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Post by karel on Jul 15, 2011 15:35:53 GMT
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Post by leckie on Nov 5, 2011 21:48:34 GMT
Karel,
Wow. It all looks pretty complicated to me but I bet it's great fun once you've made a line that you can use to catch fish. The same feeling as tying your own flies and catching fish on them I would imagine.
leckie
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Post by sakasakebariuk on Jan 2, 2012 19:46:28 GMT
I have attempted hand furling some of my own lines with fixed success. My first attempts resulted in major tangles but once I could keep the separate strands of line apart during the furling process the better it seemed to work.
I think out of the first attempts 1 or 2 maybe usable. Like Leckie said it would be great to catch a fish on a line you have hand furled.
I guess practise makes perfect so will have another hour at hand furling again tonight.
Kind regards
SKUK
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Post by paul1966 on Apr 15, 2012 20:19:15 GMT
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Post by leckie on Apr 15, 2012 20:36:31 GMT
Paul,
If you use a level line use fluorocarbon rather than mono...mono is much lighter than fluorocarbon so it's harder to cast and it's not memory free like most fluorocarbons.
There are some excellent articles on the Tenkara USA forum and some of the American guys have amazing blogs that will keep you right.
tight lines
Alex
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Post by paul1966 on Apr 15, 2012 20:42:28 GMT
Thanks Alex, it's all still a learning process for me at the moment, I have bought some 15lb fluoro but haven't tried it yet. I was using amnesia because that's all I had when my rod arrived. I couldn't go back to amnesia after using a furled leader. I'll try the fluoro on my next outing.
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Post by custheyder on Apr 15, 2012 21:01:59 GMT
There are quite a few fluorocarbon options available now. Including 8m tapered leaders and hi-viz fluorocarbon. Much easier to cast than the co-poly. Furled leaders are good and I'm looking at getting them in. I've got a supplier... just need him to get back from holiday!
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