WOW, thanks for the vid. I’ve never broken a rod or seen one broken that way yet. I don’t pull my line though my guides like that either….so that makes sense . Thanks again for the heads up. 400 rods a year, damn, that is crazy. People need to learn how to do the basics first I’m guessing., and practice them……….Yikes!
I offer two alternative methods to achieve the same result. The first method is to turn the rod upside down so the line rides on the blank instead of just the guides. The second method involves holding the rod below the horizontal, with about 12 inches of line in your stripping hand. Then, shake the rod to wiggle the shaft, use your other hand, and gently pull the line through the guides until all the knots have passed the tip.
Thanks for this tip. Another, if your nail knot gets inside your guides and the fish your fighting runs, point the rod tip at the fish. The knot will smoothly clear the guide and reduce the risk of tip damage.
You should mention that a lot of those rod breaks were where individuals used a loop to loop connection on fly line to leader and so on … a clean smooth knot will flow through the guides much better . If you don’t take the time to learn all the knots involved in fly fishing …. Sell your flyrod and take up bait fishing 😂😂😂😂🙏🏿
Haha what? I’ve been doing some of these things for decades and never had issues. The only rod I’ve broken was because of a beadhead smacking off the blank.
WOW, thanks for the vid. I’ve never broken a rod or seen one broken that way yet. I don’t pull my line though my guides like that either….so that makes sense . Thanks again for the heads up. 400 rods a year, damn, that is crazy. People need to learn how to do the basics first I’m guessing., and practice them……….Yikes!
Good Tip
Cheers from SW Ontario Canada
I offer two alternative methods to achieve the same result. The first method is to turn the rod upside down so the line rides on the blank instead of just the guides. The second method involves holding the rod below the horizontal, with about 12 inches of line in your stripping hand. Then, shake the rod to wiggle the shaft, use your other hand, and gently pull the line through the guides until all the knots have passed the tip.
Thanks for this tip. Another, if your nail knot gets inside your guides and the fish your fighting runs, point the rod tip at the fish. The knot will smoothly clear the guide and reduce the risk of tip damage.
You should mention that a lot of those rod breaks were where individuals used a loop to loop connection on fly line to leader and so on … a clean smooth knot will flow through the guides much better . If you don’t take the time to learn all the knots involved in fly fishing …. Sell your flyrod and take up bait fishing 😂😂😂😂🙏🏿
Merci 🎉
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Guilty as charged, however, to date (knock on wood) I have not broken one of my fly rods. Great tip! Thanks!!!
Ever had someone put together their brand new, expensive fly rod only to have the ceiling fan knock off the tip top + 3” of rod? Asking for a friend….
Haha what? I’ve been doing some of these things for decades and never had issues. The only rod I’ve broken was because of a beadhead smacking off the blank.