On Feb 8, 3:05 pm, "Tom Nakashima" wrote:
Has anyone had success turning over flies with long tapered
leaders?
Currently I'm using 4x 9' knotless tapered leaders with 18"
5x tippet material and been having good success turning over
18-16 size flies. I'm now planning to try 12' leaders with an 18"
5x tippet material. I'm thinking however the leaders don't
necessarily have to be knotless.
Any good formulas for 12' leaders for delicate presentation?
Keep in mind I do want to use 18" tippet material.
thanks,
-tom

I use them... No one really had much good to say about them, but I
fish a big tailwaters mostly. I think just like anyone you can get
carried away with a ton of leader, and struggling to get the
presentation just right when using one. On a nice non-windy day I
believe they work on a lot of those picky fish either runnin shallow
or in calm water. It does take practice to cast but I think you should
try it and see if it's right for your situation.