Furled leaders

[ausable_ny]

Hi all,

Furled leaders...are they as good as I've been reading? I think I understand the principle behind them but am curious as to why they wouldn't spook the fish...they seem like they would. Being new to FAOL, I don't really know what the policy is regarding mentioning specific companies when posting, so to the moderators, if I'm in violation, please edit accordingly. I came across a company named Blue Sky while searching the web for info on furled leaders. Does anyone know if their products are reputable? I especially liked their strike indicator setup for nymphing...that is where the subject of furled leaders first came up...on another post. Any comments will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Ken

[Flyandtie1]

Yes they are fantastic.
It can help the issue of spooking fish because they turn over and lay down flies gently.

[Gramps]

They don't spook fish. If anything they land and lift off softer than mono. I tried the Blue Sky Furled leaders. They worked good.

[Flyandtie1]

They don't spook fish.

It didn't make any sense

[Ray]

I have to respectfully disagree with that.
If you are not a good caster and are slapping and slurping the water with your fly line and all your casts are landing harshly. Then it really doesn't matter how lightly the short furled leader is laying down because most all the fish in the area are going to be spooked away from your fly line slapping and slurping the water all over the place.

I have to respectfully disagree with that.
If that's the case it's not the fault of the leader thats spooking the fish, it's the caster!!

[Flyandtie1]

Haha, Good point!

I didn't think about that for some reason.

[ducksterman]

I have to respectfully disagree with that.
If you are not a good caster and are slapping and slurping the water with your fly line and all your casts are landing harshly. Then it really doesn't matter how lightly the short furled leader is laying down because most all the fish in the area are going to be spooked away from your fly line slapping and slurping the water all over the place.

I have to respectfully disagree with that.
If that's the case it's not the fault of the leader thats spooking the fish, it's the caster!!

Ditto that...Chris it was apples and oranges...or should we say lines and leaders

[Gramps]

Thanks guys. I was getting ready to fish slap Chris.

[Flyandtie1]

Thanks guys. I was getting ready to fish slap Chris.

[Chuck441]

I like to fish smallish streams, where I usually have to cast straight upstream, or only a modest angle from there. I'm concerned that, because I like to use slack line casts a lot, the end of the furled section might bop a trout on the head (the tippet section would be effectively shortened by the slack waves). Since I've always used mono leaders, I'm thinking that the thicker and opaque furled section would be a lot more visible to a fish under these circumstances. I can't stand 30 feet away, and throw a nice quartering cast with a curve; it's upstream, with the fly a little up from the fish. Does a furled leader also give me an advantage here, or should I stick with mono?

Chuck