We have some very knowledgeable people on this board that I would like to encourage to do a start to finish article on furling leaders. I know that I am asking a lot. I've been reading old threads here and on other boards for a few weeks and am ready to start asking some questions.

It's no surprise to you that have been doing this a while but I'm finding out that there are many ways to skin this cat. The jig itself has so many variations that it is making my head spin. The peg spacing is all over the place too. No one standardizes peg size either, I have seen 1/2, 3/4 and 1" pegs used most often. What material to use to make the leaders themselves varies, but I will use what I have. Have a couple of 1/4 pound spools of Ande' Tournament green fishing line already in the collection.

Do I need to make these things? No, but this deviation from my normal fishing is a very inexpensive experiment. I bought a 1"X6"X8' board, some peg material, cup hooks, a spring clamp and away we go.

I've been to the following sites and links:
http://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/may2006/185
http://www.furledleaders.co.uk/ (which won't let me register, but that is another story)
http://www.bamboorodmaking.com/html/...d_leaders.html
http://www.peninsulaflyfishers.org/T...ed_leader.html
http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/henk/index.html
and if you do a search on this site for furled, have read every post that shows up.

I probably should just go buy tapered leaders but want a diversion right now in my life so I am playing with these crazy leaders. I have a wonder thread based leader in a Hog Creek design that started this whole thing about me considering making my own. When this is all done I will either be thanking Kaboom1 for planting the seed or constantly saying inapropriate things about the man, it's his fault.

This is a venting post, but I should actually start asking a couple of questions. I will start with two. What length jig do you find most flexible. I bought the 8' length but am considering taking it back and buying a 10' one. Truth is that I usually fish a 9' tapered leader most of the time and sometimes will take something like a 9'3X and add enough 4X tippet to it to make a 12 footer but usually no longer. I still might be able to get away with the 8' length, I just knew that I didn't want the 5 foot butt and mid sections for me.

Second question is what size pegs? I know the 1" peg will add length to a formula that was developed with 1/2" pegs. I'll shut up now and listen.

Rick