It appears that the person in the video is aerializing a lot of line. If he doesn't have running line behind a heavy head, for example a double taper, then he has probably overloaded the rod. I think a heavy, short head and shooting line is a much better technique for heavy, wind resistant streamers...

Where can you find Dyneema thread?

Hercules and I bought mine on Ebay for about $18 for 1,000 meters. Also, I got to thinking about line stretch. Furled leaders should have very little stretch since they are braided the same as braided rope. Twisted rope will stretch a great deal, however braided rope does not stretch. If you are fam...

I noticed there was a comment about furled leaders stretching. That is another reason I chose Dyneema as a material for my furled leaders. Dyneema (Spectra) is used for bowstrings and stretching is not a desirable characteristic for a bowstring. I have not actually compared the stretch in a nylon or...

I learned to make furled leaders last year and love them. I am making them out of 6lb Spectra (Dyneema) which is 0.08mm in diameter so the tip tests at 18#. I put very small Shorb loops at both ends to enable loop to loop connections to both the fly line and tippet. Here are the advantages over hand...

I believe the problem is your fly has taken over the cast. In other words, your line is not heavy enough! I have seen fishermen cast weighted flies using baitcasting line just like they were using a spinning rod. It worked, but not exactly fly fishing in my opinion. I built short, very heavy T10 sec...