Furled Leader Tutorial - Keep or Cut the Ring and WHY?

In this video, Brian Flechsig of Mad River Outfitters discusses furled leaders and why he chooses to cut off the ring at the end and how he attaches mono to the end using a snell knot, finishing it off with a perfection loop.
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[@MrTCAllen77]

Great info as usual. I have been wondering to properly attach tippet to furled leaders so that physics is working for me and not against.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching and hope this helps!

[@charlieboutin3341]

Great information..Thanks! Those pliers cut amazingly good for looking like they came out of Davy Jones’s locker😂. Love my old reliable equipment! Have a great one MRO! 👍👌🎣

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching!

[@csakzozo]

Smell that butsexion 😂 Great content guys! Just starting out in this sport and you guys are my go to for flyfishing info! Thanks a lot, and I hope the sales are rolling in! You guys really deserve that, for this high of an effort!

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks so much for being here and please stay tuned.

[@scorpsamus]

The Nintendo click gets me everytime.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Happy to help.

[@TimmyHellhammer]

Hey I know Brian don't check the comments and I couldn't email yall but this isn't a pressing issue But... I make my own furled florocarbon leaders by hand and THEY DO WORK FOR STEAMER FLY FISHING.... not only are they close to unbreakable but they turn over really well. I run droppers and large streamers with them as well but taper down my tippet like normal folks do and they do thr job and lately have not lost a fish especially in streamer fishing. I love y'all knowledge tho and nothing buy love and respect to you Brian!

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching.

[@TheJohnlie]

Furled leader looks thicker and more visible than mono leader. Could it potentially "line" the fish?

[@Madriveroutfitters]

@@TheJohnlie yes, all true. Just don’t show it to them.

[@gldead3741]

Question , my hands don't work like they use to 8 surgeries on them make it a little difficult to tie knots so can I use a Knot tying tool to make the connection ?

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching. Please contact Brian directly with your questions and he will be happy to help. You can e-mail him or call him!!!

[@neosovereign5954]

Brian, I really appreciate the videos but I have a question on this one specifically. It looks like the tippet ring is attached to the leader using a girth hitch. If I'm correct in that, it should be easy enough to remove the tippet ring by opening the hitch and just removing the ring. I do this on all the furled leaders I build so I was kind of surprised when I saw the word "Cut" (yikes!) since it's a much smaller connection when you just use the thread loop and tie tippet onto it with a clinch knot. Let me know if I didn't explain clearly, or if I've misunderstood something.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for being here but you'll need to contact Brian directly through the shop. You can e-mail him or call him and he'll be happy to help. He doesn't do the comments here.

[@Beardedfurflinger]

"WOWZER " I've never seen that knot before 🤯 easy peacy,the only difference that I use is instead of super glue,I use UV knot sense by loon on all my knots makes a great smooth transition between the knots,tight lines & bent rods

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching. We use the UV Knot Sense as well but Glue works better for this particular application.

[@logancrocker4194]

wouldn't a double-uni knot work to attach the tippet as well?

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Please send any and all questions directly to Brian at the shop and he’ll be happy to help you there. You can email him or call him. Sorry but we do not have that intel here. Thanks.

[@johnnylightning1491]

But does Brian file the little barb off of the paperclip when he makes his knot tying tool?

[@Madriveroutfitters]

If you use good paperclips you don't have to!

[@KevsChronicles]

What size mug to use for the connector piece? I didn’t hear you mention that…

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Check at 10:18 or so. He mentions he's using 3X on this video but also that it may vary depending on the brand.

[@corybarnett652]

after changing flies/tippet over time you will likely start cutting into that 3x connector piece - when this happens do you just snell another 3x section to the furled leader and cut off the old as if it were the tippet ring?

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Think he says here to tie a perfection loop in the connector and loop-to-loop. Feel free to call him or e-mail him at the shop if any further questions.

[@billlandreth8072]

Could you also use a nail knot instead of a snell knot?

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Yes...you could.

[@pecosnick45]

Hey Brian, got a question for you, do you think that a shorb loop has the samd effect as a tippet ring? And if so is it a step in the right direction, the same or worse.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Please contact Brian directly through the shop and he will be happy to help/answer. Thanks.

[@kentfreier5705]

BTW Brian, have you ever done the Tenkara thing? Have any opinions on it? You might have answered this before and if you have, I apologize. But I'd like to know your opinion.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Please contact Brian directly through the shop via phone or email. He’ll be happy to help. Thanks.

[@gregkosinski2303]

I just talked to him. He said tenkara is gay and you’re gay too.

[@kentfreier5705]

Also, since this was a bit of a Q&A, the issue of curly leader or curly tippet. How to straighten it. Years ago I heard someone advise to keep inner tube rubber with you. I always have. Squeeze the rubber tight and run the line through it. It really works. You have any other advice?

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Here you go: www.madriveroutfitters.com/p-11785-loon-leader-straightener.aspx

[@BillSaltbush]

I can give you another tip. . . . be kind to your mother.

[@rileydavis7269]

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[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for being here.

[@richardmullins1883]

I hear in north korea the tippet ring is illegal

[@Madriveroutfitters]

It may be but around here we are good.

[@richardmullins1883]

Sorry i got that the wrong way around. No tippet is illegal. Hope no one took my advice and ended up with 40 yrs hard labor.

[@abahmufishing]

Thanks 👍

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching.

[@jonathanlahdenpera7929]

Hi Brian

[@Madriveroutfitters]

He's not actually here. You'd have to contact him at the shop to say hello.