From: Conan the Librarian

The only problem I noticed was that even though the leader was
pre-treated, it was sinking (some) by the end of my time on the water
(about 3 hours). Even then, it didn't seem to pull the fly under during
the normal part of the drift.

When I started flyfishing back in the fifties, getting your leader to sink so
that it wouldn't cast a shadow was a real big deal. All of the outdoor
magazines would occasionally publish a tip on how to sink leaders, and there
were several brands of leader sink compounds on the market. Now it seems many
anglers feel that a sinking leader is a disadvantage. I don't know when or why
the thinking changed, but as long as the sinking leader isn't causing drag or
pulling your fly under, I would regard it as an advantage rather than a
problem.

All that said, I would rather apologize on ROFF, or be Michael Moore's valet,
than mess with furled or braided leaders. {;-)

(If it ain't broke, don't fix it.)


George Adams

"All good fishermen stay young until they die, for fishing is the only dream of
youth that doth not grow stale with age."
---- J.W Muller