Price: From £ 4.90 to £ 5.50 Tapered leaders in flyfishing are designed to aid delicate and exacting presentation of the fly by producing a good turnover. Today they are usually constructed from lengths of gradually reducing diameters of nylon knotted together, or from continuous tapered nylon. Furled leaders, however, date back to at least Izaac Walton’s day and were originally constructed from horse hair, the taper being formed by gradually reducing the strands of hair and knotting at intervals. Now they have made something of a revival, with the construction hardly different but being formed from modern materials such as nylons and threads and with a variety of slim profiled tapers and designs. Furled leaders constructed from threads are particularly supple, they are versatile and especially suitable for dry fly fishing when shorter casts are the norm and precise and delicate presentation is vital. Nylon leaders are stiffer and have a degree of stretch; an advantage when striking when light tippets are used. Nylon leaders are better for stillwaters and longer casts but still offer exceptional presentation. All the furled leaders can be treated with floatants and sinkants to suit the presentation of the fly. Furled leaders are 65 inches in length and perform best with a fairly short tippets but can be used with long tippets with a little experience. The Nymphers are coloured olive with hi-viz green or brown with hi-viz orange. Jim Williams will also construct furled leaders to your own specification on request. Jim Williams constructs his furled leaders personally by hand in the UK and offers a selection of accessories. He also offers fly casting and flyfishing tuition. He is a G.A.I.A (STANIC) and REFFIS approved coach which qualifies him to teach all aspects of fly fishing and casting to both beginners and experienced alike. Jim Williams Tel/Fax: 01666 822905 Email: enquiries@furledleaders.co.uk Website: www.furledleaders.co.uk | ||||||
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