Anyone Know How To Make Tapered Braided Leaders ?

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OLD YANKEE	Anyone Know How To Make Tapered Braided Leaders ?	Lead	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 80 (08/10/08 14:30:57) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Hello I have been using the older Orvis Tapered Braided Leaders for some time. I have seen and purchased a couple of the newer furled leaders . Do we have anyone that can help me get started braiding or furling my own leaders. I am not looking for links to sites where other people are doing it ! I would like to be in contact with one of our forum members that can help me out that actually knows the ins and outs by hands on experience ! Your help will be most appreciated. I would fully understand and will gladly take this off site if you prefer to only share your secrets on a one to one basis . Thanks in advance !!!! Tight Lines and Instruction Requested Loops Andy M 'FISH AND VISITORS STINK AFTER 3 DAYS' " DON'T FORGET THE BACKBONE" " REMEMBER TO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL FISHERY" Last Edited By: OLD YANKEE 08/10/08 14:51:54. Edited 1 time.
majicwrench		#1	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 829 (08/11/08 11:50:21) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Andy, Interested in hearing your opinion, are the Furled leaders any better than the Braided leaders??? I have Orvis Braided leaders on a couple of lines and was wondering if I am missing something by not trying Furled leaders. Keith
OLD YANKEE		#2	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 81 (08/11/08 12:45:08) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Hello Keith I like you have been using the Orvis Braided Leaders and I really like them as a base for my leaders. They are discontinued as far as I know. So I recently purchased a furled 10' leader for one of my 7X rigs and it turns over really nice. I just can't justify the price I paid for it. So I want to learn how to make my own as I am sure you can understand . Other than that I don't know very much about them I just like them and they seem to work for me based on the one I purchased. Lets hope someone answers my query. Tight Lines and Queried Loops Andy M 'FISH AND VISITORS STINK AFTER 3 DAYS' " DON'T FORGET THE BACKBONE" " REMEMBER TO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL FISHERY"
alpago		#3	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 226 (08/11/08 21:46:38) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Andy, I would really like to help, but I am not very good explaining it, besides it not my formula, just learn from globalflyfisher and bamboorodmaking.com. I think if somebody try to explaining it to me, I aslo find it hard to understand compare to website with lot of pictures. But I really like the one from Claude W. Freaner in bamboorodmaking.com especially the excel spreadsheetanalysis. I love both braided and furled leader but I think because braided is hollow, it tend to absorb water compare to furled. It also cheaper to furl or own. Just my 2 cents.
Fly Goddess		#4	[-]
Guide Posts: 78 (08/11/08 23:27:20) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I could talk you through making a Furled leader. Braided I have used and I am sure they are made with the same manner as hair braiding. I personally found that braided sprays water all over and don't really care for that. I can also probably talk you though the shorb loops for each end unless you want to try the rings, that too I can talk you through. FG
Wabass		#5	[-]
Sport Posts: 7 (08/12/08 01:45:04) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Andy,Kathy Scott has made a DVD with all the info you will need to set up a board and start to twist up some leaders her contact info is;dpvbkjs@tdstrlme.net,her Ph# is 207-587-4524...and she lives in Norridgewock,Maine....Good Luck,Alan
ratfacedmcdougal		#6	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 175 (08/12/08 03:34:05) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Hi Andy Wabass is correct with Kathy. I bought a furled leader from some kids that are in the fly fishing club at her school. I watched them make it. A board with some nails spaced along it and a cordless drill and there you go. Orvis discontinued the braided leaders? Oh NO! I better get stocked up. My big problem with furled leaders was when casting large dries. Tippet snarls up pretty fast. RFMcD
Fly Goddess		#7	[-]
Guide Posts: 79 (08/12/08 15:22:43) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Kathy Scott is how I learned. I just came up with my own formulas along with hers.
OLD YANKEE		#8	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 86 (08/12/08 18:41:26) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Hello I just got back from playing hookey or should I say skunkie fished 5 hours no fish ! The best part of my day was getting back to see these responses. Please let me know when you are available and what I need for materials so I can attempt this. The best way may be by phone whatever way you want to do this I am all ears. Just let me know how you want to do this. Tight Lines and Excited to Learn Something New Loops Andy M 'FISH AND VISITORS STINK AFTER 3 DAYS' " DON'T FORGET THE BACKBONE" " REMEMBER TO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL FISHERY"
flyfishing4goldentrout		#9	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 1647 (08/13/08 22:22:10) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Hi Andy and Joni, Received some of Joni's furled tapered leaders (floating and sinking) a while back and based on the way they work (they are shorter too, mine being around 6ft) than the Orvis braided leaders that I used to use, Joni's are far better. Fact is for anyone interested in some great leaders, I suggest they contact her and put their orders in. I know Im going to order a bunch more for myself. The sinking ones have become a real favorite with me along with her "thing-a-mabobs", we don't have them here as far as Ive seen in my area and their use along with her leaders puts the strike exactly where you can see it far before you ever feel it. Richard BYW the leaders I got from Joni were her 6ft 6/0 sinking (one strand of Kevlar),(I had been using 7 1/2ft 3X Lead-Core Beartooth sinking braided tapered leaders), hers are far better, and her 6ft floating (I had been using the old Orvis 7 1/2ft braided leaders) again I far prefer hers. As a side note she send me a little 6ft 4mm mono tapered furled braided leader to try, I love it and now want some for my 3wt and 4wt rods as well and if she can make some I would love some for my 1-2wt graphite rods too. ff4gt Last Edited By: flyfishing4goldentrout 08/13/08 22:39:30. Edited 1 times.

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