{"id":3364,"date":"2018-02-28T16:59:25","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T21:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iwffc.ca\/?p=3364"},"modified":"2025-11-15T17:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T22:09:14","slug":"beginners-fly-fishing-lesson-3-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iwffc.ca\/?p=3364","title":{"rendered":"Beginners Fly Fishing. Lesson 3: Line"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"65\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BeginnersFlyFishing.png?resize=620%2C65&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"BeginnersFlyFishing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BeginnersFlyFishing.png?w=620&ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BeginnersFlyFishing.png?resize=600%2C63&ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BeginnersFlyFishing.png?resize=610%2C64&ssl=1 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" class=\"wp-image-261275\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"65\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TheFlyLine.png?resize=620%2C65&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"TheFlyLine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TheFlyLine.png?w=620&ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TheFlyLine.png?resize=600%2C63&ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TheFlyLine.png?resize=610%2C64&ssl=1 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" class=\"wp-image-261327\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div class=\"et-module-1d940aae-fd6a-4957-8b38-860e05226612 et_pb_row ui-sortable et_pb_row_2 et-animated--vb et-fb-row--has-short-module et_pb_row_structure-4_4 ui-sortable-handle\" data-address=\"0.2\" data-specialty-layout=\"false\">\n<div class=\"et-module-b88f3f64-2ab9-43b4-8b80-7fbb366c3b11 et_pb_column ui-sortable et-animated--vb et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_2 et-first-child et-last-child et_pb_with_border\" data-address=\"0.2.0\">\n<div class=\"et-module-1b18b7ac-b017-472b-be1c-b875c3a40308 et_pb_text et_pb_module ui-sortable et_pb_text_0 et-animated--vb et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light et-fb-module--short et-first-child et-last-child\" data-address=\"0.2.0.0\" dynamic=\"&#091;object Object&#093;\" matching=\"&#091;object Object&#093;\" _key=\"1b18b7ac-b017-472b-be1c-b875c3a40308\" parent_slug=\"et_pb_column\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<div data-shortcode-id=\"0.2.0.0-1685042065979\" data-quickaccess-editable=\"yes\" class=\"et-fb-popover-tinymce\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">The typical fly line has four elements. These are listed here, in order, from the spool end to the fly end:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et-module-cf4deedf-9007-4e87-be55-a7e1e653e354 et_pb_row ui-sortable et_pb_row_3 et-animated--vb et-last-child et_pb_row_structure-4_4 ui-sortable-handle\" data-address=\"0.3\" data-specialty-layout=\"false\">\n<div class=\"et-module-e5ce92e4-0015-45bc-a556-df84ed91d000 et_pb_column ui-sortable et-animated--vb et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_3 et-first-child et-last-child et_pb_with_border\" data-address=\"0.3.0\">\n<div class=\"et_fb_editing_enabled et-module-d5c90774-ac71-444d-93cc-26783c3498ff et_pb_text et_pb_module ui-sortable et_pb_text_1 et-animated--vb et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light et-first-child et-last-child\" data-address=\"0.3.0.0\" dynamic=\"&#091;object Object&#093;\" matching=\"&#091;object Object&#093;\" parent_slug=\"et_pb_column\" theme_builder_suffix=\"\" wp_editor_suffix=\"\" wrapper_settings=\"&#091;object Object&#093;\" _key=\"d5c90774-ac71-444d-93cc-26783c3498ff\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<div data-shortcode-id=\"0.3.0.0-1685042066031\" data-quickaccess-editable=\"yes\" class=\"et-fb-popover-tinymce\">\n<div class=\"mce-content-body\" contenteditable=\"true\" style=\"position: relative;\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-ms-editor=\"true\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Backing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Fly line<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Leader<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Tippet<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Have a look at this diagram to see how these are organized:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_2 et_animated et-waypoint\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FlyLineSetup.png?resize=679%2C451&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"FlyLineSetup\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FlyLineSetup.png?w=679&ssl=1 679w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FlyLineSetup.png?resize=600%2C399&ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FlyLineSetup.png?resize=610%2C405&ssl=1 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" class=\"wp-image-261329\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>The Backing<\/strong> will usually be supplied with a new reel, if you ask. It is made of braided nylon with about a 20lb breaking strain. This is attached at one end to the spool of the reel and at the other (forward end) to the leader. This is your \"insurance\" for the time that you nail a biggie fish and it runs out taking line against the drag that you have set lightly on your reel. This will cost up to $10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Fly Line <\/strong>is attached to the free end of the backing line. There are numerous companies that produce fly lines such as Airflo, Scientific Anglers, and\u00a0Orvis; you can also buy more inexpensive lines at BassPro, Cabelas, eBay, and Amazon. Prices vary from $10 to $150.<\/p>\n<p>Fly lines are manufactured to glide through your fishing rod guides with as little friction as possible. The degree of engineering that goes into manufacturing the line is reflected in these very varied price ranges. In most cases, you should match your fly-line to your rod.<\/p>\n<p>A three-weight rod should be loaded with a 3-weight line, a 4-weight rod should be loaded with a 4-weight line and so on.<\/p>\n<p>Next, you need to decide how you will be fishing. It is suggested that dry fly fishers should use a floating double tapered line (DT-F for short). This allows for a delicate and accurate cast of a dry fly. This is a dry fly:<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_3 et_animated et-waypoint\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/RoyalTrude-150x150-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"RoyalTrude-150x150\" class=\"wp-image-261332\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>If you intend to be bottom fishing with a nymph,\u00a0such as this:<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_4 et_animated et-waypoint\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"68\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/HaresEarNymph.jpg?resize=150%2C68&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"HaresEarNymph\" class=\"wp-image-261334\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>or using an indicator or float system, then you should probably load your reel with a weight forward line (WF for short). This allows short casts with less likelihood of tangles.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_10  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fly_line_tapers.jpg?resize=506%2C451&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"fly_line_tapers\" class=\"wp-image-261336\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_11  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>You may also have to decide whether you want a floating or sink tip line. For most applications, you should buy a floating line.<\/p>\n<p>Leaders\u00a0and\u00a0Tippet are made of either monofilament or fluorocarbon.