hi guys i need to buy some leader loops any recommendations on what kind.

terry

Hi Tell,

Roman moser are very popular. Roman Moser Minicon.

Chris

I use Stillwater loops and they've never let me down.

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Roman Moser. Whip them on with some fly tying thread, instead of the tubing that comes with them.

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yep! ..Roman moser

Anyone tried the ones made by Loop? Look very similar to the Moser minicon, might even be rebadged.

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The Loop ones are over £3 each i think.
The Moser Mini Cons are £5.50 for 5.
I only use the Moser ones now when i use loops and judging buy how well they sell on my site they are very popular with other people as well.

T

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Ever thought of making your own loop connection with a piece of mono?

I don't really like loops that much, but a mono loop seems to work quite well if you intend making more than a few leader changes throughout the day, especially if you fish wild rivers where different leader diameters are required for optimum length adjustment. This method will also enable you to attach and re attach easily enough to be able to remove and store a particular leader for future use.
Take a short section of mono 15 to 20 pounds, about 20 to 30 cm, boil it well, to get it nice and limp, and attach it to the end of the flyline with a nail knot of about 4 turns, to keep the knot as small as possible. On the other end, perhaps about 5 or 6 cm away from the attachment to the leader, tie a smallish perfection loop, or surgeons loop. I prefer the perfection loop, as it is smaller than the surgeons loop, but possibly slightly weaker, but on a 15 to 20 pound short mono section, won't really make any difference.
Attach your leader to the loop with a clinch knot, which is easy to get undone if you need to make a change. Note, don't use the improved clinch knot, as it is very difficult to undo to change leaders.
This method works for me, and seems to be a little less "untidy" when it lands on the water.
Make sure that the section of mono that you use to make the loop, is not going to be thinner in dameter than the thickest butt section of the leader that you will attach to it. You will be surprised how much energy can be lost from the presetation of the leader from even the slightest "stagger" in the taper. If you are not making very technical direct casts, I don't suppose it will make a difference, but if leader length and the point of fade of the energy going to the terminal tippet section, is important, you might not like the leader attachment loop to be thinner than the butt of the leader.
If leader dynamics are critical to your style of fishing, it is probably best to have no loop, but to attach directly to the fly line.

Sorry to sound technical, but there can be quite a technical element to leader attachments, so if you don't need the technical stuff, please disregard, and keep it as simple as you can.

Roman Moser Minicon for me

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I personally submerge the tip of the fly line about 15/20mm in the wife's nail varnish remover for 30/40 seconds and then strip back the outer coating of the fly line to expose the braided core. Double it back on itself to make a loop of the required size and then whip it up with some fluorescent thread, then a small drop of super glue and a couple of thin coats of varnish, allowing the super glue and each coat of varnish to go off properly.

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