Singapore furled / twisted leader DIY

Turning over the heavier than normal flies/lures here on the danish coast proved a challenge on a number of outings. The trouble was that while the #8 flyline itself was ample in weight, the leader between the flyline and the fly would often collapse, leading to tailing loops and rather annoying wind knots, which inevitably weaken the leader strength. Ideally, a stronger and sturdier leader is needed to reduce the likelihood of these problems. The Singapore leader design is simple, tapered and can be made at home in 10 minutes!

Easy homemade Singapore furled leader or simply "Singapore leader"

Being rather practical, I decided against purchasing individual breaking-strength spools of monofilament (or the popular flourcarbon), and opted to try out this somewhat traditional method of furling your own leader, Singapore style!

Rather than try and write out over complicated instructions here's a video that simplifies the process somewhat, but is a great instructional:

For the purpose of seatrout fishing here off the coast of Sjælland in Denmark, I used 8lb for building the Singapore leader. Doubled over, that's 16lb, and doubled again it's a 32lb connection to the flyline. It's actually on the heavy side, but with 6 feet of 8lb as a tippet connected to the 8 feet Singapore leader, it turns over the largest of lures in my fly box with ease and good presentation.