By the way, that was supposed to be "non fly fishing wife"
----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Embry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 2:39 PM Subject: Re: Leader, tippet preference, blah blah > 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 > > > > > >
