I know you get a lot of flak about your leader videos- but I honestly believe this information is more important than your fly rod. If you’re fishing the wrong leader, that expensive fly rod will not fish it potential. Thank you Brian
Not embarrassed how much I enjoy these. Thank you. I have just learned that if I can't find my Micrometer where it belongs...it is in the leader build box😂
I understand the mechanism with fly fishing .... Stiffness, fly line bounces off rod, rod length etc. Thank you for the video, because the companies and products can be overwhelming at times
Recalling a Dave Whitlock lesson from his 1985 VHS. I was looking into the physics of a whip, as I remember Dave talking about always using a fly when practicing fly casting. The fly keeps the tippet from whipcracking, or going supersonic. Sounds odd, but the top of a car's tire is traveling as twice as fast as the car, or it is both attached to the car, and making up for its position in space before it turns to contact the road, logical geometry. So, as the line/leader unrolls, acceleration accompanies that action of the loop unfolding with progressively supple line, but the fly puts the brakes on, striking a balance between authoritative-delivery and presentation-finesse. A stiff section of leader seems to deliver a wind-resistant dry fly, or massive fly with ease. A stiff section of leader seems to deliver a longer leader with ease. A stiff section of leader/tippet seems to throw a wider, more wind-knot-resistant loop. After I watched Brian's earlier videos on leaders, I knew that I had to step-up my game when it came to leaders, and tippet; thank you Brian Flechsig! Making hand-tied leaders, and spending many hours in the backyard experimenting, I've been able to push the limits on the shortest of rods, use in the tightest, overgrown, spaces that you could imagine. Now, I could walk into a bar, and cast a 14-foot hand-tied leader to hit the bulls-eye on a dart board with a bow-and-arrow-cast and size 18 goofus bug, without disturbing someone playing pool, nearby, or getting hung-up on the lamps hanging from the ceiling! I've become super confident fishing creeks that barely hold a population of trout, or tributaries that are identified by name on a map, all because of experiments conducted with different monofilament leader-formulas in the backyard.
Surreal, I was literally agonizing over this very topic this weekend for bass and crappie fishing on a 6 or 5 wt rod. Previous attempt led me to a 4X Cortland tapered 7.5-ft leader, but a 0X Cortland 7-ft streamer leader seems much more appropriate. I might reach out to see if I can change out what leader I bought from MRO over the weekend 😊.
Thanks so much for watching and please feel free to reach out anytime with questions....as Brian says here in the video. The folks at the shop are there to help!
Hello Brian. How do you think about a poly leaders? Your Ultimate sinking line tips are awesome vid! Please post us the Ultimate poly leader info. Thanks as always for you👍
@@Madriveroutfitters Thanks for return. I'm not good at English, so I may not understand well. I watch almost all of MRO's channels. However, I couldn't find any videos that recommend the combination of spey casting with poly leader. I'll ask by email again 👍
Great instruction. Question. In making the connection between the butt section and mid-section, should that be a blood knot? What about the midsection to the tippet? Tippet ring ok? Thanks!
Thanks for watching. Yes, he uses Blood Knots. He does not use tippet rings for Contact Leaders. Feel free to call or e-mail him at the shop if any other questions or to discuss further.
I find it interesting that you prefer clear over chameleon. I have always thought they were about the same stiffness. The difference being the clear is a softer material. That makes the chameleon more durable. Could you explain the difference in more detail? I was going off of an article that said that they were interchangeable from about 15 years ago. if I remember right, it was from TU.
Thanks for being here. Please send your questions directly to Brian at the shop and he'll be happy to help/explain. You can e-mail him or call him. He doesn't monitor comments/questions here but of course does at the shop.......7 days a week.
No mention of tippet rings or a micro swivel to attach the tip it. Not a fan of chewing up my fly line unnecessarily for just a little extra turnover, please clarify thanks
@@SaltyStripper Butt section never changes so not chewing up fly line. He has quite a few videos explaining this but you can also call him or email him and discuss. He’s always happy to help. Thanks!!!
