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5 Essential Fly Line Maintenance Tips for Every Angler

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Fly Fishing Basics - 5 Tips for Fly Line Maintenance

Fly line maintenance isn’t just for seasoned pros—it’s one of the fly fishing basics every angler should master. Whether you’re just starting to learn fly fishing or you’ve been casting for decades, your fly line is the vital link between you and the fish. Without proper care, even the most expensive fly line will lose its slickness, tangle easily, and reduce your casting distance.

Let’s explore five simple fly line maintenance tips that will keep your line performing at its best and extend its lifespan.

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Two Fly Setup: How to Tie a Point Fly and Dropper (Beginner’s Guide)

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Dropper Attached to Bend of Hook Showing Two Flies - Two Fly Setup

A two fly setup (also called a tandem fly or double fly rig) is two flies on one leader: a point fly at the end of your tippet and a dropper tied above it or from the bend of that hook.

That’s the whole trick. When you’re first learning how to fly fish, you start with one fly. Adding a second doesn’t take a special rod or a new cast. It gives the fish two looks, two depths, or two patterns while you figure out what they want.

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Taking Up Fly Fishing – 5 Basic Tips for Fly Fishing Beginners

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Fly Fishing for Beginners

Post Updated: January 13, 2020

Guest Post By Carl Richardsson

We’re ecstatic that you’re starting your journey into the world of fly fishing. It’s the type of sport that can become a lot of things in your life. A simple hobby, an addiction, or a life long pursuit. It can be simple, or it can become quirky and nuanced. It’s whatever you allow it to be, but regardless of what shape it takes in your life, it’s a beautiful sport, and we hope this short article and infographic designed by RecVets helps you get started.

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Fly Fishing Leader and Tippet: What, Why and How

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Fly Fishing Leader and Tippet - The Fly Fishing Basics

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One of the many items you probably have seen while browsing online or local fly shops is a great wall of leader and tippet material.  There’s a lot of it out there.  Just what is a leader and how does tippet come into the equation though.  In this post I’m here to answer your questions and concerns about fly fishing leader and tippet materials.

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