Howdy Kent, Here are a couple places with good info on this subject: http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/index.php?more=1 Scroll through the articles section near the bottom of the page. A search on F A O L will also yield much info. http://www.flyanglersonline.com/ Take care, MJC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kent Lufkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 8:48 AM Subject: Furled leaders?
> Conventional wisdom holds that the best way to entice selective trout > is to reduce fly size, lengthen the leader and reduce tippet > diameter. However, in reading Darrel Martin's wonderful book > 'Micropatterns', the Tacoma author refutes that strategy in his > section titled 'The Long Leader Heresy' and goes on to promote furled > leaders as a preferable alternative for a variety of compelling > reasons too numerous to list here. > > I remembered a discussion several years ago about furled leaders and > retrieved the thread below from the archives. (Notice that Spencer's > original post inquired about 'braided' leaders while the two replies > only mentioned 'furled' leaders.) The thread doesn't answer some of > the lingering questions I have after reading Martin's section on > furled leader design and construction. Moreover, I'm not sure if the > participants in the thread are still subscribers (Dell Coppock, Ray > Wallace and Spencer Harker). > > If any of you have experience with furled leaders, could you perhaps > suggest resources for making or buying them? > > Can you explain the difference between furled leaders and the > 'braided' leaders sold by Orvis and others? > > What leader and tippet length combinations have you found work best > for various situations such as small streams, stillwaters, dry flies > or nymphing? > > Thanks in advance, > > Kent Lufkin > > > >From: Ray Wallace > >* Subject: Re: Leaders > >* Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 12:31:37 -0700 > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > >How do you rig your leader for deep chironomid fishing? I've been using the > >furled leaders with a longer and finer tippet. > > > >Ray > > > > > I agree with you Ray, the only time that I don't use them is when I'm > > > fishing deep chironomids. > > > Dell > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Ray Wallace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 12:20 PM > > > Subject: Re: Leaders > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I started making my own furled leaders last year and now they > >are the only > > > > leaders that I use. They turn over even the largest bass bugs. > > > > > > > > Ray > > > > > > > > > I was hoping some of you seasoned vets could tell if there is > >difference > > > > > between using braided leaders or the plain mono leaders? They > >seem to be a > > > > > little more expensive, but are supposed to fish better. I was > >wondering if > > > > > this is true in any of your experiences. Also do any of you > >know how to tie > > > > > the tippits for these leaders. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks,, > > > > > Spencer >
