Forums59
Topics1,037,854
Posts13,935,657
Members144,150
|
Most Online39,925 Dec 30th, 2023
|
|
Furled Leader DIY?
#11498491
03/24/16 04:51 PM
|
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 557
Lloyd5
OP
Pro Angler
|
OP
Pro Angler
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 557 |
Who has, or where are, the best instructions for DIY furled leader?
|
|
Re: Furled Leader DIY?
[Re: Lloyd5]
#11498597
03/24/16 05:31 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 13,239
rrhyne56
TFF Guru
|
TFF Guru
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 13,239 |
"have fun with this stuff" in memory of Big Dale RRhyne56, Flyfishing warden
|
|
Re: Furled Leader DIY?
[Re: Lloyd5]
#11498608
03/24/16 05:36 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 1,844
pearow
Extreme Angler
|
Extreme Angler
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 1,844 |
Robin Rhyne makes very nice furled leaders according to the whims of the buyer; very inexpensive too. I have several but need to order some more-p-
|
|
Re: Furled Leader DIY?
[Re: Lloyd5]
#11498871
03/24/16 07:16 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 26,660
Bass_Bustin_Texan
TFF Guru
|
TFF Guru
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 26,660 |
Not even going to attempt it. Too complicated. I just buy them. They last forever.
You can avoid having ulcers by adapting to the situation: If you fall in the mud puddle, check your pockets for fish. ~Unknown
Open your eyes & look within, are you satisfied with the life youre living.
No matter how good or bad you have it, wake up each day thankful for your life. Someone somewhere else is desperately fighting for theirs.
|
|
Re: Furled Leader DIY?
[Re: Lloyd5]
#11498967
03/24/16 08:08 PM
|
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 557
Lloyd5
OP
Pro Angler
|
OP
Pro Angler
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 557 |
I've been studying up on them. It looks like the first one will take me about two days, the second one about two hours and then after that they should go pretty quickly. The usual learning curve.
The instructions I've read, and the ones offered by rrhyne56 are as good as I've seen (Thank you sir!) look awfully complicated. I may be wrong but I think that is mostly because it is a fairly simple process (once learned) that is just darn hard to describe. At least, so I'm hoping. :-)
This may be one of those extremely rare instances where beer won't help much, which is always a shame when it happens.
|
|
Re: Furled Leader DIY?
[Re: Lloyd5]
#11498980
03/24/16 08:15 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 26,660
Bass_Bustin_Texan
TFF Guru
|
TFF Guru
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 26,660 |
Oh it can get complicated.....trust me.
You can avoid having ulcers by adapting to the situation: If you fall in the mud puddle, check your pockets for fish. ~Unknown
Open your eyes & look within, are you satisfied with the life youre living.
No matter how good or bad you have it, wake up each day thankful for your life. Someone somewhere else is desperately fighting for theirs.
|
|
Re: Furled Leader DIY?
[Re: Lloyd5]
#11499102
03/24/16 09:35 PM
|
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,142
Slow Drifter
Extreme Angler
|
Extreme Angler
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,142 |
I made them for several years, not sure why I stopped. I used several materials, my favorite being duothread, or however it's spelled. You can combine colors. I made some red and white "candy striped" one year to give away as Christmas presents. Green and brown "cammo" was also a favorite. Just set your "leader board" in a position that you can easily set it upright once all the threads are in place and if you can, give it a sight outward lean so the weight spins freely when furling. The hardest part to get right is the tiny loop at the leader end. I gave up trying to form it the "proper" way and just started using a tiny nail-knot. Heck, I still have my leader board and plenty of material, may have to break it out this weekend! Thanks for the reminder and good luck!
SD
|
|
Re: Furled Leader DIY?
[Re: Lloyd5]
#11499633
03/25/16 02:09 AM
|
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 828
mbarker68x
Pro Angler
|
Pro Angler
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 828 |
How much would some one charge for a 12' HiVs tapered leader for a Tenkara Rod?
|
|
Re: Furled Leader DIY?
