39 thoughts on “Nail Knot Tutorial – Attach your leader to your fly line with this method!

  1. Norman Vazquez says:

    Thank you for this video. It has helped me out A LOT. It was very confusing at first. After I watched it about five times and practiced with a non important piece of fishing string I mastered it! All thanks to you!

  2. 101su says:

    Hi Brian,
    would be nice if you could explain how to attach the butt section to the tippet. Wondering if I can use the same butt section with different tippet diameters. Thanks a lot.

  3. Ron Baum says:

    Brian, have you ever seen a lathed wall? The lathe is the 1/4' thick X 2" wood strips that are wired together. Plaster or cement is held in place by the wired strips of wood. Sound familiar now? : )

  4. Barry McKee says:

    Terrific instruction. I screwed up my first attempt as the leader was too short. I nailed, no pun intended, the second attempt and the third one. A short piece of stiff coat hanger works well as the "nail". Thanks!

  5. Luke McFadyen says:

    Hi Brian, I'm pretty sure that 'Lather's Wire' is what in Canada we'd call Rebar wire. It's for tying the steel (rebar) in concrete together before a pour. Thanks for the great videos, I've learned a lot from you. Big fan of your work.

  6. Andrei Ocneanu says:

    Hey there! Nice channel, good advices!
    On this knot now, I’ve tried it before, but 1. I was unable every time to remove the wire without messing the knot and 2. I realized that it usually sinks the coils of the leader into the fly line’s outer layer, messing it up
    I found that the Albright knot works better…I’m using Albright knot to make leaders from ever decreasing diameter of mono (tapering it).
    Yet I dislike the knots bulkiness.
    Would you recommend those knots for #3-5, or you would go for loops?
    Regards!

  7. Fisherman_Rue says:

    Since you did mention that the butt section would be there for a loooong time. Once the butt section is tied on, how do you connect your leader and then change out leaders with that setup?

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *