I'm looking for performance out of a tapered leader. Last year, I looked at a Dennison blood knot tool, http://www.kaufmannsstreamborn.com/C...s/DENBLOODTYR/ and then buying all of the spools of Maxima to make my own leaders. About the same time I ran into Sierra Trading post and bought enought leaders at close to $.50 each to not make the time and cost effective for me to do. This year I bought close to 30 Rio Mainstream tapered leaders from the Bears Den at around $.50 each again and even with shipping included they came to $.62 to my door. I want to fish not make leaders so for me shopping and buying good leaders at 50 cents is better than making knotted leaders, furrled leaders or buying leadrs for $4.00 each or more.
Rick