In Fly-Fishing Knots And Connections, legendary fly fisherman Lefty Kreh tells anglers everything they need to know about what may be the most crucial aspect of successful angling - the connections between the reel, backing, fly line, leader, and tippet. Lefty's years of painstaking research and testing pay off with hard and fast rules as he shows: The fundamentals of tying all knots; The nine most important knots every angler should know; How to connect fly to tippet, tippet to leader, leader to line, line to backing, and backing to reel; The finer points of shooting-head-type fly lines; How to build leaders for freshwater and saltwater applications; How to use "bite" or "shock" tippets; How to tie droppers; Anglers of all skill levels will find Fly-Fishing Knots And Connections a compact, handy, and indispensable reference that they will consult over and over again.