Why I Switched to Fly Fishing Furled Leaders
I remember the first time I tied on one of those fly fishing furled leaders, mostly because I was tired of my standard monofilament leader curling up like a cheap telephone cord on a cold morning. If you've spent any time on the water, you know exactly what I'm talking about. You pull the line off the reel, and instead of a straight, clean connection to your fly, you get a series of S-curves that make it impossible to get a decent drift. Switching to a furled leader felt like finally getting a pair of glasses after years of squinting; suddenly, everything just worked better. ...