Castwell's knot once again...

[rst]

Has anyone used the Castwell knot with a furled leader? Have you ever lost a furled leader using this knot?

It's just to simple, it can't work .....there's no way unless the knot takes a few hours of practice, has a minimum of 16 different twists and turns, and has the word "surgeon" in it someplace, can it hold good enough to keep from losing my furled leader.

I only have a couple of furled leaders at this time and don't want to loose them, but that knot is so simple it's very tempting to try.

Tennessee Jack ...... what say you?

[Jack Hise]

Robert;
The Cast Well Knot is a variation of the "Weaver's Bend" and will hold very well on any fly line to leader loop connection

[rst]

OK thanks Jack - I'd hate to see one of your furled leaders being slung off into the river. I think I'm going to like those leaders you make.

[bassman]

I use it on all my leaders even the furled ones and it has never come undone. John

[scubatim]

Bob the Castwell knot is the Mother of all knots.

I learned it a couple of weeks ago and will never use another knot again.

[bdesavage]

Tim,
You might want to re-think not using another knot again...
You might end up losing your shoe's!

[Mato Kuwapi]

I've been using the knot for the past two years without a loss of any sort. Just make sure it's snug.

[scubatim]

Tim,
You might want to re-think not using another knot again...
You might end up losing your shoe's!

Velcro my friend velcro