I know I need to quit !!!!LOL We have photos of that don't we. Hope you can come back. The time you spent here was too short. Tony
--- Martin Westbeek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Reuven, > Three years ago at Tony's place after the Sowbug > Skip Shorb taught me how to make thread furled > leaders (6/0 UNI), and I make and use them a lot. > Adding an extra long tippet is a good idea, not > because the furled part would frighten the fish, but > because furled leaders have a very positive > turnover, and adding extra tippet enables you to > have some slack in your tippet. > I also made them from mono, but when I used those I > started missing strikes. I think that's due to > stretch. Regular mono stretches some 10% and furling > it will make them stretch more. > Try the 6/o Uni ones, I think you'll like them > Mart > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Reuven Segal > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 8:38 PM > Subject: RE: [VFB] Anyone into furled leaders?? > > > It doesn't scare the fish?? > It doesn't make sense to me that the fish wouldn't > shy away from it....almost like having a thick > leader cut down from a standard leader. I guess that > is why I am so apprehensive. Could it be made from > fine nylon?? > > R > > ______________________________________________ > 5/11 Rockbrook Road, > East St. Kilda, 3183 > Melbourne, Victoria > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Mobile: 0422 266798 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, 11 June 2006 4:30 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [VFB] Anyone into furled leaders?? > > > Reuven, > I started using "furled leaders" last fall and > I'm using them consistently now... They're soft, > pliable and have NO retained "memory"... I normally > attach about 36" of "tippet" to the end loop of the > furled leader, then tie on about 18" of additional > "tippet" which I then attach my "dropper" fly... > Then another 18" of tippet, tied at the bend of the > dropper fly to which I then tie on my "point" fly... > Just above the knot attaching the 36" tippet to the > first 18" tippet, I attach one #7, 8 or 9 > split-shot, just enough to keep my flys below > surface... Normally I use a small yarn type "strike > indicator" which I attach to the furled leader with > a slip knot and it's very easy to adjust up or down, > depending on the depth of the water I'm fishing at > one and a half times the depth of the water... > > Rodney... > NREMT - Paramedic > Life is too short, go fishing... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Reuven Segal > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 11:09 AM > Subject: [VFB] Anyone into furled leaders?? > > > Does anyone use furled leaders? > Would one have to increase the length of the > tippet if using a furled leader?? > > R > > ______________________________________________ > 5/11 Rockbrook Road, > East St. Kilda, 3183 > Melbourne, Victoria > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Mobile: 0422 266798 > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.3/360 - > Release Date: 9-6-2006 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
