Re: [VFB] Do you use furled leaders?

[Henk Verhaar]

On 14 Jun, 2006, at 9:23, Michael Bliss wrote: I am sorry to ask this again but I really and interested to learn.   Do any of you use furled leaders with a nymphing rig?  Sure. How much tippet do you use with a furled leader set up (dry and nymphing)?  My furls are 7 foot long. I generally use 4-5 foot tippets for either dry fly fishing or nymphing, unless I need to go down deep. Do you find colors make a difference in the leaders.  I have one in florescent orange which is easy to see and I love that but I think I get less takes.  I think that, especially for dry fly fishing, it makes no difference whatever. If anything, I would suggest that a light-colored furl would be less visible, as a dark leader would stand out against a light sky more than a light one. That being said, I use white, gray, and green tying thread furled leaders, and have noticed no difference. Note that I DO make a difference in leader material depending on type of fishing. For dry fly fishing I use furled leaders made from tying thread (UNI 6/0), waxed with fly floatant. For nymph fishing I use furled leaders made from 12/00 mono (6X). And no, I do not switch leaders if I change from dry to nymph during the day. I usually use thread furls if I intend to/start out fishing dries, and only use a mono furl if the original plan is to fish nymphs. Henk =============================== ><(((((º> =============================== | Dr. Henk J.M. Verhaar             | e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Ecotoxicoloog en vliegbinder      | tel:    035 656 2128              |  | Stichts End 17                    | mobiel: 06 26 136034              | | NL-1244 PK Ankeveen               | web:    www.xs4all.nl/~flyrod     | =============================== <º)))))>< ===============================