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05-17-2000, 05:40 AM
<TABLE border=1 cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=100%><TR><TD nowrap width=100% valign=top><FONT face=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica size=1>Originator: Rob</FONT></TD><TD nowrap valign=top><FONT face=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica size=1>Date: 5/17/2000 1:40 AM</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE border=0 cellpadding=10 cellspacing=0 width=100% bgcolor=#FFFFFF><TR><TD><FONT face=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica size=2><DIV><P>&nbsp;I just made myself a grass casting leader out of 30# amnesia shooting line . i&nbsp; blood knotted it together every 3-4 inches and have not&nbsp; cut the&nbsp; tag&nbsp; ends&nbsp; yet. Does&nbsp; anyone&nbsp; know how long the leader&nbsp; should be to&nbsp; work properly?&nbsp; and how short&nbsp; should i&nbsp; cut the&nbsp; tag&nbsp; ends???</P><P>thanks in advance </P><P>Rob</P></DIV></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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05-17-2000, 07:07 AM
<TABLE border=1 cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=100%><TR><TD nowrap width=100% valign=top><FONT face=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica size=1>Originator: John</FONT></TD><TD nowrap valign=top><FONT face=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica size=1>Date: 5/17/2000 3:07 AM</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE border=0 cellpadding=10 cellspacing=0 width=100% bgcolor=#FFFFFF><TR><TD><FONT face=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica size=2><DIV>What kind of grass do you have?&nbsp; How long is it, has it been mowed recently?</DIV></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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05-18-2000, 10:35 PM
<TABLE border=1 cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=100%><TR><TD nowrap width=100% valign=top><FONT face=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica size=1>Originator: speybum</FONT></TD><TD nowrap valign=top><FONT face=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica size=1>Date: 5/18/2000 6:35 PM</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE border=0 cellpadding=10 cellspacing=0 width=100% bgcolor=#FFFFFF><TR><TD><FONT face=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica size=2><DIV><P>Make you bitter ends about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch.</P><P>The&nbsp; lenght is not as important how stiff the leader material is.</P><P>At the casting games we have been using the glow Maxima</P><P>in 30 or 45 lb.</P><P>&nbsp;Make your leader about 10 feet long with no butt attaching it&nbsp; right to the fly line.</P><P>speybum</P></DIV></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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08-11-2000, 11:29 AM
<TABLE border=1 cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=100%><TR><TD nowrap width=100% valign=top><FONT face=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica size=1>Originator: Dana</FONT></TD><TD nowrap valign=top><FONT face=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica size=1>Date: 8/11/2000 7:29 AM</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE border=0 cellpadding=10 cellspacing=0 width=100% bgcolor=#FFFFFF><TR><TD><FONT face=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica size=2><DIV><P>Kush and I spent the afternoon putting his version of the grass leader through its paces at a field in Birch Bay. This is the first time I've used one of these, and was very impressed with the results. Timing on some casts needed to be adjusted to allow for the leader to "anchor" (snap-T, circle cast, and snake roll in particular), but otherwise was surprisingly similar to the real thing. Consistent casts at all ranges (@40'-130'+) were achievable.</P><P>Kush's leader is @15' long, constructed of relatively heavy Maxima, and tapered. Blood knot tag ends are 1"-2" long, spaced @1/1/2'-2' apart. Leader worked well for all of the standard Spey casts, as well as Grant Switch and Underhand.</P><P>Dana</P></DIV></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>