So Wes are you making loop connectors for your fly lines? If you are I would be interested in the process. I have been using the braided leaders for some time and love them but the connections to the fly line are not how I would like them yet.
Mike On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 9:48 AM, Wes Wada <w...@wadaworks.com> wrote: > > The Gudebrod C-Thru product arrived yesterday, and I have been playing > with the material. If you took the standard braided nylon material > used for making loops, and scaled it down using smaller diameter nylon > fibers, then you can visualize the product. > > The braided loop material is commonly available in 35-pound and 50-pound test. > > The C-Thru material is 25yd. spools of 17, 8, or 6 pound. I ordered > the 8 and 6. > > The breaking strength listing is very deceptive, as I haven't been > able to break the 8 pound test with my hands. It is very sturdy > stuff, tightly braided. > > The 8 pound is .019 diameter, and about 1/16", about the same as many > butt sections of leaders. Indeed, you could easily have a quick > substitute for a furled leader butt using this stuff. > > The 6 pound test is .015 diameter, about 50% thicker than 1/32". > > I am not sure what types and sizes of dacron are used for blind eye > hooks, but the C-Thru would make a very good alternative. > > The source for the material, available in single spools, is Land of Odds: > > 6-pound C-Thru > http://www.landofodds.com/servlet/Detail?no=28074 > > 8-pound C-Thru > http://www.landofodds.com/servlet/Detail?no=28075 > > 17-pound C-Thru > http://www.landofodds.com/servlet/Detail?no=28076 > > > If anybody has further questions, just contact me offline. > > > Wes Wada > Bend, Oregon > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 4/11/09, Wes Wada <w...@wadaworks.com> wrote: >> I have found a source to order single spools of 6# and 8# Gudebrod >> C-Thru. The order should arrive any day now, and I will report on the >> product and source. >> >> >> Wes >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
