but im afraid most havent seen it because the line to leader knot threads are so numerous. Proven to work for light tackle and fly fishingby lefty kreh. But to paraphrase knot maven lefty kreh, linetesting machines dont have opinions. Your backing, fly line, leader, tippet, and fly are all one continuous system, but. The section at the end on leaders is particularly helpful in demystifying this subject. How to connect fly to tippet, tippet to leader, leader to line. Fly fishing knots and connections lefty s little library of fly fishing kreh, lefty on.
The complete book of fishing knots, leaders, and lines. Lefty kreh fly tying is legendary stuff and you can learn about it in his fishing knots book. 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. 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. Fly fishing knots and connections lefty s little library of fly fishing. Here we excerpt a section with flyfishing lengend bernard lefty kreh. I only use short leaders of genuine flouro leader material.
This book is the best book on fly tying knots that i have encountered. Lessons from lefty kreh, a flyfishing legend gearjunkie. Dvd features lefty kreh tying 30 of his favorite knots and reinforcing techniques in the text. Proven to work for light tackle and fly fishing lefty kreh, david hall on. In fly fishing knots and connections, legendary fly fisherman lefty kreh tells anglers everything they need to know about. Kreh loop knot leader to lure knot contest winner salt strong.
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