Furled leaders...

[fysh]

Gonna give "furled leaders" a try this year, I ordered some a while back, one for my 4wt and one for the 7wt.
They are a little pricey but if they hold up like they say they will, then they will be $$ well spent.

I have been out on the lawn and tried em and they sure do turn over nicely.
These are furled leaders, not braided.

Has anyone else tried them?

[Frank Whiton]

Hi fyshstykr,

There has been a ton of discussion about furled leaders. I have not used them my self. Why don't you use the Search feature at the top of the page for "Furled Leaders". You will find a lot of information. There is even information on how to make your own furled leaders.

Frank

[sandfly]

I manufacture them and sell here and another fly shop down state..what do you need to know??

[fysh]

Curious as to what experiences other people have had, and what they think of em.

[MtnGrouseHtr]

I make my own furled leaders using plans I found on the internet. My experiences are that they turn over longer tippet sections much more easily than traditional tapered leaders. I have turned over 10 feet of 6x tippet with furled leaders I have made. They also have almost no memory in cold weather. In addition, due to their design they allow a certain amount of shock absorption when big fish strike. This helps to protect light tippets better.

I will never go back to tapered or knotted leaders.

[fysh]

Good info Grouse, not sure I will ever need to turn over 10' of 6x, but nice to know it can happen.