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  1. For sure ...

    ... there are situations where a thread furled leader would probably be my last choice of leader. But I don't seek those situations out and seldom encounter them.

    For example - trying to hit a...
  2. The reference ...

    ... to thickness regarded the thickness of furled leaders, not mono leaders. That is what you are missing, Chuck. Thread furled leaders are more supple at the thickest part of the butt than 5X tippet...
  3. Just teasing you two a bit is all. I guess the...

    Just teasing you two a bit is all. I guess the :evil: didn't make that obvious ??

    John
  4. Like most everything else in fly angling ...

    ... it depends. On a bunch of different things, including what kind of water you are on, what kind / size flies you are using, and what kind of fishies you are targetting.

    In my case, the cost is...
  5. Being very open minded, I tried fluoro. I had...

    Being very open minded, I tried fluoro. I had the same reaction that Tom expressed in his article. It didn't do anything for me that mono won't do. Being the thrifty type, I stopped using it.
    ...
  6. Ralph's comments ...

    ... brought to mind another issue that Tom touched on briefly in his article - fly size to tippet size ratio.

    Here is a chart from Orvis with recommendations -





    Tippet Size
  7. I've never measured ...

    ... any size mono leader or any size furled leader, so I don't know that furled leaders, generally, are thicker than mono leaders.

    Drag is caused by the leader / tippet pulling or pushing a fly...
  8. Choices

    Joni -

    I think you and I, as usual, are on the same page. The main difference is that you have chosen a much more varied experience, and you get to observe stuff that a lot of other people do,...
  9. When it comes to nymphing ...

    ... you can do it with a bright orange thread furled leader and a couple inches of 4X or larger tippet ...

    http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj218/jfs_photo/Tippet length/P3150005_edited.jpg
    (...
  10. Some sections of freestone rivers ...

    ... are as soft and clear as spring creeks and stillwater. In the pic below, just before run off ramped up this year, the water inside the hard current was a large, very clear, very slow moving back...
  11. Hmmmmmm ......

    ... I thought Tom did a pretty good job of describing why he doesn't like the nail knot, Bruce. A full paragraph describing the problems he associates with it over the years. That little bit of line...
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