How Do You Tie Double Trailing Fishing Hooks?
Where permitted, it is not uncommon for an angler to fish multiple flies at the same time by affixing the extra flies to “dropper strands” that branch off from the main leader at intervals. Dropper strands are particularly easy to include in a leader that you tie yourself using several monofilament strands of different diameters. Begin creating your leader by using a blood knot to join a section of larger-diameter monofilament line to a section of slightly smaller-diameter monofilament line. The lengths and diameters of these sections will vary depending on how the leader will be used, but many trout leaders begin by joining a three-foot section of 30 lb. test line to a 1.5-foot section of 20 lb. test line. The blood knots used to connect the leader sections lie flat against the finished leader and are small enough to pass easily through the rod guides. See the “Resources” section below for instruction on how to tie a blood knot. Continue using blood knots to connect sections of progre