Hi Brian, what a great video. I am new to flyfishing and love to learn to tie your leaders. Can you do me a favor and send me your formula so I can make sure I’m writing this down correctly. Thanks again for all your help Tom.
@@TomArseneau Thanks for watching. Best to contact Brian directly through the shop as he does not monitor or read the comments here. You can email him or call him and he’s always happy to help.
@@grahamhorlock2647 Feel free to call or email the folks at the shop and they will be happy to help. Greatly varies per exact line and what material you are using. They can help you out though!
@@williamgunn1076 He uses a variety of knots but mostly blood knots to attach butts, mids and tippets. Feel free to email him or call him if any further questions. Thanks!
I know you get a lot of flak about your leader videos- but I honestly believe this information is more important than your fly rod. If you’re fishing the wrong leader, that expensive fly rod will not fish it potential. Thank you Brian
Thanks for watching!
I agree 100%
Not embarrassed how much I enjoy these. Thank you. I have just learned that if I can't find my Micrometer where it belongs...it is in the leader build box😂
Thanks for being here!
Thanks Brian, appreciate you and the crew 😉☕️☕️
Thanks so much for watching!
Great Vid. Keep them coming.
@@pathaley4609 Thanks for watching. As long as folks keep supporting the shop, we’ll keep making them!
I understand the mechanism with fly fishing .... Stiffness, fly line bounces off rod, rod length etc. Thank you for the video, because the companies and products can be overwhelming at times
@@RyanElectrician Thanks for being here and always feel free to reach out to the shop with questions. They are there to help!
This is the series I was looking for. 😊
Glad you found it and feel free to reach out to the shop if any questions.
Good stuff! Thank you.
@@OscarOverlanding Thanks for watching!
Recalling a Dave Whitlock lesson from his 1985 VHS. I was looking into the physics of a whip, as I remember Dave talking about always using a fly when practicing fly casting. The fly keeps the tippet from whipcracking, or going supersonic. Sounds odd, but the top of a car's tire is traveling as twice as fast as the car, or it is both attached to the car, and making up for its position in space before it turns to contact the road, logical geometry. So, as the line/leader unrolls, acceleration accompanies that action of the loop unfolding with progressively supple line, but the fly puts the brakes on, striking a balance between authoritative-delivery and presentation-finesse.
A stiff section of leader seems to deliver a wind-resistant dry fly, or massive fly with ease. A stiff section of leader seems to deliver a longer leader with ease. A stiff section of leader/tippet seems to throw a wider, more wind-knot-resistant loop. After I watched Brian's earlier videos on leaders, I knew that I had to step-up my game when it came to leaders, and tippet; thank you Brian Flechsig! Making hand-tied leaders, and spending many hours in the backyard experimenting, I've been able to push the limits on the shortest of rods, use in the tightest, overgrown, spaces that you could imagine. Now, I could walk into a bar, and cast a 14-foot hand-tied leader to hit the bulls-eye on a dart board with a bow-and-arrow-cast and size 18 goofus bug, without disturbing someone playing pool, nearby, or getting hung-up on the lamps hanging from the ceiling! I've become super confident fishing creeks that barely hold a population of trout, or tributaries that are identified by name on a map, all because of experiments conducted with different monofilament leader-formulas in the backyard.
Thanks for being here and for sharing. Experimenting is key. Will pass along to Brian.....he's always thrilled to be of inspiration!
Great video.
Thanks for watching.
Good teaching video.
Thanks for being here!
Surreal, I was literally agonizing over this very topic this weekend for bass and crappie fishing on a 6 or 5 wt rod. Previous attempt led me to a 4X Cortland tapered 7.5-ft leader, but a 0X Cortland 7-ft streamer leader seems much more appropriate. I might reach out to see if I can change out what leader I bought from MRO over the weekend 😊.
