"rw" wrote


I primarily use Rio 7.5' leaders, but I usually buy them in 3x size and
then tie on smaller tippet (typically 5x). I also carry a couple of Rio 9'
leaders (and extra tippet) for those occasions when I need a longer
leader, and I've never noticed a memory problem with them.

BTW, some people in ROFF think that 7x is NEVER useful. I disagree. I use
it when fishing the Trico hatch at Silver Creek (and pretty much only
then). I've landed sizable fish on 7x, and lost few, too.



I spent the month of Sept at Silver Creek and found myself using 7X
often.

At the time I thought " I should tell rw since I've argued with him about
this"

..... so, I stand corrected, rw

... however I also add that the Creek
was lower and, therefore, more 'technical' than I have ever seen it in the
25 ++ years I've fished it.

And I'll also add that hatches were very sparse and I was mainly fishing to
sporadic rising individual fish not pods. One thing that normally makes
Silver Creek fish relatively easy is the heavy hatches pod them up and, in
pods, they are hard to scare and easier to fool.

As for landing trout on 7X, I landed quite a few honestly over 20" without
problem