Fly Leader

xx_1794 · October 21, 2009, 11:10am

helo and selamat to all..

i’m a newbie in this unique fishing method, perhaps i can ask you all (old timers) especially d.ron about fly leader, how to make the knot, and how panjang the leader and semua perkara tentang leader..perhaps you can show (with picture) how to make it..TQ…

ferd

fisheR · October 21, 2009, 12:16pm

hi ferd,
you can find all the info you want here..

http://www.flyfishusa.com/tackle-tips/leaders/about-leaders.html

[:D][:D]

xx_1794 · October 21, 2009, 12:21pm

one more thing, if i use wt5 rod to use in small stream, what poundage of leader that sesuai in that case??

ferd

fisheR · October 21, 2009, 4:17pm

quote:
Originally posted by ferd
one more thing, if i use wt5 rod to use in small stream, what poundage of leader that sesuai in that case??
ferd

Apa2 poundage also x sesuai… [:D]
why use a 5wt rod for small stream?? You will not enjoy it… unless there are bigger fish in that little stream.. If possible, get any rod 3wt and below.. if you really want to try to use in small stream.. use little tippet. 4lb or 6 lb.

[:)]

teru · October 21, 2009, 4:46pm

quote:
Originally posted by fisheR
quote:
Originally posted by ferd
one more thing, if i use wt5 rod to use in small stream, what poundage of leader that sesuai in that case??
ferd

Apa2 poundage also x sesuai… [:D]
why use a 5wt rod for small stream?? You will not enjoy it… unless there are bigger fish in that little stream.. If possible, get any rod 3wt and below.. if you really want to try to use in small stream.. use little tippet. 4lb or 6 lb.

[:)]

racun kuat [}:)][}:)] [8D]

B.R.S… ku cemari

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xx_1794 · October 22, 2009, 10:45am

hehehhe…poison cap tengkorak ni..[:D]last night me and my friend try to make tippet from 2.5 lb punya tali, haiya i think it’s very kecik la…one more thing, for me 5wt rod is banyak lembut dia punya hujung,x berani mau pakai 3 wt,hehehehe…takut sangkut pokok ma…

quote:
Originally posted by teru
quote:
Originally posted by fisheR
quote:
Originally posted by ferd
one more thing, if i use wt5 rod to use in small stream, what poundage of leader that sesuai in that case??
ferd

Apa2 poundage also x sesuai… [:D]
why use a 5wt rod for small stream?? You will not enjoy it… unless there are bigger fish in that little stream.. If possible, get any rod 3wt and below.. if you really want to try to use in small stream.. use little tippet. 4lb or 6 lb.

[:)]

racun kuat [}:)][}:)] [8D]

B.R.S… ku cemari

silly fools - the one - satree mai lhek 1 
Malaysian FlyRodders - Malaysia’s 1st EXCLUSIVE Fly Fishing Forum

ferd

xx_6901 · October 22, 2009, 3:46pm

quote:
Originally posted by ferd
hehehhe...poison cap tengkorak ni..[:D]last night me and my friend try to make tippet from 2.5 lb punya tali, haiya i think it's very kecik la...one more thing, for me 5wt rod is banyak lembut dia punya hujung,x berani mau pakai 3 wt,hehehehe...takut sangkut pokok ma...

Then, you may consider 6’-6’6" fly rod…[:D]

xx_8205 · October 23, 2009, 5:10am

When I get back from Cuba and have tested my leader-fly line and fly line-backing system and it works there also without any problems I will re-publish an old story about my special backing-fly line and fly line leader systems.

I make my own leaders with hardly any knots. In my system there are just 2 knots from fly till end of backing!

It was reliable for me without any leader-backing-fly line breakage in 20 years. When I had a breakage I just lost the fly or broke my tippet.

Hans

xx_6530 · October 23, 2009, 8:44am

you can download the free leadercalc spreadsheet from

http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/leadercalc/

it’s pretty useful and offers you various recipes to construct a leader in no time while taking into account fly line and hook size being used. have fun!

dennis

xx_6 · October 25, 2009, 11:30pm

quote:
Originally posted by HvK
When I get back from Cuba and have tested my leader-fly line and fly line-backing system and it works there also without any problems I will re-publish an old story about my special backing-fly line and fly line leader systems.
I make my own leaders with hardly any knots. In my system there are just 2 knots from fly till end of backing!

It was reliable for me without any leader-backing-fly line breakage in 20 years. When I had a breakage I just lost the fly or broke my tippet.

Hans

Hi Hans,

I was just reading an article by Dave Whitlock about his “knotless leader to braided-core fly line connection” using a needle and some zap-a-gap. It sounds interesting and looks better than the braided loop connection most of us are using here. Is your system similar to this?

