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THE STORY NOT MANY ANGLERS HAVE EVEN HEARD OF MUCH LESS USED A FURLED LEADER. THEY HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR CENTURIES. THEIR ORIGINS REACH BACK TO THE EARLY DAYS OF FLY FISHING WHEN FLY LINES WERE WOVEN FROM HORSE HAIR. THE PROCESS USED TO CREATE THOSE EARLY FLY LINES IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE WAY WE MANUFACTURE A MODERN FURLED LEADER TODAY. OF COURSE WE NOW HAVE A WIDE VARIETY OF MATERIALS THAT GIVES THE MODERN DAY FURLED LEADERS UNPARALLELED PERFORMANCE, ACCURACY AND MAKE THEM A JOY TO CAST WITH. TRY ONE TODAY, YOU'LL NEVER GO BACK. THE ADVANTAGES TAPERS SMOOTHLY FROM BUTT TO TIPPET. VIRTUALLY NO MEMORY. FURLED LEADERS ARE KINK RESISTANT THEY ARE NOT PRONE TO WIND KNOTS THEY HAVE SUPERIOR SHOCK ABSORPTION THEY COLLECT LESS GRASS AND POND SCUM VIRTUALLY NO SPRAY EXTREMELY SMOOTH TURN OVER TURN OVER LONGER TIPPETS AND LARGER FLIES LAND ON THE WATER LIKE A DRAGON FLY LAST FOR SEASONS NOT DAYS FIRST GLANCE WHEN YOU FIRST REMOVE THE LEADER FROM ITS PACKAGE ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS YOU WILL NOTICE IE IT'S REMARKABLE RESEMBLANCE TO TO A FLY LINE. THE TAPER FROM THE BUTT TO THE TIPPET END IS SMOOTH AND CONTINUOUS. WHETHER YOU GET ONE OF MY UNI-BLEND - MONOFILAMENT OR SPECTRA SUPER LEADERS YOU'LL SEE THAT THEY HAVE VIRTUALLY NO MEMORY LIKE KNOTTED OR TAPERED MONO LEADERS EXHIBIT. TAKE A FURLED LEADER BY THE BUTT END A ND GIVE IT A SNAP AND WATCH AS IT ROLLS OUT JUST LIKE A WELL CAST FLY LINE. THE ENDS ALL MY LEADERS HAVE A SMOOTH SHORB LOOP WOVEN IN THE BUTT END AND THE TIPPET END IS FINISHED WITH A SMALL STERLING SILVER TIPPET RING WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SPECTRA SUPER LEADERS. SHORB LOOPS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE TIPPET END UPON REQUEST. TIPPET RINGS I USE STERLING SILVER TIPPET RINGS ON ALL MY LEADERS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SPECTRA SUPER LEADERS. I USE THE FOLLOWING SIZES: 2-4 WT .55 X 3 MM - 4-6 WT .65 x 3 MM 6-8 WT .76 X 4 MM - 8-10 WT .90 X 4 MM CONTRARY TO SOME OPINIONS TIPPET RINGS ARE NOT A GIMMICK. THEY HELP PROTECT THE LEADER FROM CUTS AND NICKS DURING TIPPET CHANGES. THE SMALL RINGS DO NOT WEIGH THE LEADER DOWN. THEY ACTUALLY FLOATS DUE TO THEIR SMALL SIZE AND SURFACE TENSION ON THE WATER.	MY LEADERS ALL MY LEADERS ARE HANDCRAFTED BY MYSELF AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THE BULK OF THE LEADERS I SELL ARE SUITABLE FOR 4-6 WT FLY LINES. FURLED LEADERS ARE MUCH MORE VERSATILE THAN STANDARD MONO LEADERS, I HAVE USED A 4-6 WEIGHT FURLED LEADER ON A 2 WEIGHT FLY ROD UP TO AN 8 WEIGHT WITH GOOD RESULTS. MYSTIC CREEK LEADERS NEW PRODUCT FOR 2008 MYSTIC CREEK LEADERS ARE MADE FROM A HIGHER QUALITY POLYESTER AND PREMIUM MONOFILAMENT THAN OUR UNI-BLEND LEADERS. THE POLYESTER AND MONOFILAMENT USED IN MYSTIC CREEK LEADERS IS ABOUT HALF THE DIAMETER OF THE MATERIALS USED IN OUR UNI-BLEND LEADERS. THE LEADERS USE ABOUT TWICE THE THREAD THAT OUR UNI-BLEND LEADERS USE AND HAVE ABOUT 30 PERCENT MORE TWIST IN THEM. THE MYSTIC CREEK POLYESTER IS MORE OF A CONTINUOUS BONDED FIBER THAN A LONG FIBER WHICH RESULTS IN A SHARPER LESS FUZZY LEADER. BI-FILAMENT LEADERS NEW PRODUCT LEADERS BI-FILAMENT LEADERS ARE A COMBINATION OF UNI-THREAD AND PREMIUM MONO JUST LIKE OUR UNI-BLEND LEADERS. THE DIFFERENCE IS IN THE CONSTRUCTION. THE BI-FILAMENT LEADERS ARE A COMBINATION OF UNI-THREAD AND MONOFILAMENT IN THE BUTT AND MID SECTIONS WITH A FADE TO CLEAR MONO AT THE TIPPET END. THE BUTT AND MID SECTIONS ARE A BIT STIFFER AND WILL THROW A HEAVIER BUG A BIT BETTER. THEY SHOULD ALSO PERFORM BETTER IN THE WIND AS WELL UNI-BLEND LEADERS MY UNI-BLEND LEADERS ARE A MULTIFILAMENT FURLED LEADER MADE FROM UNI-THREAD AND PREMIUM MONOFILAMENT. THE LEADERS FADE FROM YOUR CHOICE OF COLORS: (RST BROWN - RUSTY DUN - TAN - WHITE - WINE - YELLOW - LT CAHILL - LT OLIVE - OLIVE - OLIVE DUN - ORANGE - PINK - PURPLE - RED - ROYAL BLUE - BLACK - CAMEL - CHARTREUSE - DK BROWN - DOC BLUE - FIRE ORANGE - GREEN - GREY - IRON GREY - LT BLUE) TO YOUR CHOICE OF MONOFILAMENT: CLEAR - CAJUN RED, HI-VIZ YELLOW OR SMOKE GREY. MONOFILAMENT LEADERS MY MONOFILAMENT LEADERS ARE MADE FROM A PREMIUM GRADE OF MONOFILAMENT AND ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN A VARIETY OF COLORS: (CLEAR, CAJUN RED, HI-VIZ YELLOW, SMOKE GREY, CHARTREUSE, AND AMBER LEAF CAMO) SPECTRA SUPER LEADERS SPECTRA SUPER LEADERS ARE JUST THAT. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE ULTIMATE IN STRENGTH OR A GREAT HEAVY COVER LEADER OR SALTWATER LEADER THIS ONE IS FOR YOU. SUPER STRONG SUPER SENSITIVE SUPER HIGH ABRASION RESISTANT THEIR DIAMETER IS SIMILAR TO THEIR MONO COUNTER PARTS " JUST A BIT BIGGER". THEIR TIPPET BREAK STRENGTHS ARE AS FOLLOWS 2-4 WT 30 LB - 4-6 WT 48 LB 6-8 WT 60 LB - 8-10 WT 90 LB 10-12 wt 120 LB - 12-14 WT 180 LB DUE TO THEIR HIGH STRENGTH TIPPET ENDS, TIPPET RINGS ARE NOT AVAILABLE ON THE SPECTRA SUPER LEADERS.

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