Hand tied leaders: why and how!

A question I get all the time is why I use hand tied leaders. I will try not to get too involved but still answer the question. I like things to work as well as they can. I do not feel that a leader manufacturer can make a leader to function on all rods properly.
If you take a look at the leader formulas you will find that there is room to tune your leader. Start with a standard 9? 4X leader and you are casting a soft rod. You may want to shorten the butt section and lengthen the tippet, by as much as 6? this will soften the 4X leader. On the other hand dif you are casting a performance rod you may choose to shorten the tippet and lengthen the butt section.

That is one reason I tie my leaders, the second reason is they are much cheaper. If you do not want to tie you own, Think about buying 7 ?? leaders one or two sizes heavier and adding tippet. This gives a base leader to work off of that tells you when to add more tippet.
One other tip I have is when you add tippet or tie your leaders up, try the Loon Outdoors Knot Sense Glue. This is a UV set glue that covers the knot so nothing can hang up on the knot.
Think about trying a hand tied leader. You can check out the leader formula?s at: [url=http://www.froghairfishing.com:6c5af]www.froghairfishing.com[/url:6c5af] and the loon Knot sense at, [url=http://www.loonoutdoors.com:6c5af]www.loonoutdoors.com[/url:6c5af]

Best fishes Mike