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_12  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MONOFLUORO-600x179-1.jpg?resize=600%2C179&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"MONOFLUORO-600x179\" class=\"wp-image-261338\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_13  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_6  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>The leader and tippet together reduce the width and strength at the end of the fly line system. So the line can taper from about 20 lbs breaking strain down to as little as under 2 lbs. Why would you go to a weaker segment of tippet? Isn't it better to have thicker, stronger lines?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There are many reasons for the tapered line:<\/li>\n<li>less visibility to the fish<\/li>\n<li>projects the fly forward easily<\/li>\n<li>transfers the energy of the cast to the fly<\/li>\n<li>allows subtle movements of the fly in the currents<\/li>\n<li>allows for easy adjustment of the fly's drift (called \"mending\" of the line).<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_7  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>You can buy a prefabricated leader and tippet combination that will do the tapering for you, or you can tie your own using leader and tippet material from the fly-fishing store.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; background-color: #aaaa06; border: 1px solid #7f7d10; padding: 5px 30px; border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: #f8fc7e 1px 6px 12px inset, #7f7d10 -1px -10px 5px inset, black 1px 2px 1px; color: white; text-shadow: black 1px 1px 1px;\">Beginners Fly Fishing. <\/span><\/h1>\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; background-color: #aaaa06; border: 1px solid #7f7d10; padding: 5px 30px; border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: #f8fc7e 1px 6px 12px inset, #7f7d10 -1px -10px 5px inset, black 1px 2px 1px; color: white; text-shadow: black 1px 1px 1px;\">Lesson 3: Line<\/span><\/h1>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">The typical fly line has four elements. These are listed here, in order, from the spool end to the fly end:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Backing<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Fly line<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Leader<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Tippet<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Have a look at this diagram to see how these are organized:<\/span><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3365 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/FlyLineConfig-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/> <span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>The Backing<\/strong> will usually be supplied with a new reel if you ask. It is made of braided nylon with about a 20 lb breaking strain. This is attached at one end to the spool of the reel and at the other (forward end) to the leader. This is your \"insurance\" for the time that you nail a biggie fish and it runs out taking line against the drag that you have set lightly on your reel. This will cost up to $10.<\/span> <img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3254 size-full\" style=\"border: 0px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/fishlinemuted.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"30\" \/> <span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>The Fly Line<\/strong> is attached to the free end of the backing line. There are numerous companies that produce fly lines such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airflofishing.com\/shop.cfm\/fly-lines\/fly-lines\/75\/6110\">Airflo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificanglers.com\/product-category\/fly-lines\/\">Scientific Anglers<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.orvis.com\/freshwater-fly-lines\">Orvis<\/a>; you can also buy more inexpensive lines at BassPro, Cabelas, eBay, and Amazon. Prices vary from $5 to $125.<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Fly lines are manufactured to glide through your fishing rod guides with as little friction as possible. The degree of engineering that goes into manufacturing the line is reflected in these very varied price ranges.<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">In most cases, you should match your\u00a0fly line to your rod. A three weight rod should be loaded with a 3 weight line, a 4 weight rod should be loaded with a 4 weight line and so on.<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Next, you need to decide how you will be fishing. It is suggested that dry fly fishers should use a floating double tapered line (DT-F for short). This allows for a delicate and accurate cast of a dry fly. This is a dry fly:<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3381 size-thumbnail\" style=\"border: 0px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/RoyalTrude-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/> <\/span> <span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">If you intend to be bottom fishing with a nymph,\u00a0such as this:<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3384 size-full\" style=\"border: 0px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/HaresEarNymph.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"68\" \/><\/span> \u00a0 <span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"> or using an indicator or float system, then you should probably load your reel with a weight forward line (WF for short). This allows short casts with less likelihood of tangles.<\/span> \u00a0 <img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3366 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DTvsWFLine-600x325.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" \/> <span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">You may also have to decide whether you want a floating or sink tip line. For most applications, you should buy a floating line.\u00a0<\/span> <img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3254 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/fishlinemuted.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"30\" \/> <span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Leaders\u00a0and\u00a0Tippet<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">are made of either monofilament or fluorocarbon.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-260722\" src=\"https:\/\/iwffc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/MONOFLUORO-600x179.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"179\" \/>\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">The leader and tippet together reduce the width and strength at the end of the fly line system.<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">So the line can taper\u00a0from about 20 lbs breaking strain down to as little as under 2 lbs.<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Why would you go to a weaker\u00a0segment of tippet? Isn't it better to have thicker, stronger line?<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">There are many reasons for the tapered line:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">less visibility to the fish<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">projects the fly forward easily<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">transfers the energy of the cast to the fly<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">allows subtle movements of the fly in the currents<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">allows for easy adjustment of the fly's drift (called \"mending\" of the line).<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">You can buy a prefabricated leader and tippet combination that will do the tapering for you, or you can tie your\u00a0own using leader and tippet material from the fly fishing store.<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3zFFl-VK\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; background-color: #ffff35; border: 1px solid #e5d02d; padding: 2px 5px; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: #888888 5px 5px 2px;\">Next Lesson: A Primer on Flies<\/span><\/a><\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Beginners Fly Fishing. 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