Furled Leaders

[Eric]

Has anyone used these? I've read that they have basically zero memory and last for a long time. I was thinking about trying them. What do you you guys think?

[KEN SNOW]

I just tried them . they worked great !!! Can not believe the difference.The presentation was so much nicer, and I`m not that good.

[Bill Trussell]

Ken
I found these leaders at a local Wal-Mart and they were only 2.00 each. You might want to try a Wal-Mart that is near a trout fishing stream. I agree they are really nice, because of the connector and the fact you can have flies already to go on a number of the leaders. You never know what they will come up with next.

[kim burnett]

Yes we use them all the time we make our own. We use mono thread and they hold up for a long time. We use thread also all are 5ft long

[shooter]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbcVaEe3RIs,this is how i make mine,i use a loop to loop connection to the fly line.






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[John Sheehan]

Thanks Shooter!

[Chris Barclay]

I also use Feather-Craft furled leaders. I prefer the 6' Nylon for general purposes but I also have a 6' fluorocarbon that I use as a sink tip. I live in St. Louis and drive by F-C to and from work (way more temptation than I can generally handle) and have to say that handling them first hand is what sold me on them. I've been using them for several years.

[geoffrey f.simons]

Chris, do you think I could get my truck and trailer anywhere close to there,pass by the exit off I-44 a lot don't have the guts or time it seems . Have done mail-order from them a lot. Very tempting lol geoff

[Chris Barclay]

Geoffrey,
I think you could probably manage it if you came down Manchester Ave. from the east. (they are on the north side of the street.) I'd call them if I were you to see what others have done. Good luck! Let me know if I can help.

[Net Cawad]

just want to share this, I read this book called Furled Leaders and it
improves my fly casting and fishing! it really helps!

[Bill Trussell]

I haven't tried this leader, but it makes sense because of the memory. thanks for the reply

[Ray Ditzenberger]

I make my own 5' fruled leaders out of 4# mono. I use loop to loop connections to both fly line and tippet. I just use 6# mono for tippets.  I really like the furled leaders for BG but I do not use it on my bigger rods on which I use a 40# butt section 4 to 5' and then whatever tippet I need. I like the furled leader. Wind knots are easy to remove and it seems to lay out the required small flies real nice. Cost is not much of a factor even if you have to buy them. The one I have on my gill rod is 2 seasons old and I am sure it will last at least another.

[Mark Stine]

I use the same technique as the video link supplied by shooter, works great and doesn't cost a thing because I have plenty of spools of mono where I didn't use the whole spool and it only uses about 20 feet.  I use loop to loop connections this was a boon as I don't have to carry a magnifying glass to tie a nail knot while on the water. If I want it to sink I use fluorocarbon if I want it to float I use regular mono.