Yet another weird question from me. I saw some paste by the float paste in Cabellas, and was wondering how this would work on my furled thread leaders. I don’t do much nymphing but like to do so on occasion. Has anyone tried this or heard of it?
I think the sinkpaste would ruin the leader for dryfly fishing. For nymphing I use one made with fluorocarbon. Depending on how deep you are fishing just adding a tippet of fluoro would let you get down faster.
… to consider.
First, going back and forth between dry flies and nymphs ( not as a dropper to the dry ), and second, straightforward nymphing.
For the first situation, you can just change out the mono tippet used for the dry flies to fluoro tippet for the nymphs, if you even want to go that far. Generally, I don’t bother, especially since I am using a furled leader that submerges and won’t want to hold a nymph up any more than it will want to drag a dry down.
For the second situation, I’ll usually go to a furled fluoro leader. 2# test Berkley Vanish fluoro line produces a leader similar to the thread leaders I use. But it will want to sink and help the fly get down.
John
P.S. Here’s a tip for nymphing, if you use indicators ( which I almost always do ). You can attach an indicator that has some kind of built in “loop” ( like on a thingamabobber ) using a simple overhand knot. Simply take the leader through the loop and form an overhand knot to attach it. This will keep the indicator in place and also make it quite easy to reposition the indicator up or down the leader. ( This can also be used on regular mono leaders, although it does tend to put a kink in them at the point of attachment. ) And two of the small thingamabobbers have some advantages over one larger one.
What Jack said.
Also, you can use 2# test Berkley Vanish fluoro spin fishing line to furl a leader very similar to thread leaders, except that the fluoro leader will want to sink the fly. Add fluoro tippet and you are good to go.
I’ve not tried it, but I have considered incorporating a small tungsten bead at the end of a furled leader for fishing unweighted nymphs. Kind of like using split shot on the tippet, but in a fixed / permanent way. This should work equally well on either a thread or fluoro leader.
John
Diddo what Jack says.
Thanks for the advice on this I appreciate it. I will definately try this out now. Would you say this makes the leader strong just by using flurocarbon for the tip?
Really doesn’t have to do with strength. I agree with Jack but missed the fact that he was also referring to just a fluoro tippet. Personally I would use both a fluoro furled leader and a fluoro tippet. Thread leader and fluoro tippet will not get you down very far…sometimes …[emergers] that is good.
I agree with ducksterman on the fluorocarbon furled leader to get down deep. However you will have a tough time fishing dry flys with one. If you are useing a loop to loop connection it’s not that bad to change out.
Looking at a chart with the densities for the two materials and the polyester it is 1.38 and 1.78 for fluocarbon. How much of a differance is there in the two as far as sinking? With a weighted fly would the line sink deep enough?
I am no Rocket Scientist, but I can tell you from experience that an untreated polyester leader will ride just below the surface film. The floro leader, especially those made from Vanish Transition florocarbon, will sink like a stone. They sink so well that they will pull the first 2-3 feet of your floating fly line down also.
Brad
Thanks Brad! I have yet to try it yet and wanted to get the experience of those who have. I do like the feel of the thread better, but if I need to switch for nymphing it is a very quick exchange. Any other advice or experience would be amazing!