Quote Originally Posted by vermont trout bum View Post

Those weights surprised me, I was honestly going to show up with 20# max. ahahah
Dudley is not wrong. That leader will turn over a big fly like butter. That said there are plenty of blokes using straight 20 and do just fine. Either a hand tied tapered leader or a long straight one will do you right. Your choice.

I personnally like to tie blood knots so I like the tapered leaders. However I often get lazy and snip of a long section of 20 - quick mono loop and off.

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