When I set up a leader for my night time barra rods I start by connecting a stinger hook & Fasthach clip to what will be the business end of my leader, then I spool spool off the amount of leader required and connect that to my the 30lb braided backing With an FG knot.
This is a set up I use when I am fishing big paddle tail soft plastics in the dark or in discolored water. By big soft plastics I am talking about baits like my 20cm swimbaits or 18cm Castaic Jerky J Swimmers.
Weight can be added to a fly in many different ways and they effect how the fly sinks and swims also in many different ways. This is how I add weight to weedless / worm hook when I am going to use the fly to make a fly similar to my Scrounger fly.
At the business end of my leader I have a 50lb Mustard Fastach clip to make connecting flies to the leader easy and fly changes easy. These clips allow flies to move around as easily as when connected to a loop knot and I don’t find the clip to be any more intrusive that a loop knot.
