Henry’s Fork Furled Leader

“I’ve been using Zen’s UNI furled leaders for almost fifteen years.  I find them to be the ideal leader choice for use in combination with bamboo rods, silk lines, fluorocarbon tippet, and dry flies/duos/trios.  
   They introduce a very slight and unvaried tippet-protecting stretch into the system, compensating for the lack of stretch in the line and tippet.  They allow for a hingeless transfer of casting power from line to leader.  They’re quite supple, but stiff enough to turn over large flies.  Yet when fishing spring creeks, even with small flies and fine tippet, a very long level tippet is all that is needed to ensure a drag-free drift.  In fact, rarely is anything other than 4-7 feet of level tippet desirable.  
     Nothing in the system hangs or catches on rod guides, even small-diameter guides designed for use with silk lines.  When using a fine-tipped bamboo rod, the line/leader combination can be fished as one long, supple fly line.
     Moreover, Zen’s permanent floatant treatment is quite effective and just that: permanent.  It lasts for the life of the leader.
     I wouldn’t hit the stream with any other leader.

Thank you for making such a great product,

D.O.”