While setting up my streamer swing rig for steelheading a friend showed me a cool approach. Normally the tippet is attached to the sink tip with a nail knot, then the fly is attached with a Rapala or some other knot. Simple enough, but what it you want to switch flies? Snip it off, re-tie, and lose a few inches. Since you're not dealing with much leader, before long you need a new piece nail-knotted to the sink tip.
Better still, nail knot a heavy tippet to the sink tip. Then tie a loop the the end of this -- perfection, surgeon's, or whatever you like. Then tie another piece of tippet onto your fly with a Rapala knot, and put a loop in the other end. Now you can loop-to-loop connect and fly changes are super speedy!
The end result is that it's SUPER simple to change out flies on the river. Swing through a run a few times. If nothing, swap it out for something different and try it again!
-Sean-
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