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Saltwater Leader
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 7:47 pm
by dcerdeiras
Anyone know the measurements for a fly leader with 20lb tippet? I prefer to tie my own leaders using leader material to save money, plus you get a slightly better cat out of it and it has less memory.
Re: Saltwater Leader
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:23 am
by bolo
Longer tippet for flat calm days. Also depends on your size fly too. On windy days I like to keep my tippet shorter which makes it a bit stiffer. This will you from having wind knots and able to help roll over the fly. Depending on how I build my taper leader I usually use 12-24". When I used to be heavily in saltwater flyfishing I used to test my leaders at a lake to see how it unroll out. If you are planning to break any IGFA records I recommend you reading up on their rules what they required.