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Home > Take Me Fishing Blog > July 2018 > Fly Line to Backing Knot: Albright Knot Steps
If you are looking for a strong fly line to backing knot, the Albright Knot is one of the best knots you can use when fly fishing. This fishing knot is ideal for joining two lines of different materials or diameters together.
Before you learn how to tie an Albright Knot to use as your fly line to backing knot, it may help to have an understanding of what fly line backing is. Backing is the first section of Dacron line that you will tie onto your fly reel using a fly line backing to reel knot. Once you have the backing affixed to your reel, you will use a backing line to fly line knot like the Albright Knot.
Developed by legendary Florida Keys tarpon guide Jimmy Albright, the Albright Knot has a number of uses in saltwater fly fishing. Perhaps the most common use of this knot; however, is to attach fly line to backing.
Follow these six easy steps to tie your fly line onto your backing using an Albright Knot.
Do you need to refresh your memory on how to attach fly line backing to the arbor of your reel? If so, you can watch a quick video on how to tie a fly line backing to reel knot, known as the Arbor Knot.
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Debbie Hanson is an award-winning outdoor writer, women’s sport fishing advocate, IGFA world record holder, and freshwater guide living in Southwest Florida. Hanson’s written work has appeared in publications such as Florida Game & Fish Magazine, BoatUS Magazine, and USA Today Hunt & Fish. To learn more about her work, visit shefishes2.com or follow her on Instagram @shefishes2.
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