Too bad Cortland got rid of their "twin tip" leaders many, many years ago. They had 5 and 1/2 feet of stiff nylon for the butt section which tapered down from 24x to where it was tied to a 4 and 1/2 foot limp nylon section that tapered down to the tippet you needed. It was 10 feet long and you could use it all year with an 8 or 9 foot rod, merely by changing the tip section to a tippet with the length and size you needed. It casted perfectly. Nice "S" curves in the lower 2/3 of the leader.

You could adjust it for a shorter rod and smaller streams by cutting off a foot or so from the top of the butt section and a foot or so from a 6x or 7x tip of the lower section and then you were in business. The idea was TOO good. I bought about 4 at the beginning of each season; they each had two tip sections. I added some tippet spools in various x's and that was it. Not much money to be made there I'm afraid.

Bob