This was very instructional and much appreciated. You were clear, specific, and the demonstration was top notched. I thank you for taking the time to make this video.
I ran across a video back in the early stages of youtube on this type of leader and have been using them happily for many years. I just recently started to incorperate a tiny stainless barrel swivel at the tippet connection as its easier for me to tie a clinch knot to that than do the loop to loop once the leader gets used a bit and that loop closes down. I found them at walmart on clearance on sale from like $11 down to $2. Claim a 66lb break strength ao it definitely isnt going to be the weak point.
Sir, i tie these leaders a bit different. For the most part is the same method you use, except at the small end i end up with one single strand. There i make a loop, and tie the tippet to it. Now, the biggest difference is that i end up with only one knot on the leader (the small one). And it eliminates the “large knot” after you twist the second time. I start the twists with uneven legs. I leave one about a foot longer. I twist the line just like you did all the way down until one of them runs out. And i tie the knot, like you showed. Then to make the thick section just like you did, i fold it and start twisting. One of the legs you twisted is going to have that little loop you formed at the beginning. You want to wrapp all the way as close to this loop as you can. Now, right were the loop ended, take the other leg and open a twist and feed that loop in it. Once you get that loop in there, grab the long leg and run it tru the loop. All of it. Just like when you are doing a loop to loop connection. Once you do that, take the large loop(the one with 4 strands” and hook it on to a nail or something. You are going to be pulling on it. With that large loop on the nail, find the small loop and grab that section the best you can (the small loop and the line that went tru it) and put some tension on the leader. Once you have some tension, with your other hand pinch right above were you are holding the loop and slide a bit torwars the nail. If you squeeze it just right, the leader will try to spin. Do this a few times. You are pretty much locking in that small loop/leader junction from earlier. To check if it’s locked in, pull on the entire leader against the nail, and watch the small loop. If it doesn’t “run” then its ready to go. Just tie a perfection loop to that single strand and attach your tippet to it and done. At the end you are going to end up with the “large loop” with 4 strands that goes to the fly line, a smooth transition from 4 strands to 2 strands, a small surgeons knot were it goes from 2 strands to a single, and then the loop at thw single line. One tip, when you first start the twisting, do about 10 or so, then stop and pull the legs individually to adjust the size of the loop and get it small and neat. This is important on that first loop. You want to make it as small as possible. I hope all that makes sence, if not let me know. Try it on a few “practice leaders” and you’ll see how much nicer it turns out. Enjoy!!
@@flyfishfork2023 same here. I done a ton of research on furled leaders, and still haven’t found a video on this specific method. The only time i seen it was a video from Paul Arden, called 20,000 days of fly fishing. Torwards the end he does a leader like this. He does it a bit different, but its the same concept. Do a video on it once you figure it out and if you think it’s worth sharing!
Might be more accurately called a twisted leader but I have been using these for most all of my fly fishing for the past 15 years and they work just fine.
