When I was first experimenting with fixed line fly fishing I tried that, tying a furled leader to the tip of a 9' fly rod. It worked. As I remember it, though, the fish I caught were a lot smaller...
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When I was first experimenting with fixed line fly fishing I tried that, tying a furled leader to the tip of a 9' fly rod. It worked. As I remember it, though, the fish I caught were a lot smaller...
That's taking things to the limit. I think we can mark this myth BUSTED.
I may be wrong, but my impression is that the need for long leaders is primarily to minimize drag, particularly for dry fly fishing on spring creeks where there are a lot more small current...
One of the questions I get asked pretty frequently is how much tippet to use. I generally use about 3 1/2' of 5X knotted directly to my bright fluorescent orange tenkara line. Fly fishermen who are...