Please bear with me for the silly questions but being a newbie there are lots of questions and things to learn.
When I fit my braided loop should I strip of some of the line coating before I put on the loop so that the loop end is not so stiff.
Also can somebody explain the different lines and what they do, I have bought a s/h reel that has sink tip and intermediate lines ( also floating but I know what that does)
David

When fitting a braided loop I do not strip the fly line. Make sure the fly line goes as far into the loop as possible without overlapping. I would suggest you use Roman Moser loops they are the best on the market.

An intermediate line will sink at a determined rate. e.g. DI 5 will sink at 5 inches per second.
A sink tip will sink at the tip, the amount of line that sinks will depend largely on the make of line.

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Eddie
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As Eddie advised, get the Roman Moser loops. On floating lines I always put a small amount of waterproof superglue on the end of the line to stop water getting in and sinking the tip