Saturday 11 March 2017

Graduation

After a week of practise, a few broken threads with some new tools / materials added to my armoury, I can finally say I know how to fully make Furled Leaders.







The spring scissors I particularly like so much so I bought 2 pairs as they are ideal for Fly Tying too.








Its been a week of mixed emotions with a few furled leaders almost complete only to loose it at the very end when tying the shorb loops, or a few threads to snap especially in the making of the indicator ones but as I said last week practise makes perfect and today I  got Steven to sign off on 6 furled leaders I have made & presented as graduation ones.


2 normal green furled leaders for dry fly fishing, 2 red and yellow leaders to be used as indicators when fishing nymphs and finally 2 green with red tips for fishing wet fly / nymphs.

I have to say Im pretty chuffed with them and all made by my very own hands will make it even more satisfying when I use them to catch fish with.

The triangle is complete of handmade items for fishing with.


Dont worry I wont be changing from The Flee & Float to incorporate the furled leaders I just wanted to learn another craft associated with fishing. Its been an absolute pleasure and honour learning this craft from Steven and I would like to publically thank him via the way of the blog for teaching me another craft.



This week I also took delivery of this season's
T-shirts which I like to wear whilst out & about with my fishing adventures, with the small logo on the front & larger on the back.

Thanks again to Barrie & Karen at BFGraphics
who continue to do me proud.






A graphic which caught my wife's eye some months ago whilst surfing the net, was also made into a T-shirt and once again Karen worked her magic.


The wife giving me a nice reality check....


8 comments:

  1. Congrats George.
    Love the saying on your last t-shirt.

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    1. thanks Alan, The wife found the graphic and I merely got it turned into a t shirt but I have to agree with her...lol

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  2. Hello George

    Those leaders look brilliant and well done for mastering the art in a week. What material are they made from and how long are they please?

    I bought some furled leaders a couple of seasons ago that were made from monofilament (I presume) but I found that they were too long and didn't turn over so well on the cast, especially in breezy conditions. I ended up having to cut a couple of foot off them to get to the thicker line.

    Does your friend sell these to the public?

    Regards

    Dave

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    1. Hi Dave,
      The furled leaders are made from Gutermann Skala nylon thread, These ones are 5ft but you can buy them in a range of measurements, I personally prefer 5ft furled leader and a 4ft tippet when using an 8/6" 5# but thats my personal preference.
      You can get them made from nylon, Ive made a couple as Steven also showed me how to make them too but for me I prefer the skala thread.

      Steven has sold to the public for years, thats how I got mine. Drop me an email and i will give you some more details.

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    2. Which Skala thread size did you use (200,240 or 360), and did you say these are appropriate for a 5wt floating line?

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    3. Hi Lloyd,
      I used the Skala 240 thread, it was what I was taught with so continued using it. Yes it will support a 5# floating. The amount of furls determines the weight, the standard furls will suffice a 4/5/6 # where less furls will support a 3#. Hope this helps you out.
      Best regards
      George

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