"Jonathan Cook" wrote in message
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"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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Leader links.....for every situation, every day.

While tying flies for my recent trip to the San Juan I
came across a pack of leader links I had added to a
Cabela's order on a whim. I rigged one up on the rod
I was using, and really loved it. Sooo smooth coming
through the tip-top that I didn't have to worry at all
about bringing in the end of the 10' leader into the
guides with an 18" bow on the end of 6x. The fish would
do their one last run and that leader link would glide
through the guides smooth as silk...

Jon.

The closest thing to a problem I've had with them is that the knots in
the thicker sections of a knotted leader will not pass through the
link, thus making it necessary to cut the stopper knot on the butt in
order to change leaders. As I change leaders infrequently and
snipping and retying the end knot is insignificant, it isn't much
trouble.....considerably less bothersome than most other methods.

Wolfgang