Podcast: All About Knotless Leaders and Line-to-Leader Connections, with Josh Jenkins

[Interview starts at 43:59]

Tom Rosenbauer’s visitor this week is Josh Jenkins of Scientific Anglers, and the unique plan was to speak nearly knotless leaders—their design, how they’re made, and the right way to modify them. However they quickly took an fascinating sidetrack into line/chief connections and in addition a brand new product he’s found for fixing cracks in fly line coating so that you don’t have to purchase a brand new line in case your present line is broken. Tom says he will get many questions on each leaders and fly strains, so this one shall be fascinating to everybody.

Within the Fly Field this week, one listener chides Tom for being reluctant to share his opinion on questions, plus these questions:

• Is there a single weight rod I can take to Belize to fish for bonefish, allow, and tarpon?
• What had been your private experiences with the outdated Energy Matrix rod, and which one within the present Orvis lineup is most related?
• I inherited some Eighties-era fly strains in new situation. Are they nonetheless good, and the way do the tapers evaluate to fashionable strains?
• Are you able to clarify the phrases “skating a fly” and “swinging a fly” and clarify briefly the right way to do them?
• Is there any schedule to your tie-offs with Tim Flagler and Cheech?
• I really like my Ultralight Waders however I fear they gained’t final so long as different waders.
• What’s the correct solution to retailer fly strains for an prolonged time interval?
• I’m a steelheader that desires to fish for trout. Are you able to skate flies for trout? And when fishing streamers ought to I swing them or strip them?
• What’s the origin of the time period “gin clear”
• Why can’t I discover a fast-sinking clear line?