Hey Guys! Don't forget the shock absorbing benefits of the furled leaders. I like to sink them too. I make them out of different colors of thread for floaters as well.
Ray Wallace > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul Marriner > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 2:05 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [VFB] Furled Leaders > > > OK, not to be a jerk, but why in ... name would you ever want a sinking > furled leader? The primary purpose of furled leaders is to produce an > "S" to help with drag-free drifts, while at the same time turning over > well. Because they are "limper" than braided or mono leaders, they do > this well. I like them because I seem to be able to control my slack > (improved accuracy) with them more easily than with mono leaders. For > example, when fishing from a drift boat, I can consistently drop a dry > fly within 3" of the bank with slack when using a furled leader; I can't > do that with mono. Most of us who use them go to considerable pains to > keep them floating. > > If you want your leader to sink, just put some leader-sink on a mono > leader or use a sinking Poly-Leader or a braided sinking leader. > > Confused, > Paul > -- > Paul Marriner > Outdoor Writing & Photography. Member OWAA & OWC. Author of Stillwater > Fly Fishing - Tools & Tactics (CD), Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies, > Miramichi River Journal, Ausable River Journal, and Atlantic Salmon.
