Furled Leaders Rock!

[DruLeeParsec]

I bought a couple of Kathy's Furled Leader DVDs (one for me and one as a raffle prize for our local fly fishing club) and this weekend I finally got around to building the jig that is needed to make them.

I made 3 of them and only messed up one. I cut off my old tapered leader and tied a new furled leader on with a nail not and then tied on another 5 feet of 6x tippet. Once that was done I headed out to eh pool to try some practice cast.

OH MY GOSH!

The furled leader turns over LIKE BUTTER. I just give the line a little flip and the furled leader just lays out nice and smooth with hardly a splash. The tippet just follows along for the ride.

I was going to take it fishing on Sunday evening and I even went to the river. When I got there I started suiting up. Waders, Check! Fishing rod and reel, Check! Safety belt on the waders, Check! Fishing vest, Check Wading boots . . . . Wading boots . . . . Where the hell? . . .

Ah Crap! I forgot my wading boots.

So tonight I promised to take the dog out for a walk and a swim at the river and I can't watch him and fish at the same time. But tomorrow I'm going fishing after work For Sure! And I'll be fishing with furled leaders.

[Betty Hiner]

Furled leaders are for sure kewl!! One of our members here ( I won't mention names but his initials are WarrenP ) sent a couple to me. I'm totally sold!! They do turn over smoothly, and land on the water, and pick up from the water, like silk, with no splashing. A whole new experience in fishing.

[jeffnles1]

Wading boots . . . . Wading boots . . . . Where the hell? . . .

Ah Crap! I forgot my wading boots.

been there, done that! Check out the photo below and notice the lack of proper wading boots on my feet...

Glad the furled leaders are working for you.

Jeff

[tea stick]

I've been fishing with the "Blue Sky" brand and also have become a BIG FAN.

Mine are 5'8" long but would like to find some shorter ones for fishing brookies when I like to keep the leader shorter.

Scott

[Aftershaft]

How well do they work with split shot on them?

[Fly Goddess]

How well do they work with split shot on them?

SPLIT SHOT ARGH! I hate those things They work great cause you put your split shot on the tippet. I guess you could put them on the furled part, but that could sure tear it up.
I made some out of Kevlar. They sink pretty good. Like a sink tip.
Kathy Scott is my hero! or was it my nightmare, cause now I am making them all the time for myself and others.

[DruLeeParsec]

Kathy Scott is my hero!

Kathy Scott Rocks!

As do furled leaders.

[Aftershaft]

How well do they work with split shot on them?

SPLIT SHOT ARGH! I hate those things They work great cause you put your split shot on the tippet. I guess you could put them on the furled part, but that could sure tear it up.
I made some out of Kevlar. They sink pretty good. Like a sink tip.
Kathy Scott is my hero! or was it my nightmare, cause now I am making them all the time for myself and others.

I thought the were primarily for fishing dries and just below the surface. Thanks.

[Fly Goddess]

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I thought the were primarily for fishing dries and just below the surface. Thanks.[/quote]


You should know by know....anything goes in Fly Fishing. I mean we are afterall, the ones that insist that a BOBBER is a STRIKE INDICATOR LOL

[Aftershaft]

I thought the were primarily for fishing dries and just below the surface. Thanks.[/quote]


You should know by know....anything goes in Fly Fishing. I mean we are afterall, the ones that insist that a BOBBER is a STRIKE INDICATOR LOL [/quote]


I bought a furled leader from Feathercraft and thought it would be useless to ruin it with split shot. I was wondering if they were all made of braided material, etc...

Thanks