Furled leaders

[bialeckij]

Just learning about them. Can anyone tell me about them. Are they better than mono leaders?

 

[RCFetter]

Here's a recent thread on the subject:

Anyone Use(d) Furled Leaders?

 

[poopdeck]

As with anything some people can't live without them some people hate them. I love them and will never fish with a tapered mono leader ever again. Never ever ever never again. If you pm me your address I and fly rod weight I will send you some to try for yourself.

 

[JerryC]

I've been using them for close to 12 years now. Won't go back to the tapered leader.

 

[jeremymcon]

I'm of the opposite opinion of the two posts above. I tried them, and prefer tapered mono leaders with the addition of a tippet ring. They do turn over a fly more reliably than a mono leader, but they also don't tend to sink when you want them to (streamer fishing), and are more expensive than mono leaders. With a tippet ring added to the end of a 2x or 3x tapered leader I can pretty much fish the same leader for a whole year, and I can keep a leader on each reel I have, so the mono leaders just seem more versatile to me.

 

[Chaz]

I don't like them, the Orvis braided leaders are far superior, but both spray water when you're casting and both will be irreparably damaged if caught in a tree.