Furled Leaders - where to purchase and what to ask for.

[Orthoman]

I want to purchase furled leaders for an 11 ft switch rod -- essentially an 8 wt. I don't want to make my own.

Who has purchased them and from whom. What do I want to look and ask for?

Used for salmon fishing, streamers mainly.

[whatfly]

Any particular reason why a furled leader for a switch would be different than a single hander? My understanding is that you select the leader based on your quarry and style of fishing. If you are thinking you need it for a better anchor, you might want to consider using a 10' Airflo PolyLeader and just straight leader material. Haven't used a furled leader myself for any rod, but if I were looking to buy one or advice, my first stop would be Feather Craft in St. Louis. They've been selling them longer than anyone I know of, and have a pretty good selection.

Good luck.

[DG]

Ortho, drop by the chat and talk to Jack Hise or Kaboom1. Both of them are hardcore furlers, but the switch rod might be out of their area of expertise.

[CharlaineC]

i might be wrong but i believe it would be the same as regular furled leaders. it all depends on your taste. i cam make you some 7' footers for you to try if youd like.

[RonT]

I fish furled leaders on my 12', 6 wt. bamboo, with a 6/7 Rio switch line. I make my own leaders , (7', 9-7-5) with a ~2 to 2 1/2 tippet. My best results are with Tri-lobal Poly but have had good results with mono.
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[ducksterman]

Lots of trilobal polyethylene at JoAnn's...embroidery thread

[fritz]

sorry for my ignorance but what is a switch rod?

[Tyro]

You might give these guys a try:

http://www.cutthroatleader.com/

I haven't used their spey/salmon leaders but have tried the trout leaders and was happy. If you look at their spey section and their salmon/steelhead section you should find something that will work when chucking streamers.

[WarrenP]

Orthoman,

I have sent you a PM.