[Mike Barrio]

Hi folks

Which leader/cast material did you feel was the best in 2008?

Best wishes
Mike

[Barry Robertson]

Fulling mill flurocarbon 6lb!
 
Can count on 1 hand how many times i have been snapped on this stuff!
Excellent product!

[Mike Livingstone]

Mike,

I went with Sandy's recommendation of Frog Hair copolymer about 2 years ago and have no intention of changing.  It just works for me!

[Derek McLaren]

1st Airflow platinum 8lb

2nd Fulling Mill        6lb

The    love it 

[Mike Barrio]

1st Airflow platinum 8lb

2nd Fulling Mill        6lb

The    love it 

Hi Derek

Fulling Mill ....... fluoro or copoly?

Cheers
Mike

[Sandy Nelson]

...Frog Hair copolymer .... and have no intention of changing.  It just works for me!

Me Too

Sandy

[Irvine Ross]

For me it's Rio co-polymer.

Been using it for years. Its reliable and has small diameter and good knot strength. There are probably other makes equally as good but I stick with what I know I can rely on.

Irvine

[Cameron deBoth]

Gran Rivage Max or whatever its call, you know the stuff 6lbs. Not a breakoff or anything!

[Derek McLaren]

Hi Derek

Fulling Mill ....... fluoro or copoly?

Cheers
Mike

Hi Mike, it's flouro  , never tried the copoly,I still like the green drennan in 4lb for dries tho, it seems to cut through the water fine

cheers

[Alex Burnett]

Without question for me it has to be Uncle Jacks Fluoro, two fish hook ups & still not been broken off, excellent knot strength, only problem is my stock is starting to run low & am having a problem finding more.

Alex

[Peter McCallum]

Your very own brand of leader material Mike,   of which I have probably got enough to last next season. After that who knows?

[Jim Eddie]

I've used the Fulling Mill Fluro in 5/6 & 7lb , I like it its stiif and have had no problems with breakages.

Hate the Frog Hair , just kept breaking on me.

Still a fan of Maxima, Ultra Green. 

 

Jim

[Dave Mundie]

I'm using Fulling Mill copoly but i'm having probs with droppoers twisting around main leader so might look at something else.

Dave

[Jim Eddie]

Dave

You will always get droppers twisting round the leader , its nothing to do with the leader material. I suffer from it as well , just tie shorter droppers. the fish don't mind 

 

Jim   

[Richard Tong]

Frog Hair copolymer for me. If you use the sixteen-twenty knot (also known as the Pitzen Knot) you should have no trouble with the know slipping etc. This is shown on the Frog Hair website.

As far as I am concerned it is the best for suppleness,therefore great for long leaders and good drifts. Also diameter to breaking strain is very good and I find that it does not kink too easily.It stretches but not too much and I don't suffer breakages due to the properties of the product.

Hope you guys had a good season in the North-East. Apart from 2 forays to the Don and a couple of trips to the Eden my season was a wash out.

Roll on the Spring and (hopefully) a lot more fishing next year!

Richard

[Tam Greenock]

Airflo G3 fluorocarbon for me, great stuff from Airflo unusually, bought some Fulling Mill copolymer, only used it twice, both times lost fish on the dropper through slippage

[Barry Robertson]

Dave

You will always get droppers twisting round the leader , its nothing to do with the leader material. I suffer from it as well , just tie shorter droppers. the fish don't mind 

 

Jim   

Funny you mention to try shorter droppers Jim, i find that longer droppers get in less tangles believe it or not!
Strange ?

[Mike Barrio]

Interesting

So which fly reel did you feel was the best in 2008?

Cheers
Mike

[Alex Burnett]

Mike

Wouldn't use anything other than your reels now Mike, I even stopped using more expensive reels to start using yours & wouldn't go back to them.

Alex

[Barry Robertson]

Well after getting sandy's old Loop LTS reel for my 5wt i thought i better get another one for my 7wt. So Loop LTS was the reel of choice for me 
Still use the trusty Greys grx on the big waters as it takes all my diff sinking lines

[Jim Doyle]

Snowbee xds  but still in love with my backwinders.

[Jim Eddie]

Love the Barrio reel  Also have he Grey's GTX , I like that because of the cheap spools , the spools also fit the latest model. The Vision Koma is a lso a cracking reel at a great price.

 

Jim

[Tam Greenock]

Cant wait to use Hamish and Sandys' backwinder woohoo, love my Danielsson Nymph

[Iain Goolager]

Has to be the Loop Opti for me, but IMHO one of the nicest reels to fish with and fantastic value for money is the Scierra IC3 (providing you don't use the clear cartridge spool which makes it look cheap - which can also occur on more expensive reels).

Iain

[Mike Livingstone]

being a bamboo and silk nut I love the Hardy Bougle Agate II. It is so smooooooooooooth and has a lovely sound when the fish runs!  Also, use my Orvis CFO III a lot and like that but the drag adjustment knob when switched to RHW is a bit iffy but a definite close second place for me!