Leaders

On Aug 5, 7:21*pm, D. LaCourse wrote:
On 2010-08-03 07:30:48 -0400, riverman said:





On Aug 3, 6:58*pm, Frank Church wrote:
Frank Reid © 2010 wrote innews:cb4d3598-79a7-4c20
:

Thanks for the input guys, I have used Orvis fly lines and like them a
whole lot, easy to get the coils out of them too...will give the Orvis
leaders a try.

Frank Sr.

At the risk of inflaming an old wound, I find that holding any leaders
(including the aforementioned Rio slinkys) in hot water (not boiling,
but almost) for about 10 seconds, then holding the ends apart until it
cools, results in it becoming straight and malleable. And to my
experience, with no loss of strength whatsoever.

YMMV, and if I know ROFF, it just might. *:-)

--riverman

I believe this was suggested by our infamous roffian George Gerhke many
years ago. *I tried it once and it works, but I have no trouble
removing the coils from the Orvis superstrong leaders I normally use.

Dave

Actually, I believe it was suggested by Mike Connor, and was met with
derision and turned into a flame war.

I wish I could stretch leader in my hands like some of you guys can,
but I just end up with rope burns, wavy leader and a kink where I
pinched the narrow end to hold it tightly. The hot water method is
effortless, but of course it involves a hot beverage or hot water on
hand. But it has the same visual effect as running a hot iron over a
wrinkled shirt....it's like magic :-)

Or so I've heard (about irons, that is)
:-)