Loop-to-loop
Surgeon's
Albright
Albright
60 lb.032"
40 lb.024"
16 lb.016"
BUTT · 48"
TAPER · 30"
TIPPET · 30"
Non-slip loop
60 lb.028"
TIPPET · 12"
Total length10' 0"
Rod10-12 wt
Flies1
Knots4
WaterSaltwater flats and coast
- FlyThe tarpon fly, stripped slow across the fish's path on the 60 lb bite tippet.
Build your leader
10' 0" of line · 4 pieces · Butt to tip
| Section | Length | Diameter and size | Material | Connection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01Butt | 48" | 60 lb · .032" | Mono | Fly line loop |
| 02Mid | 30" | 40 lb · .024" | Mono | Triple surgeon's knot |
| 03Class | 30" | 16 lb · .016" | Mono | Albright knot |
| 04Shock/Bite | 12" | 60 lb · .028" | Fluorocarbon | Albright knot |
Tie it
0 of 4 doneThese are the finished lengths. Leave extra for tying each knot.
How to tie it
Build the tapered leader
Join the 48" butt to the 30" mid with a triple surgeon's knot. Add 30" of 16 lb with an Albright knot. Add 12" of 60 lb with an Albright knot.
The knots
Triple surgeon's knot · 3 turns×1
- Lay the new line alongside the end of the leader so they overlap about six inches, the ends pointing opposite ways.
- Holding the two lines as one, tie an overhand knot, passing the whole new piece through the loop.
- Pass the same ends through the loop twice more, three times in all.
- Wet it and pull all four ends evenly to seat the knot. Trim the tags.
Albright knot · 10 turns×2
- Fold the end of the heavier line back on itself to make a narrow loop a couple of inches long.
- Push the lighter line up through the loop, leaving about eight inches to work with.
- Pinch everything together and wrap the lighter line back over itself and both sides of the loop ten times, working toward the loop's closed end.
- Feed the lighter tag back out through the loop on the same side it went in.
- Wet it, pull the lighter standing line to slide the wraps snug against the loop's end, then pull all four ends tight. Trim both tags.
Non-slip loop knot · 5 turns×1
- Tie a loose overhand knot in the tippet a few inches from the end.
- Pass the tag through the hook eye and back through the overhand knot on the side it came out of.
- Wrap the tag around the standing line four to seven times, fewer for heavier line.
- Pass the tag back through the overhand knot, entering on the side it last came out of.
- Wet it, pull the tag to snug the wraps, then pull the standing line and the fly apart to close the knot. Trim the tag.