I want to start making my own leaders and I am looking for some recipes for good all around trout leaders and am having trouble finding some. I am interested in 7.5', 9', and 10.5' in 3X-6X. Thanks for your time.
Terry
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I want to start making my own leaders and I am looking for some recipes for good all around trout leaders and am having trouble finding some. I am interested in 7.5', 9', and 10.5' in 3X-6X. Thanks for your time.
Terry
Or this from Him. Just another take on it by JC.
1. I've been using A.K. Best's formulas with both cane and moderate action graphite, with great results. Available in his book "Fly Fishing With A.K.".
Chuck:
try alos this site
http://www.flyfishingjacksonhole.com...d_formulas.htm
I have an Excel spreadsheet with a complete set of patterns: 7', 9', and 15. Includes normal and heavy butt. PM e-mail address and I'll forward to anyone interested.
60-20-20
3-2-1
The rule of 2/3s
Simple rules:
1) The butt should be 60% of the leader, the portion which steps down quickly should be 20% and the tippet should be 20%.
2) Break your butt down into three sections. The heaviest section of the butt should be 1/2 the length (3/6), the next heaviest section should be 1/3 (2/6) and the final section of the butt should be 1/3.
The stepdown portion should be equal lengths
3) Never stepdown by more than 1/3 in diameter. Put another way, the following section shouldn't be less than 2/3s the width of the preceding segment.
Here's my 10'er.
Butt:
3' of 0.22
2' of 0.19"
1' of 0.17"
Taper:
6" of 0.15
6" of 0.13
6" of 0.11
6" of 0.09
From the last segment of 2X, I can go to as small as 5x.
I usually tie a perfection loop at the end of the 0X. If I need to go to 6X on the tippet, I'll loop on a 6" segment of 3X and then tie on some 6X. 6X slightly breaks the 2/3s rule but works fine.