Flyline to Polyleader Connection

[Marc Fauvet]

I've never been convinced that it is solely superglue that is responsible for coating cracking above a braided loop sleeve. I think it is more to do with most of the sleeves being significantly stiffer than the line which causes a sort of hinge effect.

good point Ben, but then any stiff glue will have the exact same effect on say, a nail knot so it's not just about braids and their sleeves. i have a series of close-up macro photos of coating cracks due to superglue on several types of connections and different lines. i'll try to find them.
this stiff glue shit's the devil's work !
cheers,
marc

[Paul Arden]

I strip to the core, and double back to form the loop with core to core, not main line as Ben is doing. Superglue is not a problem here. Not that I use this very much and currently only run with one line arranged this way.

Cheers, Paul

[Lasse Karlsson]

For lines I need to use polyleaders on, I double back and shrinktube melt it. Thicker ones are done with a doubled piece of runningline. For the loop at the back of shootingheads, I strip the core, thread it back inside itself and the flyline, out through the coating and shrinktube melt it over. No need for any crap glues

Oh, and in the field, I just do a perfection knot on the flyline and pull it really thight, if I have my kit, I'll even shrinktube melt it. works good

Cheers
Lasse