A great knot for shooting lines
Strong. Slim. Perfectly centred. We reposted this blog post from 2020 to bring it in line with the other loop blogs in the series. As part of the update, we also created a new set of illustrations to make the…
Ken Milton – Hand-Tapered Mono Leaders Before Poly Leaders
What We Learned from Ken Milton in the 1980s
Leader Theory & Technical Articles
These technical fly fishing articles are presented in memory of our late friend Ken Milton Svendsen — an innovative and deeply original thinker within Scandinavian fly fishing. Ken developed and explored a range of unconventional ideas related to fly casting…
Matching the Leader and Flyline – Ken Milton Svendsen
This technical fly fishing article by the late Ken Milton Svendsen explores fly line matching, leader taper, loop control and energy transfer in modern fly casting. The article is published 1:1 in Ken Milton Svendsen’s own words and thoughts as…
How to Build a Strong and Slim Fly Line Loop
Slim. Secure. Quiet. Built to Perform. Most factory-made fly line loops are built for production efficiency — not necessarily for fishing performance. A slim and properly constructed loop creates smoother guide transition, less disturbance and a cleaner overall fishing system…
