Funny though isn't that Lefty Kern believes that the limper the leader the better the turnover. Just fuel for the fire so to speak. I cast alot of very large flys, even though it is all freshwater fishing. The length of these flys can easily be 8" or more with a spun deer hair head. For the record I have landed salmon pushing 35 pounds and steelhead close to 20 and one musky of 27 pounds, plus carp in the 20's. So let the debate begin which do you think is better, Tapered mono, Furled or braided?
Bob H ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hans Weilenmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 3:32 PM Subject: [VFB] The battle lines are drawn (was: furled leaders) > 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 > >
