Or, you fumble through a dozen pockets in your fishing vest before finally locating the strike indicator you were looking for. Not everybody likes them, but for me, it s indispensable. It s my lanyard. What s a lanyard you may ask. Think of it as a fisherman s necklace from which dangles the essential doodads used by all fly fishers.
Lanyards don t completely replace fishing vests, but they are a valuable supplement.
And no two fisherman s lanyards are exactly alike. The cable is preferable to an ordinary cord since it won t collapse and tangle when not in use. The various doodads hang from snap swivels for quick and easy changes, though once you get a system you like, you won t be making many changes at all. To prepare a film canister for hanging from a lanyard, poke a hole through the cap. Thread a stout cord through the hole and tie a knot on the underside of the cap so it won t slip back through the hole.