Tips on choosing your Furled Leader

Filaments

Filament

Raw Silk

(Floatant Infused)

Monofilament (Nylon)

Fluorocarbon

Gel Spun UHMWPE

Buoyancy

Floats

Neutral

Sinks

Floats

Use for:

Dry Fly, Surface, In-film presentations. Infused with floatant, but adding paste floatant to DRY leader is advised.

Extremely limp – very effective for slack casts/pile casts.

Add floatant to DRY leader for Dry Fly, Surface presentations. Fish “as-is” for In-film presentations. Add weight for Wet Fly, Nymphing, Streamer presentations.

Best for sub-surface Wet Fly, Nymphing, Streamer presentations.

Dry Fly, Surface, In-film presentations. No floatant needed - ever.

Color: (Monofilament)

                  Frosted Ice   General “All-Purpose” furled leader
                  Gravel                     For rocky, gravel bottoms
                  Spirogyra      For weedy ponds, stillwater
                  Lemon Haze            For sunny, Flats Fishing

(Gel Spun UHMWPE)

Kelp Muted, natural color

Algae High visibility, for light takes

Taper:

Fly For small to medium flies
Streamer For big flies, bugs, streamers

Connection:

Micro-Ring For most applications

                 Micro-Swivel            For streamers or other applications    where twisting might be a problem.

Weight:          Match to your rod, or preference.from experience

Length:      In general, choose shorter lengths for heavier flies.

Longer lengths for lighter flies.