On Aug 6, 7:22*am, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:
MajorOz wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
MajorOz wrote:
Whatever happened to the idea of spitting on it and pulling it through
a piece of inner tube dangling with the clippers, hemostats, etc?

The inner tube oftentimes produces too much heat which weakens
the leader. Lose four or five good fish to a weak spot in your
leader and you'll throw away the inner tube for good.

Thank you.

I wasn't aware of that problem.

My theory on leaders is; if you can't straighten it with your
fingers, try another brand of leader until you find one you can.

cheers, and some Coal Ila

I'm sipping on a Laphroaig as we "speak".

Slainte !

--
Ken Fortenberry

Good theory. I figure there's always more than one way to straighten
out a leader (cue Beancounter here).

Actually, there IS one use for boiling that I found very good. I have
a little 6-inch section of heavy nylon line between my fly line and my
tippet, with a perfection loop so I can change leaders easily without
having to tie on a new nail knot. Sometimes, when my leader is getting
close to 9 foot long, that little nylon section sits right at the
tiptop when I pack my rod for travel, so over time it gets a bad kink
in it. Its too short and too strong to stretch out by hand, but
dipping it in boiling water and pulling on it straightens it out
perfectly.

--riverman