by William Anderson » Mon Dec 05, 2016 9:33 pm
John, in the past few years I've moved through a series of steps to work out leader constructions. John Shaner shared a few of his favorite leaders built with Maxima mono. These were a serious game changer for me. His leaders are tied to an exceptional tolerance. I never achieved that but I did manage a pile of leaders that I enjoyed very much. His formula used a longer stiffer butt section than other wet fly leaders I've seen. They do roll over really nice and mend beautifully. I never went to a three fly set up as he has on occasion, sticking with two flies keeps me from getting into too much trouble. I have enough trouble avoiding wind knots. The series of blood knots catching my tippet in wind caused enough trouble that I opted for a 9' or 12' Trout Hunter mono leader to 4x or 5x, and added 18 to 24" fluorocarbon tippet to allow for a dropper to be created at the tie in. I like this set up very much. I'd like to work with the hand built leaders again next season.
Thanks for posting this question. It's cool to have all these resources piled up in one slick thread. Thanks guys for all the links.
W
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