Thread: Gettin' ready
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Old January 5th, 2010, 03:24 AM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
DaveS
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Default Gettin' ready

On Jan 4, 6:12*pm, Giles wrote:
On Jan 4, 5:18*pm, Larry L wrote:

On Jan 4, 2:59*pm, MajorOz wrote:


Question: *anyone have experience with these things? *Are they any
good? *Work as advertised? *Amenable to my personal home-made tapers
being used with them?


Any help is appreciated.


My advice ...
Stay away from any line to leader connection that isn't either a
factory loop in the line and a perfection loop on the leader


*... or, *a needle nail *knot on the line * *( either directly in the
leader, or on a short butt with a perfection loop for attaching the
leader )


or an Eagle Claw leader link:

http://www.stevesfishingsupplies.com...ing/Eagle_Claw....

giles
who has used them exclusively for 25 years and found them to be most
satisfactory.


I used to use them. They worked pretty good, especially slipping thru
guides. And not much fhinging either. Forget why I stopped. Just ran
out I guess.

Dave