Jaimec

Salmon river, Idaho.

Hmmmmmmm. I know that the Golden Rule should apply here, BUT....... I ordered from these jokers (actually, I get the feeling it's a one man show), and was shorted an entire pack of hooks, and it took 15 days to get my order. I tried every email I could find on the site, but never got a response, even after 10 emails from me. I used Paypal, and was reimbursed for the cost of the hooks, but to me, it wasn't about the money, but the principle. You can try their Facebook page, but I never got a response there, either. I certainly won't deal with them again. Just my .02 worth. Jaime

If you want a REAL challenge, build a bamboo rod, but not from a blank You don't know fun, until you have to plane bamboo so fine you can barely see it! Jaime

A short burst in the microwave will kill anything on it. Just do it when the wife's not home Jaime

I've really been enjoying your videos! It makes me want to tie when I get home, but I've got to make a bunch of furled leaders to fill orders......

Just caught this thread, hope I'm not too late! I've been making/selling furled leaders for a few years, now, and I can tell you that I will never fish a mono or fluorocarbon leader again. As was said before, furled leaders work by transferring the energy of your cast more efficiently then mono/fluoro, because it has more weight/mass. They are far more supple, and have zero memory. I no longer even carry my leather patch for straightening leaders! As far as being a 'one trick pony', that simply is not true. Yes, furled leaders tend to cast perfectly straight, and that doesn't always work when you're in water with different currents. However, I've been working on a prototype with a member of another forum to overcome this. He fishes the Henry's Fork a lot, and needed a leader to make, dump, roll, and junk casts. He's currently using a 109" trout weight, and it casts exactly how he wants it to. I accomplished this by modifying the taper, and he seems to be quite pleased with it. Not bad, considering he didn't like furled leaders before! I also do a lot of custom work, especially for salmon fishermen. I'm currently working on a batch of 13' and 10' sinking leaders. That's a lot of thread, let me tell you! Check out my site if you want to learn more, or to see what I offer. www.zenoutfitters.com Jaime