How to Rig Sink Tips

Loop to Loop

• 1

  Thread the loop of your leader through the loop on one end of the sink tip. Slide the sink tip's loop a few inches up the length of the leader.

• 2

  Thread the free end of the sink tip through the leader's loop. Pull it tight to secure the loop-to-loop connection.

• 3

  Do the same with the loop at the other end of the sink tip and the loop on the butt end of the fly line.

Nail Knot

• 4

  Overlap the ends of the leader and sink tip by approximately 12 inches. If one of the two ends has a loop, pass the unlooped line through the loop to a depth of 12 inches instead.

• 5

  Cross one end over the other and pull it beneath at a right angle, leaving only a 3-inch overlap. Lay a 3-inch hollow straw next to the overlapped lines.

• 6

  Wrap the crossed line around the straw, spiraling up its length until you've made a total of six turns. Thread the free end of the line through the straw.

• 7

  Slide the straw out of the knot and pull tight. Trim the loose ends.

• 8

  Do the same with the other end of the sink tip and the butt end of the fly line.