Jed,

I had the same problem with those fly clips that Chris had. They tend to get 'weak' or 'open up' after a bit of use and let the fly slip free. Initially, they looked promising, because they are so light, but I gave up on them.

What I do for the same application is make up my own 'wire leaders' from nylon covered wire, a small split ring for the tippet end, and a crosslock snap for the fly end. The crosslocks are light, strong, and won't inadvertantly sink your poppers. I used to buy premade ones, but I don't need the swivel they come with (causes topwaters to sink or work oddly) and most were too long for me. I find that I only need about a four inch leader to ensure 'bite off free' pike fishing.

I've never had a crosslock fail, but I'm usually only using 15 pound tippet and that will always break first.....

Good Luck!

Buddy