[Re: Lloyd5]
#11499842
03/25/16 03:23 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 10,131
hook-line&sinker
TFF Guru
|
TFF Guru
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 10,131 |
for bass leaders I've gone over to braided line. simple 4-3-2 strand setup with my double headed twisting jig. this video is how I do the more complicated multi-strand ones.. now I use a single strand of braid.. These leaders truly are indestructible but wind knots are a bitchkitty to get out!
>)));> Wishin' I was Fishin' <;(((<
“Personnel is the most vital and important aspect of any industry. If you’re just going to grind them up, it’s not going to end well for anybody.” SCOTT REINARDY
|
|
Re: Furled Leader DIY?
[Re: Lloyd5]
#11500522
03/25/16 02:30 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2016
Posts: 24
Ckoen0312
Outdoorsman
|
Outdoorsman
Joined: Feb 2016
Posts: 24 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbcVaEe3RIsHere's how to build one using just your hands and line. No jigs or tools I just tried this with some 8lb mono. Finished product looks promising but I haven't fished it yet. Does anyone have a good reason this wouldn't work?
|
|
Re: Furled Leader DIY?
[Re: Lloyd5]
#11500679
03/25/16 03:58 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 10,131
hook-line&sinker
TFF Guru
|
TFF Guru
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 10,131 |
it will work just fine.. nothing wrong with doing it all by hand.. sometimes what you have invested in the leader time-wise is what matters.. I really like my braided leaders for three main reasons.. super strong with little to no stretch and no memory.. the twisted mono leader will have stretch especially when wet and tends to unwind/rewind "spring like" when put under stress which isn't necessarily a bad thing.. furled leaders lay-out better than tapered mono and have far less memory. The single greatest advantage with "no memory leaders" is the hook setting ability that is gained from having direct contact with the fly and fish.
I've learned over many years that line slack is the enemy to fly fishing both in casting and in catching fish.. strong, straight, "no memory" leaders help make strip-setting work better when there is no slack in the line and you can "feel" the take that you cannot see..
>)));> Wishin' I was Fishin' <;(((<
“Personnel is the most vital and important aspect of any industry. If you’re just going to grind them up, it’s not going to end well for anybody.” SCOTT REINARDY
|
|
Re: Furled Leader DIY?
[Re: Lloyd5]
#11500776
03/25/16 05:06 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 1,844
pearow
Extreme Angler
|
Extreme Angler
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 1,844 |
nope; it will work; my hands start cramping before I finish which is why I quit making them that way; easier to just buy them as bass buster said earlier; Robin is the man.-p-
|
|
Re: Furled Leader DIY?
[Re: hook-line&sinker]
#11501080
03/25/16 08:14 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,306
Linecaster
Extreme Angler
|
Extreme Angler
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,306 |
When you say braided leaders are you referring to curled of straight braided line?
In the beginning God created. Gen. 1:1 All things were made by him and without him was not anything made. John 1:3
|
|
Re: Furled Leader DIY?
[Re: Ckoen0312]
#11501654
03/26/16 01:46 AM
|
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 22
PaulRSF
Outdoorsman
|
Outdoorsman
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 22 |
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbcVaEe3RIs Here's how to build one using just your hands and line. No jigs or tools
I just tried this with some 8lb mono. Finished product looks promising but I haven't fished it yet.
Does anyone have a good reason this wouldn't work?"
I've used this to make both freshwater and saltwater furled leaders and they've worked fine.
|
|
Re: Furled Leader DIY?
[Re: Linecaster]
#11501889
03/26/16 03:08 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 10,131
hook-line&sinker
TFF Guru
|
TFF Guru
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 10,131 |
When you say braided leaders are you referring to curled of straight braided line? I use braided line to make furled leaders somewhat like the mono ones. But since braided line is so strong it only takes 1 strand (doubled over) at the tippet end, up to three and then 4 at the fly line end. I make a 5+ foot leader of braid then use a mono tippet of varied length and poundage.
>)));> Wishin' I was Fishin' <;(((<
“Personnel is the most vital and important aspect of any industry. If you’re just going to grind them up, it’s not going to end well for anybody.” SCOTT REINARDY
|
|
Moderated by banker-always fishing, chickenman, Derek 🐝, Duck_Hunter, Fish Killer, J-2, Jacob, Jons3825, JustWingem, Nocona Brian, Toon-Troller, Uncle Zeek, Weekender1
|