Patent ID: 7272907

Claim:
A method of attaching a leader to a snelled fly, comprising: a. providing a length of said leader having a first end and a terminal end; b. threading a bead near said terminal end of said leader; c. forming a first knot with said terminal end of said leader, whereby a bead loop bearing said bead is formed and whereby a generally circular aperture in the center of said bead loop is further formed; d. providing a length of snell monofilament line having a distal end and a proximal end; e. forming a second knot near a distal end of said snell monofilament line, whereby a snell loop is formed and whereby a generally circular opening is further formed; f. slipping said snell loop over said bead loop and sliding said snell loop toward said first knot, whereby said aperture remains open; g. slipping a length of the proximal end of said snell monofilament line upwardly through said aperature and toward said bead, while said second knot remains below said bead loop, whereby a loop is formed with said length of snell monofilament line, said loop being approximately the same size as said bead loop; and h. simultaneously pulling said proximal end of said snell monofilament line and said bead loop in opposing directions whereby a taut bead loop knot is completed.