Brian in OR.
Steelhead
Picked a couple up to try out ... Never fished em before. likes, dislikes?
Did Bjorn close his shop?I use a couple. Both are made by Bjorn of the old, now defunct, Flyfisher shop. Both are intermediate sink 5 footers. A heavyweight for my 11ft beach rod and a microlight for my 7-1/2ft, 4#. Being only 5ft long, they have a heavy taper that really turns over easily. Good for both bombed out beach casts and slow delicate casts. I think short polyleaders do the same job tho. I stretch the furled leader and it lays straight, no memory. The tippet ring is a nice touch..
Grew up using the Orvis braided tapered, then no more. Found Cutthroat Leaders in ID and problem solved. Not made from mono stiff. I tie my own for salmon made from 20lb Cortland spool of 100'. Just knot your own loop to loops. Found an expensive small needle to make loops but super hard to do, no need. Make 7'. Also, mono stiff ferrell bad on tips.Picked a couple up to try out ... Never fished em before. likes, dislikes?
Yes. There's a link here, somewhere, discussing it.Did Bjorn close his shop?
I have used his furled leaders off and on for years, depending on what I am fishing for. I use his big game leader for tiger muskies when I fished for them.
Guess I’ll have to give him a call.Yes. There's a link here, somewhere, discussing it.
Curious about trying the barrio ones. They’re mono whereas the one I currently have is threadI am a big fan of furled leaders. I use them almost exclusively now. I used to buy them from Blue Sky, but the owner became ill and the business closed. I now buy the leaders from Barrio in Scotland (of all places!). Their quality is excellent, and the free air shipping is surprisingly fast. Plus, they are much cheaper than any sold by a US dealer. They also sell a co-polymer tippet which, in my humble opinion, is superior to fluoro
Here is the link:
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Barrios is what I bought…Curious about trying the barrio ones. They’re mono whereas the one I currently have is thread
I am a dry fly snob and have found that the Barrio leaders can be used for very small flies without any problem. I "grease" the leaders with non-silicone mucilin before use.Curious about trying the barrio ones. They’re mono whereas the one I currently have is thread
I grew up fishing small streams in the sierras, and furled leaders were very popular for fishing true high mountain pocket water. The kind where you’re never getting much more than a six inch drift and just dabbing dries on the surface behind rocks. They’re great in that situation, the extra weight compensates for how little line you’re working with. They last a while, too, you can fish one or two all summer season and essentially never replace more than your tippet. But I haven’t used them a ton in Oregon, I prefer a standard leader if I’m casting any distance at all and on most streams I fish it’s nice to have that flexibility. Still, I always keep one or two in my pack in case the right situation presents itself. Never a bad thing to have another tool in the box!Picked a couple up to try out ... Never fished em before. likes, dislikes?