knotted leaders

"G. J. Z." wrote in message
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thats fast

Yes, I'd say so. Unrealistically fast, IMO. I can tie-up a leader in about
10 or so minutes, I guess. I've never actually timed myself. I measure and
cut a number of tippet lengths that I figure on tyin', and then tie. I
don't doubt a person can tie them up faster than myself. I feel that the
blood knot is the strongest and straightest tie for leaders. I don't know
this to be a fact, it's just my opinion. So, I tie each of my segment
together with a blood-knot, and he apparently ties his leaders using
blood-knots as well.

I like that a blood-knot because it keeps the segments straight, the length
of the entire leader. On the stream, I have been known to tie on another
tippet using a double-surgeons knot, but that generally because I am tyin'
to a 5X a 6X tippet and it's just expedient to do so.

I've no call to question the man's business. If he can sell his leaders for
$2.00 a piece, then I consider the buyer to be gettin' a bargain, as most
manufactured leaders sell for a dollar to two dollars more than that.

Hell, if he tied 12 foot leaders, I might be convinced to buy some myself.

Op