Comments on: Arizona Wanderings Shop – Mini Hoppers

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:30:29 +0000

Ben,
I placed on order for the hoppers and the furled leader. I usually fish w/ a Sage 7ft 3WT TXL. I selected the olive 0-3 WT furled leader. Was that a good choice? feel free to change my selection if you think I should pick a different color or WT.
Thanks

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:22:31 +0000

Ben,
It definitely seems to be working for you. Always some nice fish in your posts, especially browns. I think I’ll give it a try.

By: azwanderings

azwanderings — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:08:42 +0000

In reply to Phil. Phil. Great to hear from you. All of my small stream fishing is done with a furled leader. I think that it casts better than a regular mono or fluoro leader as it truly is an extension of the fly line and turns over so smoothly. The uni-thread leaders that I tie are very supple and land delicately, but are also very durable. If cared for, they can last a long time. You can definitely shorten up the amount of tippet, but I know that our fish here in Arizona are very spooky, and a 10 foot leader (5 or 6' furled leader plus 5 feet of tippet) is very common. It has seemed to be working well for me and I have been really pleased with the way they fish for me. I appreciate the questions. Feel free to contact me if I can help out in any way. Ben

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:15:28 +0000

Ben,
I’ve been fly fishing for over a decade, but have never used a furled leader. It looks interesting. Do you always fish with a furled leader or only in certain conditions? Does it cast as well as a traditional leader and tippet setup? 10 feet of leader and tippet seems like it might be a bit much on some of the smaller streams. Thanks in advance.

By: azwanderings

azwanderings — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:28:28 +0000

In reply to Steven Brutger.

I love hopper season. There’s nothing like fishing coming up on the surface and attacking a fly. If you tie some up, I’d love to hear how they work for you, Steve.

Ben

By: Steven Brutger

Steven Brutger — Mon, 20 May 2013 03:07:16 +0000

Your Mini Hopper looks hot. I keep some similar patterns in my terrestrial box but nothing exactly like it. I’m sure looking forward to hopper season!