Furled leader vs. tapered mono

Anyone using furled / braided leaders? I'm curious about how they cast?

Peaceful Bill wrote:
Anyone using furled / braided leaders? I'm curious about how they
cast?

You *do* realize this is how flame wars get started, right?
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj

Tim J. wrote:
Peaceful Bill wrote:
Anyone using furled / braided leaders? I'm curious about how they
cast?

You *do* realize this is how flame wars get started, right?

Yabut this is actually on topic. And its an honest question. I've seen
them in the local shop (Feather Craft), they make outrageous claims
about how wonderful they are.

And flame war? On this newsgroup? Impossible. Everybody always agrees
with everybody else (TFPIC).

Peaceful Bill wrote:
Tim J. wrote:
Peaceful Bill wrote:
Anyone using furled / braided leaders? I'm curious about how they
cast?

You *do* realize this is how flame wars get started, right?

Yabut this is actually on topic. And its an honest question. I've
seen them in the local shop (Feather Craft), they make outrageous
claims about how wonderful they are.

No, seriously. Google past posts on "furled leaders" and you'll see. It's
not pretty.
--
TL,
Tim
-------------------------
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

On 9-Nov-2008, Peaceful Bill wrote:

And flame war? On this newsgroup? Impossible. Everybody always agrees
with everybody else (TFPIC).

Furled leaders - is this a political post?
Are you referring to the past or the incoming administration?
If the past, there are better descriptive adjectives

Fred

Peaceful Bill wrote:

Anyone using furled / braided leaders? I'm curious about how they cast?

Timmmmmay is right of course, this particular bone has been picked
to death on roff and the horse from which we obtained the bone had
been beaten long after it expired. Not to mix metaphors or anything. ;-)

As for me, tried 'em, didn't like 'em, don't, won't use 'em. Not
enough oomph in the bass bug sizes and too much splash in the
delicate dry fly sizes.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Ken Fortenberry wrote:
Peaceful Bill wrote:

Anyone using furled / braided leaders? I'm curious about how they cast?

Timmmmmay is right of course, this particular bone has been picked
to death on roff and the horse from which we obtained the bone had
been beaten long after it expired. Not to mix metaphors or anything. ;-)

As for me, tried 'em, didn't like 'em, don't, won't use 'em. Not
enough oomph in the bass bug sizes and too much splash in the
delicate dry fly sizes.


Good enough. Thanks.

No flame wars intended.

Peaceful Bill wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
Peaceful Bill wrote:
Anyone using furled / braided leaders? I'm curious about how they cast?

Timmmmmay is right of course, this particular bone has been picked
to death on roff and the horse from which we obtained the bone had
been beaten long after it expired. Not to mix metaphors or anything. ;-)

As for me, tried 'em, didn't like 'em, don't, won't use 'em. Not
enough oomph in the bass bug sizes and too much splash in the
delicate dry fly sizes.

Good enough. Thanks.

No flame wars intended.

One person's flame war is another person's spirited discussion.
Timmmmmay is something of a, how shall I put this, a delicate
and sensitive soul who is preternaturally averse to controversy.

Let's just say that roff hasn't reached a consensus on furled
leaders.

Which is no reason why we can't revisit it from time to time,
I mean what else are we gonna do, play stupid physics games ? ;-)

--
Ken Fortenberry

Ken Fortenberry wrote:
Peaceful Bill wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
Peaceful Bill wrote:
Anyone using furled / braided leaders? I'm curious about how they
cast?

Timmmmmay is right of course, this particular bone has been picked
to death on roff and the horse from which we obtained the bone had
been beaten long after it expired. Not to mix metaphors or
anything. ;-) As for me, tried 'em, didn't like 'em, don't, won't use
'em. Not
enough oomph in the bass bug sizes and too much splash in the
delicate dry fly sizes.

Good enough. Thanks.

No flame wars intended.

One person's flame war is another person's spirited discussion.
Timmmmmay is something of a, how shall I put this, a delicate
and sensitive soul who is preternaturally averse to controversy.

ESAD. ;-)
--
TL,
Tim
-------------------------
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

"Peaceful Bill" wrote in message
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Ken Fortenberry wrote:

As for me, tried 'em, didn't like 'em, don't, won't use 'em. Not
enough oomph in the bass bug sizes and too much splash in the
delicate dry fly sizes.


Good enough. Thanks.

No flame wars intended.

FWIW, I'm one of the folks who likes furled leaders. But I don't care
for the ones made from mono, as they don't seem to be much of an improvement
over a regular mono tapered leader. I make my own from Unithread, and to me
that's the only way to go if you're going furled. They are very supple,
turn over really nicely, and contrary to Ken's statement, they don't spray
if they are treated with floatant. (I use Mucilin on mine.)

Having said all that, I don't use them exclusively, but they are decent
for dry fly fishing in situations where you're working with a short line
out. And if you attach a "tippet ring" to the end, it makes for easy tippet
changes and the leader will last just about as long as you want it to.

FYI, furled are not the same as braided.


Chuck Vance