Tim Apple wrote:
I was thinking it would be good to stick with one brand of leader to get
to
know it's qualities for turning over flies and such. I've had some 9ft
leaders hat could turn a fly over and some that would create a huge wind
knot
with the same fly. So i'm looking to see where peoples loyalty lies as far
as
leaders and tippet go?

I build my own leaders. Berkeley Trilene for the butt and taper sections,
then Dai-Riki tippet.
You can go with fancier materials, but Trilene has always worked fine for
me, and the price is right.

I have found that the hand tied leaders just work better. You can experiment
with different materials and tapers to get the effects you want.
For dries, the Harvey-style leader (30% butt, 30% taper, 40% tippet) 10-12
ft long, with a .017 butt and 5X or 6X tippet works very well.


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Rusty Hook
Laramie, Wyoming