Mike wrote:
rw wrote:
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Therefore,

3. The newbie can safely soak the leader in hot water, straighten it
out, cut off the tippet up to about 3x, tie on new tippet, and he has a
fully functional leader.

If he wants to go to 7x he should add a length of fresh 5x.

That is absolutely correct, and good advice as well. The only suspect
part of such a leader is the fine tippet.

Just a moment ago you could boil a leader for hours with no
ill effects but now you agree that hot water will render the
lower third of the leader "suspect" ?

LOL !! Boy I tell ya, self-styled, know-it-all "experts" just
ain't what they used to be. Cliff Clavin would have never caved
that easy. ;-)

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Ken Fortenberry