Furled Leader yes or no

Hi, Rick, I use furled leaders most of the time. I have a six-foot leader for dry flies on my 4 wt. Pulse. Four-foot leader on my 5 wt. that I have been using for nymphing. I have a longer one for dry flies and two streamer leaders with ball bearing swivels for streamers for the 6 wt rod. One for the floating line one for the sinking line. I think they work pretty much the same as a leader with a tippet ring but from my experience, a tippet ring on a tapered leader is more to cut down on the amount of tippet material you would use. On a furled leader it just helps turn over you fly better. On the nymph rig, I seem to have less fouling than with a standard leader. I really like them for drys and terrestrials. They are great for streamers.

Bill

I forgot to add a reminder, check out Cutthroat leader they have some good information and you get a discount. I bought mine from Feather Craft but Cutthroat specializes in furled leaders so check them out.

Bill

I have gone away from using furled leaders unless I’m going to fish a certain way. If I am going to throw only dry flies, soft hackles or streamers all day then I “could” use a furled leader. They are outstanding for casting due to their taper and no memory. You will have to use some type of “floatant” for fishing dry flies like otter butter or some type of waxy paste that can be purchased with it. The no memory makes it great for casting. The tippet ring attached to them make it easy to change out tippet in order to change out different size flies quickly. I don’t like them for nymphing. I’d rather use a 7 1/2′, 3x or 4x mono leader and add a tippet ring to that to extend to my fly. But I do have several furled leaders and think everyone should have a couple to use now and then. They cost a little more but can last you an entire season if you take care of them. I say if you have never used a furled leader to try it. Yes, Cutthroat leaders gives us a nice discount – use our code.