The loop is not the line. The line is the line.
The loop is a wave. When I say that, I quite literally mean you can swap the words in a sentence.
Loop = Wave.
The
[OBJECT] travels from the rod tip to the fly through the line.
You can select the following to substitute in for [OBJECT]:
- Tail
- Mend
- Dolphin nose
- Loop
You're probably thinking "But the loop travels away from me!"
So let's substitute words here. The sentence is now "But the wave travels away from me!"
Okay, well if you put a mend in the line, the wave travels away from you. If you put a tail in the line, the wave travels away from you. If you put a dolphin nose in the line, the wave travels away from you.
If you put a wave in the line, it travels away from you. Choose any name you like, it still travels away from you through the line.
The line doesn't travel away from you. It's still attached to your rod.
Cheers,
Graeme