Jeez, are you guys trying to get me in trouble. My non fly fishing already has noticed some of the interesting language associated with fly fishing (i.e. nymphs, damsels, etc.), but she's really going to start rolling her eyes when I start talking about "good butts" and that I'm buying them from Rio. Might lose some of my fishing buddies, too, talking like that.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 1:46 PM Subject: Re: Leader, tippet preference, blah blah > Leland, > > I also had a lot of butts tied up with the maxima dark and found them > just fine when a couple of years ago, I reread the book by Charles Ritz > called A Fly Fisher's Life. In it he reiterates the formula accredited > to everyone who came along since whcih is the 60-20-20 formula. he also > spoke to the type of mono to be used, etc and recommends a leader > material that matches the flyline in flexibility. > > Since then I've heard the same thing from Lefty as he gives soft butts > their due and others. I began to tie with materials that are a lot > softer for my butts and Lo and Behold they did work better. An old dog > can learn new tricks. > > Rio Powerflex makes good butts as does Stren Clear. Both fairly flexible > and with them I use a diameter of about 75% of the lines tip diameter as > my first length. With these leaders you can easily turn over 15 feet > plus a small clouser with no problem. To find the equivelent in a > commercial tapered leader, try the 15 ft Rio Permit leader - what a nice > turnover for a long leader! It has a larger than most folks use butt > and the butt is a lot softer than most are used to. > > Anyway, I figure I have about another years use in my last few dark > butts and will eventurall change them all over. Call me frugal but I > just can't throw them away. > > Good Fishing > Chuck S > > > http://community.webtv.net/fishing-folks/ChucksEastCentral > >
