I have been using braided loops from Gudebrod for a lot of years, am real pleased with them. I have no problem with going through the guides. Some other brands are a lot stiffer and they did not please me especally some Black ones I got one time.. Tony
--- On Wed, 4/15/09, Michael Bliss <flyfish...@gmail.com> wrote: From: Michael Bliss <flyfish...@gmail.com> Subject: [VFB] Re: Braided nylon loop connector material? To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 1:07 PM I would guess you have already done this. Does it really go through the guides - slick as snot? - whatever he said. Try as I might the knots when the leader connects to the fly line occasionally cause me grief. Mike On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 4:13 PM, Wes Wada <w...@wadaworks.com> wrote: > > Hi Mike, > > It was snowing hard in Bend today. We are going to go directly from > winter to the 4th of July. Aloha. > > Henry posted this link about the loop construction. The info is part > of Dan Blanton's web site. > > Get Looped > http://www.danblanton.com/gettinglooped.html > > > That's actually a nice salutation: > > Get Looped, > Wes > > > P.S. I am giving myself the challenge to create braided nylon loops > from the 6-pound Gudebrod C-Thru. Haven't a clue yet what I'd use > them for. > > > > On 4/14/09, Michael Bliss <flyfish...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> So Wes are you making loop connectors for your fly lines? If you are >> I would be interested in the process. I have been using the braided >> leaders for some time and love them but the connections to the fly >> line are not how I would like them yet. >> >> Mike >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 9:48 AM, Wes Wada <w...@wadaworks.com> wrote: >> > >> > The Gudebrod C-Thru product arrived yesterday, and I have been playing >> > with the material. If you took the standard braided nylon material >> > used for making loops, and scaled it down using smaller diameter nylon >> > fibers, then you can visualize the product. >> > >> > The braided loop material is commonly available in 35-pound and 50-pound >> test. >> > >> > The C-Thru material is 25yd. spools of 17, 8, or 6 pound. I ordered >> > the 8 and 6. >> > >> > The breaking strength listing is very deceptive, as I haven't been >> > able to break the 8 pound test with my hands. It is very sturdy >> > stuff, tightly braided. >> > >> > The 8 pound is .019 diameter, and about 1/16", about the same as many >> > butt sections of leaders. Indeed, you could easily have a quick >> > substitute for a furled leader butt using this stuff. >> > >> > The 6 pound test is .015 diameter, about 50% thicker than 1/32". >> > >> > I am not sure what types and sizes of dacron are used for blind eye >> > hooks, but the C-Thru would make a very good alternative. >> > >> > The source for the material, available in single spools, is Land of Odds: >> > >> > 6-pound C-Thru >> > http://www.landofodds.com/servlet/Detail?no=28074 >> > >> > 8-pound C-Thru >> > http://www.landofodds.com/servlet/Detail?no=28075 >> > >> > 17-pound C-Thru >> > http://www.landofodds.com/servlet/Detail?no=28076 >> > >> > >> > If anybody has further questions, just contact me offline. >> > >> > >> > Wes Wada >> > Bend, Oregon >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On 4/11/09, Wes Wada <w...@wadaworks.com> wrote: >> >> I have found a source to order single spools of 6# and 8# Gudebrod >> >> C-Thru. The order should arrive any day now, and I will report on the >> >> product and source. >> >> >> >> >> >> Wes >> >> >> > >> > > >> > >> >> >> > >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
