There is an article in the Fall 2007 "American Angler" on doing these.
I haved not tired it but wanted to get the info out.
Rick
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There is an article in the Fall 2007 "American Angler" on doing these.
I haved not tired it but wanted to get the info out.
Rick
Could you give us at least a brief description of what a faux furled leader is? Real furled leaders are not hard to make, so what is the advantage of the fake (sorry, faux)?
I read that same article. I don't know if I would call them faux though. It appears that you are twisting the mono using your fingers as opposed to using a leader making jig or board. They appear to be a furled leader to me when finished.
I think it would help everyone to see the pictures with the article.
Anglerdave is right that it is twisted by hand.
Rick
Did they look something like this?
http://www.corporateflyfishing.com/i...singapore1.gif
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i believe you have it right.
i couldnt decipher what the author meant by twisting the mono and your pic turned the light on for me.
can you post a link for your illustration???
Try this link:
[url=http://americanangler.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=286&Item id=81:f366e]Do The Twist![/url:f366e]
the illustration above is not in the link provided + I have the magazine and the pics are too small to actually see what the author is doing.
This style of twisting is called the Flemish twist used for traditional bow strings.
To put it in it's simplest terms twist each bundle counterclockwise and wrap clockwise.
This is where I got the illustration: http://flyforums.proboards53.com/index. ... 822&page=1
I don't remember how I first heard of them, but googling for "singaporean leaders" turned it up. I've never heard it called a faux furled leader and I've never used one, but the description of twisting the mono with your fingers reminded me of it. Did the article say they worked pretty well - as well or better than regular furled leaders?