Chuck, I have know experience with furled leaders . Always staying with has
works for me for over thirty years and prefer tying my own leaders. You can
write me or anyone else that is interested , direct [EMAIL PROTECTED] and I
be glad to sent you my leader formulas that was originally design for
tournament casting of BillyTalyor ,when gut leaders were used. I use all
super strong Ovis tippet material .The flex of a rod will take up some. and
absorbed some of the shock on the leader .Pass letter here I recommend using
a fish scale use for weighting fish and attach to the fly line and by
putting pressure different bends of the rod will let you know how much
weight pressure is pulled . The longer the rod I feel the less breaking
leaders off. I use between a nine foot and ten foot rods of two piece rods.
Remember in choosing a rod ,choose one line smaller and put the next size on
.example a 5 wt. rod I put a 6 wt line . Glenn Overton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Tippet Material Question
Reuven, Glen, Tony.. Thanks for the tips.. I didn't have any break offs as
I have NOT used that tippet material.. I was afraid to use it because it
was soooo easy to break by hand, I was afraid that even a nice bluegill
would break it... I guess I'll just stick to the 4 pound mono I have to
use as tippet material, and then maybe order some more of the 6X Orvis (so
the test I do will be the same) and test the new spool against the old
spool and see if that is just how easy it breaks... Glen, On my leader,
it is brand new..I made it myself..It is furled from 6/0 clear tying
thread and is VERY strong.. Just that tippet material felt too weak to me,
and I was afraid to try it, Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 7:40 AM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Tippet Material Question
Chuck,
Sounds like you have some bad tippet material.
I use 6X most of the time seldom have a break off.
Tony
--- Chuck Alexander
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Folks: We have been talking about tippet material,
and I have a question... I have a roll of Orvis 6X
3.5 pound test .005 diameter tippet.. It "rolls
over" well for me, but when I take a piece and pull,
it just is soo small, it snaps with very little
power to break it. I know that fish "weigh" a lot
less in water, than if you were pulling them in on
land. But, does anybody lose a lot of fish with this
small (6X) tippet??? or Not?? I have just started
using a 4 pound "mono" line, that is much harder to
break, but does NOT "turn over" as easy, at least
not for me it don't.. Thanks in advance, Chuck
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