Charlie Choc wrote:

On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 17:11:13 -0800, rw
wrote:

What, please tell me, is the pressing need to change leaders easily? How
many times, per fishing day, do you change leaders?

I don't change leaders that much, but when I need to during a fishing
day it isn't planned and doesn't always come at a convenient time, so
I like to be able to do it quickly. I use braided loops on everything
from 2wt to 11wt and haven't had any problems with them. I don't use
the little shrink tubing, though, I wrap the end with tying thread and
put a thin coat of Aquaseal over it.

With a butt section of mono nail-knotted to the line (and coated with
KnotSense or Pliobond), it takes no more than a minute to blood knot a new
leader on. These days I regularly take more time than that from fishing
(several times an hour sometimes) to just stare at the trees and
daydream.

Compared with the time it takes to snip off the old leader, roll it up
and stuff it somewhere safe, search in the vest for another leader,
unroll it, straighten it, etc., the actual connecting time is next to
nothing.

JR