Correctly Attaching A Shooting Head To A Shooting Line

This week’s RIO Fly Fishing Tip shows how to correctly attach a shooting head to a shooting line. All too often people attach a shooting head to a shooting line backwards, and the performance of the head is dire as a result! This short tip sows how to identify the correct end to attach to a shooting line, as well as demonstrating a neat trick to speed up the rigging process.

RIO's Fly Fishing Tips series are short, less-than-a-minute videos, each bought to you by a RIO employee or ambassador and showing a single fly fishing tip to help you become a better fly fisher. The series includes freshwater, saltwater and Spey topics, and a mix of casting, fishing and gear tips - some basic, some technical, and everything in between.

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