With no intention to rain on Jimmy's parade, at least as I understand the post, his mix-master method yields a uniform-thickness furled leader. Other, more complicated, methods yield a tapered furled leader. Am I wrong? One can do the same thing with braided nylon leaders, i.e., make a uniform leader from braided nylon backing, but the tapered variety is, at least to my knowledge, beyond the capability of the home workshop. Is tapered better than uniform? Theoretically yes, practically? Don't know because I haven't tried the latter. Cheers,
Cheers, Paul -- Paul Marriner Outdoor Writing & Photography. Member OWAA & OWC. Author of Atlantic Salmon, Ausable River Journal, Miramichi River Journal, and Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies.
