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It seems more and more fishermen are using the braided 'super lines' now. And the manufacturers continue to improve the lines and bring new products to the market. Berkley's NanoFil, Spiderwire Ultracast and Stealth Braids, Power Pro 300 are just a few of the offerings available. One thing all of these lines have in common is

The Tie-Fast Knot Tyer is a handy little tool for tying Nail Knots, which of course are needed for attaching leaders to fly line. The tool comes with instructions but in case you have lost yours, here is an illustration of the steps to tie the Nail Knot with the tool.

We just added the Jansik Special Knot to the Fishing Knots section. This is a very strong terminal tackle knot that fly fishing legend Lefty Kreh gives his vote for tying light mono (up to 20 pound test) to a hook.

The Nanofil Knot, which is really a "Double Palomar" Knot is a new knot by Berkley for use with their new super-braid line. It is also useful for tying in terminal tackle in any of the super braids such as Spiderwire, Power Pro, etc.

The Tenkara method of flyfishing is gaining in popularity here in the US. It is a technique of flyfishing that has been practiced in Japan.