Making and Dying Hand Twisted Furled Leaders 

Jashgib this set up here i use for all my salmon fishing and such. the other style is more for big game like tuna. it's on the same concept but is more of a one and done type deal with the tippet because the entire leader and tippet is all one piece of line. basically doing a Bimini twist to make a loop, twist the loop, then hold it in half and tie it off.

Joe Eiden give it a shot. I don't fish tenkara so but It should work the same.

Brian Stucky with my 4wt I use a leader made of 6lbs. it's thin enough but still enough strength for heavier 4x tippet and turning over bigger dries and nymphs.

@@lamphereflyfishing9112 can a flyline from nylon the actual line not the ferrule leader

mullz1 you can try it. I usually don't go any smaller then 4lbs test line to make one. if you don't pay attention to the ends it will knot up on you very easily. But 4lbs I thing would be fine on a 1wt.

sounds great thanks for the reply i will give it a try !

mullz1 your welcome

12ernie my base for the leader would be 10-12lbs to turn over the bugs and same for the tippet

Great video, Thanks!

Wane huggles a furled leader is made to help turn over flies. it also has a long life span then a standard leader. with a furled leader the heavier taper allows you to turn bigger flies over and still have that longer leader when fishing poppers and such. also the longevity of the leader plays an added benefit. you never have to cut the letter to add tippet. you simply remove the old or short tippet and replace it with a new one. on average I get 6 months or more out of one leader bed pending it's usage or damage.

I gear it more towards the flies I'm throwing, and the tippet I am using. If I am throwing something larger, I tend to use a heavier base to turn it over better. But if I am throwing smaller flies or using fine tippet, I use a lighter leader. That way it is not unbalance when I cast it. Short answer, I base it off the tippet I am using.

So, a 8lb tippet, what would you make it out of?

The knot would end up being way to bulky. Best thing to do would be to get some braided loop connectors you could attach to the end of your fly line. They're not expensive at all.

The braided loop connector is a good way to go.

Lamphere Fly Fishing what's your mono recommendation for a 5/6 wt leader?

wallpaperkilla they get a little bit but not like normal leaders. And if it does then just give it few good pulls like you would with your fly line.

BeachMen Fly Tying thanks for the info! One more question, is there anything you can do to the loops to keep them in place? Glue or tape? Just made a few and tested. Awesome!

wallpaperkilla no need. Once you start twisting the mono the loop Wil lstay in place and it will not untwiat if you make sure thne ends spin to keep it from doing so. The best way to do it is start small and them make longer ones. But I do put a drop of glue over my knot.

Daniel Funk all I do for the Barrel Swivel is conecte it like and loop to loop connection. And once I go over 15lbs test for the leader I'll do two sizes of tippet with 20lbs to the leader and then what ever my fishing strength is off the swivel. So it would go heavy tippet, swivel, fighting tippet.

Please let us all know when and where you will be on the road. You probably are watching RU-vid videos while driving as well.

Daniel Funk Rit dye from the craft store works well.

fred marshall any kind of dye that you have available. I just use rite dye from the craft store.

Jaime Chriswisser it is a hand twisted furled leader. I was fought how to make them years ago by someone who made them on the jigs, twisted them by hand, and thread spun. They are all they same just done in different styles.