Why does BlueSky use nylon instead of fly tying thread to make furled leaders?
Believe us, we have tried every conceivable material for making furled leaders. Whatever their claimed advantages, furled leaders made of tying thread have some serious disadvantages: • Fly tying thread is not suitable to be a fishing line. All the characteristics necessary for a fine furled leader are absent with fly tying thread — such as suppleness, durability, transparency and elasticity. Thread-made leaders are far less durable than leaders made with nylon. Nylon is also more abrasion resistant. • Because furled leaders are like a spring, storing their energy and releasing it quickly, nylon does a far better job. Our furled leaders offer a 10 – 15% stretch for shock absorbency. Tying thread, on the other hand, offers non of the elasticity that is an important feature of a premium quality furled leader. Good luck if you try to pull a thread-made leader off a snag. • Fly tying thread, regardless of its color, is an opaque material. When woven into a leader, this opacity is an immed