Thanks so much for watching and please feel free to reach out anytime with questions....as Brian says here in the video. The folks at the shop are there to help!
@@Madriveroutfitters I called the shop and Paul was a huge help. Looking forward to doing business with MRO in the future.
Hello Brian. How do you think about a poly leaders? Your Ultimate sinking line tips are awesome vid! Please post us the Ultimate poly leader info. Thanks as always for you👍
Thanks for watching. Best to send requests directly over to Brian via e-mail if you can. Although....it seems that he has done one?
@@Madriveroutfitters Thanks for return. I'm not good at English, so I may not understand well. I watch almost all of MRO's channels. However, I couldn't find any videos that recommend the combination of spey casting with poly leader.
I'll ask by email again 👍
@@TezukuriLure Pretty sure Brian doesn’t do any Spey type lessons?
@@Madriveroutfitters Thanks. already I'm getting an answer from Brian. His left hand is busy to hauing👍
Great instruction. Question. In making the connection between the butt section and mid-section, should that be a blood knot? What about the midsection to the tippet? Tippet ring ok?
Thanks!
Thanks for watching. Yes, he uses Blood Knots. He does not use tippet rings for Contact Leaders. Feel free to call or e-mail him at the shop if any other questions or to discuss further.
I like the formula
I like the formula and will give it a go. What about mixing materials? flouro tippet in particular.
@@smithhouse2007 Thanks for watching. Feel free to email or call Brian with any and all questions. He’ll be happy to help!
Is Brian now recommending Maxima Clear instead of ultra green on sink tips?
He is not. He uses Ultragreen or the Cortland Mono on his sink tips. Next video. Feel free to call him or e-mail him if any other questions. Thanks!
Well done Brian. One question, What knots do you recommend using for each connection?
@@DanielDickey-s8l Thanks for watching! He uses Blood Knots. Feel free to call him or email him with any other questions!
I'm just trying to figure out who flip pallot is?
www.flippallot.com
I find it interesting that you prefer clear over chameleon. I have always thought they were about the same stiffness. The difference being the clear is a softer material. That makes the chameleon more durable. Could you explain the difference in more detail? I was going off of an article that said that they were interchangeable from about 15 years ago. if I remember right, it was from TU.
Thanks for being here. Please send your questions directly to Brian at the shop and he'll be happy to help/explain. You can e-mail him or call him. He doesn't monitor comments/questions here but of course does at the shop.......7 days a week.
No mention of tippet rings or a micro swivel to attach the tip it. Not a fan of chewing up my fly line unnecessarily for just a little extra turnover, please clarify thanks
@@SaltyStripper Butt section never changes so not chewing up fly line. He has quite a few videos explaining this but you can also call him or email him and discuss. He’s always happy to help. Thanks!!!
"You've got to up the butt". Oh my!
Who said that?
@@Madriveroutfitters LOL
Hi Brian, what a great video. I am new to flyfishing and love to learn to tie your leaders. Can you do me a favor and send me your formula so I can make sure I’m writing this down correctly. Thanks again for all your help Tom.
@@TomArseneau Thanks for watching. Best to contact Brian directly through the shop as he does not monitor or read the comments here. You can email him or call him and he’s always happy to help.
Does fishing dry flies on still water count as contact or contactless?
Feel free to reach out to Brian directly via e-mail or you can call him. He'll be happy to discuss. Thanks!
Not sure I got how you link the butt section diameter to your fly line. For example what diameter butt for a #6 line? Any ideas?
@@grahamhorlock2647 Feel free to call or email the folks at the shop and they will be happy to help. Greatly varies per exact line and what material you are using. They can help you out though!
poly leaders make dry fly fishing easy
Yes, as he has shown, but this is not really a dry fly video?
What knots ?
@@williamgunn1076 He uses a variety of knots but mostly blood knots to attach butts, mids and tippets. Feel free to email him or call him if any further questions. Thanks!
I hate math...lol
Luckily this is pretty simple math?