I've tied my own leaders for years
I'm not sure what kinda flies your talking about but a leader with a heavy butt and a short midsection will turn over best
For large saltwater flies and bulky, air resistant bass bugs I like a leader that's 70% butt, 10% mid, and 20% tippet
Smaller flies don't need anything that extreme. Something more like 60, 20, 20 is fine
Your typical trout leader is more like 50%, 25%, 25%.
Last edited by dudley; 10-18-2008 at 06:08 PM.
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