How to Tie Custom Leaders for Better Presentations and Lower Cost
Event Skill Levels:
- Intermediate and above
- Previous knowledge and pre-class practice with a variety of fishing knots, see below.
Class Agenda:
This two -part class will dive into the rationale for tying custom leaders, discuss the benefit of tying leaders yourself, explore the cost advantages of custom leaders, and explore the theory behind how they can be so successful.
Part 1 of the class will explore all of the basics and then focus on tying a custom 12 foot dry fly leader with all materials provided in class. Part 2 will use Part 1’s basics and focus on tying Euro Nymphing leaders, lake indicator leaders, and streamer leaders.
You should be fluent with tying the following knots which can be reviewed on the Animated Knots website (clinch, improved clinch, Davy, Orvis, triple surgeon’s knot, perfection loop, non-slip loop knot); Animated knots . Additional YouTube and Instagram videos are available with quick tie solutions for blood knots, which we will use frequently.
This class is for intermediate fly fisherman and above, or with the instructors approval.
Class dates are Wednesday February 11, and Wednesday March 11th at the Livermore Pleasanton Rod &b Gun Club facility.
Cost:
The class cost is $41.20, which can be paid by check, cash, or directly online on the website via credit card.
The class cost is $41.20, which will include all the materials (Maxima Chameleon in various strengths, Stren, mono, Seguar fluoro, tippet rings, and mini swivels) and you will leave with the following completed leaders: custom dry fly, custom euro nymphing, custom shallow and deep lake indicator leaders, and streamer leaders.
Instructor: Rob Farris, RFFarris@comcast.net. (925)286-5502.
TVFF Cancellation Policy:
To sign-up for a TVFF Event that is currently open for registration and chargeable (as set by the Fishmeister), you must both register and pay online, or via check or cash, within two weeks of registering (sent to the TVFF Treasurer) whatever fee is described for that particular Event (trip) at the time of registration. There may be multiple payments required before the trip is actually taken (usually in the case of expensive trips), but it is necessary that you do make payment in the above timely fashion for the initial amount to secure your position on the trip. However, please note that you are still responsible for the entire amount of the trip if you should need to cancel.
Once you are registered, there are no refunds for chargeable Events and trips. In the situation that a member is, for any reason unable to attend, they may resell their registration slot to another TVFF member (by first pulling from the waitlist if one exists). New participants must come first from the waitlist in the order they signed up. The member cancelling is fully and solely responsible for contacting potential members to replace them and notifying the appropriate Fishmeister.
If an event/trip is fully registered and closed to registration, you may still sign up on the Wait List to be notified if there are any cancellations. In such a case of registering provisionally on the Wait List, you do not have to pay until such time that you clear the Wait List and are confirmed for participation.
Tri Valley Fly Fishers Covid Protocols:
TVFF Outings protocols are as follows:
- If you are sick with cold/flu symptoms then we ask you to please stay home
- We believe in social distancing and require that all members keep a full fly rod distance of at least 6’ distance between parties
- All attendees should wash and sanitize their hands frequently