Btw, the article is in the Spring edition of Flyfishing and Tying Journal… rgds.

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xx_1794 · October 26, 2009, 12:19pm

thanks to all, last weekend, i go to ulu paip raiforest reserve, theres so many tengas comel2 over there, firstly i use tippet warna merah, haiya itu tengas x mau hentam, tapi bila guna tippet putih (mono) without speak many(cakap banyak), it hentam my pheasant bait,now im sure that the colours of tippet is a very important thing in fly fishing (ikan mudah curiga),is that true??aiyaa..so many things that i have to leran about this method..

ferd

xx_6 · October 26, 2009, 10:45pm

quote:
Originally posted by ferd
thanks to all, last weekend, i go to ulu paip raiforest reserve, theres so many tengas comel2 over there, firstly i use tippet warna merah, haiya itu tengas x mau hentam, tapi bila guna tippet putih (mono) without speak many(cakap banyak), it hentam my pheasant bait,now im sure that the colours of tippet is a very important thing in fly fishing (ikan mudah curiga),is that true??aiyaa..so many things that i have to leran about this method..
ferd

Hi ferd,

Mana tu “ulu paip raiforest reserve”?.. the tengas comel2 sounds interesting … I want to try my Tenkara rod there.[:)]

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xx_8205 · October 27, 2009, 12:45am

quote:
Originally posted by tonywee
[quote]Originally posted by HvK
When I get back from Cuba and have tested my leader-fly line and fly line-backing system and it works there also without any problems I will re-publish an old story about my special backing-fly line and fly line leader systems.
I make my own leaders with hardly any knots. In my system there are just 2 knots from fly till end of backing!

It was reliable for me without any leader-backing-fly line breakage in 20 years. When I had a breakage I just lost the fly or broke my tippet.

Hans

Hi Hans,

I was just reading an article by Dave Whitlock about his “knotless leader to braided-core fly line connection” using a needle and some zap-a-gap. It sounds interesting and looks better than the braided loop connection most of us are using here. Is your system similar to this?

Btw, the article is in the Spring edition of Flyfishing and Tying Journal… rgds.

My system is probably different. I will talk with Dron about it later!

Hans

fisheR · October 27, 2009, 11:29am

quote:
Originally posted by ferd
thanks to all, last weekend, i go to ulu paip raiforest reserve, theres so many tengas comel2 over there, firstly i use tippet warna merah, haiya itu tengas x mau hentam, tapi bila guna tippet putih (mono) without speak many(cakap banyak), it hentam my pheasant bait,now im sure that the colours of tippet is a very important thing in fly fishing (ikan mudah curiga),is that true??aiyaa..so many things that i have to leran about this method..
ferd

We seldom see people use striking colours such as red, pink..etc for tippets.
Althou’ fish is said to be color blind but due the color of your tippet may turn out to be very clearly seen under UV rays. That is why I use flourocarbon or white mono for tippets..

My 2 cents.. [:D]

fisheR · October 27, 2009, 11:36am

quote:
Originally posted by tonywee Hi Hans,
I was just reading an article by Dave Whitlock about his “knotless leader to braided-core fly line connection” using a needle and some zap-a-gap. It sounds interesting and looks better than the braided loop connection most of us are using here. Is your system similar to this?

Btw, the article is in the Spring edition of Flyfishing and Tying Journal… rgds.

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Hi Tony, I have seen and tried that when I was using a mono tapered leader some time ago. On 2 occasions, my leader came off. It’s either the glue gave way or I pulled it too hard. It requires a tidy gluing job to make it really durable, I guess. Then, I turned to nail knot to secured the leader to my fly lines.. It was great, the leader was intact but I have got a knot there. But now, I am using a butt loop and furled leader… [:D] got no problems with knots anymore.. [:D][:D]

xx_1794 · October 27, 2009, 2:11pm

mr.tony -
ulu paip rainforest reserve located at mahang, near karangan town in district of kulim ..kedah darul aman..but there’s so many people came here to berkelah, but still can fishing bcoz there are so many lubuk2 kecil..but it’s so creepy,hehhehehe..so many taik pit ma…

quote:
Originally posted by tonywee
quote:
Originally posted by ferd
thanks to all, last weekend, i go to ulu paip raiforest reserve, theres so many tengas comel2 over there, firstly i use tippet warna merah, haiya itu tengas x mau hentam, tapi bila guna tippet putih (mono) without speak many(cakap banyak), it hentam my pheasant bait,now im sure that the colours of tippet is a very important thing in fly fishing (ikan mudah curiga),is that true??aiyaa..so many things that i have to leran about this method..
ferd

Hi ferd,

Mana tu “ulu paip raiforest reserve”?.. the tengas comel2 sounds interesting … I want to try my Tenkara rod there.[:)]

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ferd