I have 4 furler leaders of different length an material ....my question is ..are we suppose to wax these leaders ..an if so what different types of wax are we allowed to use
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I have 4 furler leaders of different length an material ....my question is ..are we suppose to wax these leaders ..an if so what different types of wax are we allowed to use
Short answer - no don't wax them.
If those are the ones I made for you....no, don't wax them. Keep them clean, and let them dry, by snapping them from both ends (hold both ends and snap/pop them by making it "quickly" taunt). They'll last a really long time.
If I am fishing drys I apply a floatant such as Otter butter or Muclin. If I'm fishin nymphs or wets no. If they are made of floro no as they are intended to sink some.
They are just an extension of your line to turn over the tippet easier.
I obliviously do not know what material is in your leaders.
I only make thread leaders. On sinking leaders no treatment. The sinking line and fluro tippet will help it all sink. Dry leaders of thread....I soak them overnight in a silicon liquid. Sprayed from a can of shoe treatment from Wal-Mart. Then hang them out to dry.
Mine typically end up in knots way before I even think they're wearing out. Or the tippet ring gets popped off because I get snagged very well and pull too hard! Haha oopsQuote:
Originally Posted by Betty Hiner
One of the coolest things about furled leaders ... at least the thread ones I furl .... the knots can be worked out! a little time and patience, and a couple sharp pins, and the knots come out! Good as new!Quote:
Originally Posted by quivira kid
Oh, you should see a few of the doozies I come up with! Most I do work out, though....Quote:
Originally Posted by Betty Hiner
same ones betty ,,,,yes I still use them ....you so rock !!!
Jack Hise equipped me with a fluorocarbon leader back in October when I was privileged to visit with him. I struggled with clearing the water with it on my 4 wt. and have since moved it to a 6 wt. I am hoping it will help me find some of the larger browns that are being found in the Hooch now days. I had a friend from NGTO tell the site he and his wife saw a hawg of a brown in the area I haunt.
I have a thread leader I have used so often tht it frayed in a several places. I mean really major frays. So I tied a loop above the frays and removed the damaged section. What I have is a leader about three feet in length and you know what? It turns over and fishes just fine. Love the furled leaders. I use a couple monofilament furled leaders but when I lift them they carry a lot of water. I expect it is my style that does this, but I prefer threaded leaders anyway.
Paul
I use Mercerized Cotton Thread for my "furled leaders", when I have finished building my furled leader, I dip the "furled leader" in some slightly warmed can of clear enamal, and hang the lead up on a peg and let the excees drip down the lenght on the furled leader. I then wet a cloth with some of the clear enaml, and run the wet rag down the full lenth of the furled leader, to get rid of any build-up on the finished furled lead. Finally I let the finish furled lead dry, before rolling in up in a small sandwich bag...
I also created the "Big Furled Leader Formual" and I have it on CD. The CD is done in inches, and in millimeters. Three percentage of taper; 60%-55%-50%! These furled leaders segments on a chart graph displays the secret within the process, the taper is "Parabolic"!
I have done two Reader
's Cast articles on FAOL, "2012 Reader Cast Article" Big Furled Leader Formula. I also have another article on the the difference Slopes (60-55-50) for the Big Tapered Furled Leader, on the CD.
Anyone interested in a free CD, contact me at parnelli@comcast.net or by phone (651) 777 -4650; I will have "Big Furled Leader CD" in the next out-going mail...
foambug65,
I get the feeling, after reading all the replies to your qestion, that you may feel no one really answered your question and that is because the answer is more of a personal choice that fits your style of fishing. Some treat/wax their furled leaders and some use them as they are and a furled leader will function great either way, so, the choice is yours. Neither way is right or wrong, so, just use them your way and enjoy.