Cortland Leader Loops
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
The Good-
I just started furling my own leaders and after about 4 tries, I'm making leaders that work fairly well. It was a beautiful day today and I decided to try one out. I made three that are worth trying out. One is about 5', the middle was5'8", and the longest was about 6'6". I decided to try the 5 footer and it worked very well, even with a tail wind. I caught a bass on a nymph and was rather happy that my leader worked out so well.
The Bad-
I attached a Cortland Leader Loop to my fly line a few days ago to make change-overs a little easier. It worked very well for a while until I noticed a whipping sound on the back cast. The loop failed and I lost my leader and nymph.
The Ugly-
I recommend that if you use these, do not use the shrink tube that comes with the package. Nail knots are much more secure. That, I learned from a previous mishap. And today's incident taught me to secure the loop itself a bit better. Probably a nail knot there also. Or some super-glue.
The directions for the use of this product do not suggest securing the loop. It just says to slip it on over the fly line and secure with shrink tube.
May the holes in your net be no larger than the fish in it. ~Irish Blessing~