Here's a good little way of attaching your backing to your fly-line. It's also a great way of attaching wire to nylon when pike fishing...
I think that the knot is a fairly well known one, but I have no idea of the name, sorry.
What you'll need; fly line! backing!
and short piece (1cm) of 3mm bore shrink tubing.

start by threading the shrink tubing up your backing

Next, form a point in your fly-line.

pass the braid through the point, and catch it in the same hand.

double the braid back and take it round the doubled up fly-line about 5 times.


Then take it back through the looped section of the fly-line.

slowly pull the loose ends of the backing until it sits snuggly.

Cut the loose ends, and cut the fly-line at an angle (this will help give you a tapered end).

Put a drop of super-glue on the knot then pass the shrink-tube over.

pass a flame under the shrink-tube or hold it over the steam of a boiling kettle (taking care!).
The end result:

A nice, neat connection knot.
TT.
I think that the knot is a fairly well known one, but I have no idea of the name, sorry.
What you'll need; fly line! backing!


start by threading the shrink tubing up your backing

Next, form a point in your fly-line.

pass the braid through the point, and catch it in the same hand.

double the braid back and take it round the doubled up fly-line about 5 times.


Then take it back through the looped section of the fly-line.

slowly pull the loose ends of the backing until it sits snuggly.

Cut the loose ends, and cut the fly-line at an angle (this will help give you a tapered end).

Put a drop of super-glue on the knot then pass the shrink-tube over.

pass a flame under the shrink-tube or hold it over the steam of a boiling kettle (taking care!).
The end result:

A nice, neat connection knot.
TT.
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