Building Your Own Twisted/furled Leaders

[Trout Commander]

Last comment - yes, furled leaders can be expensive purchased off the shelf, but there are a few places where you can get some good deals on furled leaders. Try the following link for some excellent furled leaders and great customer service. And no - I have no connection to these folks other than being a satisfied customer.

http://www.thesimont...ishinggear.html

This is where I got mine from. Mine is made of thread, again I got it to use in lieu of an indicator. It has seen it's fair share of use and is still in great shape. Not only is it top quality, the service was A+, it was delivered as promised and the money goes to good places.

[FlyFishinFool]

Trout Commander - I also have used the thread furled leaders from the Simontons, but for a year I have been having a blast with the Spiderwire furled leaders - they are more expensive (of course, the Spiderwire line is a lot more expensive) but you do not have to dress them with floatant like a thread leader, they are MUCH more durable, and they lay a fly down as well as or better than any other furled leader I have used, including Feather-Craft, Blue-Sky, and a several other vendors. Finally, you are absolutely correct - the customer service from the Simontons was truly superior.

Dan Sweeney - I have not tried a furled leader from Fountainhead, but you can get furled leaders in many more sizes, lengths or materials. Instead of only mono furled leaders, you might want to try a fluro furled leader for deep fishing when you want to strip a wet fly or bugger back. Mono tends to have a little better strech when it is fresh, but after several hours of fishing mono softens and can stretch too much, making setting a hook a little tougher. You might want to try a thread furled leader or even a Spiderwire furled leader, since these other materials do not have the same wet stretch like mono that has been sitting in water for several hours. P.S. Simonton's furled leaders are also less expensive!

Regardless of brand, or material; I will continue using furled leaders for fly fishing rather than go back to the old knotless mono leaders - try it, you'll like it!

[strangercreek]

I have been using these leaders since fishing with Craig Phillips on his Skiff in Kansas back in September. They are cheap to make, and turn over a fly well.

[bigredbirdfan]

I like the idea of making these for pennies. Any trick on adding stainless steel rings in lieu of loops?

[Trout Commander]

I like the idea of making these for pennies. Any trick on adding stainless steel rings in lieu of loops?

I suppose you could just put the ring on before folding the line over its self. Or you could make the leader, put the loop through the ring, and pull the but section of the leader through the loop, Just like you do to make a loop to loop connection. I think I described this to where it makes sense, and I am sure there is a technical term or name out there for this procedure that I am not aware of?

[strangercreek]

I believe there is some type of outdoor program going on for a few days at Cabelas (Kansas City Kansas) in the next week or so (sort of like the Bass Pro spring classic or whatever). Craig and Sodie are going to be there putting on a couple of programs and the furled leaders might be one of them (last I heard from Craig they had not decided which ones yet). Just and FYI if anyone ones to check it out. I would say they will be doing their program on "do it yourself fly fishing the Florida keys" as well.