Furled leaders?
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One tip with furled leaders. Use a loop to loop system to put on the tippit. Take #3 tippit about 1-2 feet and tie loop to loop to the furled leader then tie on what ever tippit your going to use to the #3 tippit. THis will make your furled leader last alot longer. If you order them don't go through Orvis we ordered ours two months ago and they are still on back order.
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I checked out the links to old posts on furled leaders and even found some links to the web. I found instructions on how to make one, but no short description of what it actually is or what it looks like. Just a short description would be really helpful.
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Ok guys! Toddfather's back to work putting in long hours and haven't had much spare time which accounts for my absence on the forum!
Briefly, Making furled leaders is a simple process that defy's clear explaination however. Making them consists of two seperate strands of thread (cotton, polyester, unithread, nylon, kevlar, flurocarbon, mono, etc wound on dowels anchored to a board. Each strand is made by connecting the loops in an interlocking fashion. After both strands are ready, each strand is twisted seperatly with a drill motor with a hook in a clockwise direction until the length of the strand shortens by approx 10%. After both strands are twisted (cw)they are joined and counter twisted (ccw) until the original length is achieved. A drop of super glue will keep the strands from untwisting until the preferred termination is implemented. The above explaination is over simplified and there are a few small details that make things go smoother but have been omitted for clarity.
Seeing is believing, you'd be amazed how simple the process is. It ammounts to making a rope on a taper. The taper is controlable, and the leader properties can be change to suit varied fishing conditions notwithstanding the finest tuning of your terminal equipment.
You can design tapers that will turn over with tremendous authority or softness as required. No spay contrary to some opinions. Almost no microdrag. High visibility. Sink or float as required. Able to handle very long tippet sections, and the list goes on. Admittedly, some people just can't seem to buy into them for whatever reason. Personally I believe the proof is in the pudding, and I fish nothing else. Actually once you use them it's hard to go back to anything else!
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Briefly, Making furled leaders is a simple process that defy's clear explaination however. Making them consists of two seperate strands of thread (cotton, polyester, unithread, nylon, kevlar, flurocarbon, mono, etc wound on dowels anchored to a board. Each strand is made by connecting the loops in an interlocking fashion. After both strands are ready, each strand is twisted seperatly with a drill motor with a hook in a clockwise direction until the length of the strand shortens by approx 10%. After both strands are twisted (cw)they are joined and counter twisted (ccw) until the original length is achieved. A drop of super glue will keep the strands from untwisting until the preferred termination is implemented. The above explaination is over simplified and there are a few small details that make things go smoother but have been omitted for clarity.
Seeing is believing, you'd be amazed how simple the process is. It ammounts to making a rope on a taper. The taper is controlable, and the leader properties can be change to suit varied fishing conditions notwithstanding the finest tuning of your terminal equipment.
You can design tapers that will turn over with tremendous authority or softness as required. No spay contrary to some opinions. Almost no microdrag. High visibility. Sink or float as required. Able to handle very long tippet sections, and the list goes on. Admittedly, some people just can't seem to buy into them for whatever reason. Personally I believe the proof is in the pudding, and I fish nothing else. Actually once you use them it's hard to go back to anything else!
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Thanks for the reply, I am pretty new to the site and I was reading all of the old posts and am very interested in furled leaders. I use maxima ultragreen and tie my own leaders now, but I think my worst casting problem is not being able to control the exact placement of my fly due to leader roll-out. I will definitely be looking into them.
I will also be checking all of my rods for the correct line using the method you described in an earlier post. I am in the market to get some new lines for a couple of my rods and I can't wait to see exactly what I SHOULD be getting.
I would also like to see some more hypothetical fishing scenarios. I will think of one in the near future and post but if anyone else has one lets hear it.
Thanks for the reply, I am pretty new to the site and I was reading all of the old posts and am very interested in furled leaders. I use maxima ultragreen and tie my own leaders now, but I think my worst casting problem is not being able to control the exact placement of my fly due to leader roll-out. I will definitely be looking into them.
I will also be checking all of my rods for the correct line using the method you described in an earlier post. I am in the market to get some new lines for a couple of my rods and I can't wait to see exactly what I SHOULD be getting.
I would also like to see some more hypothetical fishing scenarios. I will think of one in the near future and post but if anyone else has one lets hear it.
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