Furled Leaders Revisited

Tom Nakashima wrote:

Geeze those tiny things?
I would need Rick Moran to come connect the fly for me.
Think I'll stick to the clinch knot.

Tippet rings are for attaching to leader to tippet. Flies still go
on the end of the tippet.

FWIW, it's a simple enough matter to take the needle you use for
clearing hook eyes, pick up a ring on that, slide your leader or tippet
between the ring and needle and tie off. I use an improved clinch of
four turns for the leader to tippet ring, and standard five-turn
improved clinch for ring to tippet.)

And to answer other posters' questions: I've never had a tippt ring
drag down a tippet or leader; they float quite well. Hinging hasn't
been a problem either.


Chuck Vance

Conan The Librarian wrote:
Tom Nakashima wrote:

Geeze those tiny things?
I would need Rick Moran to come connect the fly for me.
Think I'll stick to the clinch knot.

Tippet rings are for attaching to leader to tippet. Flies still go
on the end of the tippet.

FWIW, it's a simple enough matter to take the needle you use for
clearing hook eyes, pick up a ring on that, slide your leader or tippet
between the ring and needle and tie off. I use an improved clinch of
four turns for the leader to tippet ring, and standard five-turn
improved clinch for ring to tippet.)

And to answer other posters' questions: I've never had a tippt ring
drag down a tippet or leader; they float quite well. Hinging hasn't
been a problem either.


Chuck Vance

Thanks, Chuck. That clears things up. I've got to find me some.

Russell

Russell D. wrote:

Thanks, Chuck. That clears things up. I've got to find me some.

You might want to try this site for them:
http://www.anglersupplyhouse.com/sho....asp?itemid=84

I don't know for a fact if Hille is still in business (for some
reason I'm thinking I read something about them closing), but I bought
Roman Moser 2 mm. rings from them a few years ago.


Chuck Vance