I was recommended to this forum by a fellow angler and it looks like I came to the right place. I'm new to fly fishing so bear with me if my questions have been answered on here a lot before. For Christmas, I pulled the trigger on a fly rod and reel. I also have backing and fly line. I will be fishing for bass and bream in South Carolina. My question is what I should do about a leader. Should I buy a tapered leader or can I just use normal mono line like I use on my baitcaster? Is the taper necessary if I am just fishing for bass and bream? I was also told that I won't need a tippet and that I can just use some sort of clip (?) to change flies. I will be fishing mostly ponds and the fish are not leader shy, if that makes any difference. None of my advice was given by experts so your opinions would be greatly appreciated.