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Old December 16th, 2003, 05:26 PM
Don Phillipson
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Default making your own leader

"steve sullivan" wrote in message
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I would like to start making my own leader. How much will using a
double nail knot affect things? . . .
"to get a 6 pound test 8 foot leader, use 3 feet of 10 pound, 3 feet of
8 pound leader, and 2 feet of 6 pound leader.


First consideration is that diameters are a better
measurement than breaking strain. From this
follow rules:
1. Butt diameter should be 2/3 (or more) the
diameter of the line tip.
2. Links knotted together should differ by
no more than two thousandths of an inch.
3. Tippet size is governed by fly size.

Consult
http://www.flyfisherman.com/skills/brleadercalc/

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Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)