Two ARTICLES that explain it all:
Design and Function of the Troutbitten Standard Mono Rig
https://troutbitten.com/2021/03/14/design-and-function-of-the-troutbitten-standard-mono-rig/
The Full Mono Rig System — All the Variations, with Formulas and Adjustments
https://troutbitten.com/2019/10/13/the-full-mono-rig-system-all-the-variations-with-formulas-and-adjustments/
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00:00 Intro
00:58 Set Up and Explanation
02:58 Base Leader and Sighter for Tight Line Nymphing
04:54 Tight Line to the Indicator (Nymphing)
06:00 Slidable Thingamabobber Hack
06:40 The Backing Barrel
07:43 Thinner With Sighter Extension
08:10 Split Shot and Unweighted Flies
09:25 Drop Shot Nymph Rig
12:35 Thinner Tippet and Smaller Flies
13:40 Floating the Sighter
14:22 Tight Line Dry Dropper
16:08 Pure Dry Flies
16:53 Streamer on a Tight Line Rig
18:38 Thin or Micro Thin Leader
20:15 Wrap Up
20:52 Lift With the Knees
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