On 19 Jan 2002 at 15:41, Paul Marriner wrote: > Took me too long to get around to this but I must disagree with my > Swiss friend.
LOL - you know very well I enjoy a solid disagreement between friends, if conducted in a civil fashion and with intelligent arguments. Especially if there is a shared fishing experience at the conclusion of it ;-) > Having tried heavier furled leaders on large flies, my > conclusion is that they don't do as well as tapered mono leaders. Just to set the context: What material were these leaders made of? Taper? Length? Tackle? Tippet size and length? Type and size of flies? > They > are certainly strong enough (I landed two salmon over 12 pounds on one > of Jim Cramer's beefed up leaders using wet flies), but they don't > turn over well when tipped with big flies like bass bugs or salmon > dries. More to the point however is that there is no purpose in using > them for big flies. The advantage of furled leaders, at least for me, > is that they turn over well but also fall in drag-reducing curves > without much extra effort on the part of the angler. Also, unlike > braided-nylon leaders, they don't throw off a pile of spray. For large > flies one wants a leader stiff enough to promote positive turnover, > the antithesis of a furled leader. In any event, that's my take, To head off part of the discussion (or speed it up, whichever you prefer): I believe the strength in furled leaders lies in surface or slightly sub-surface fishing. For deeper fished flies I prefer mono. One likely difference of opinion to tackle is this 'nonsense'<G> about a stiff leader being required to turn over a large fly. Fiddlesticks, Paul, fiddlesticks! ;-) I put it to you to produce the arguments that stiffness in a leader promotes turnover. Go for it ;-) Cheers, Hans glint in eye
