Getting back into flyfishing after about a 30 yr. lay off. Long story...

Anyway, as a kid when I fly fished, I used straight mono for a leader, no tippets.

I fished small ponds and streams, for bass, rainbows and panfish in central Missouri. I had no instruction, no one to ask. (When I asked my father for a fly rod for my 13th birthday, he looked sad, but got me one)

I've moved back to central Missouri, and want to fish the Meramec, Meramec Springs, and small creeks. Was toying with buying some leaders and adding tippets. Going to get a 4 or 5 wt. rod.

I was thinking, from what I've read on this forum, that I'd get about a 7' tapered leader.

For a tippet, I was wondering if anyone's tried spiderwire. Supposedly, the 6 lb. spiderwire is the same diameter as 2 lb. mono.

What do you think? Any advice would be greatly appreciated....

(sure wish I'd had this resource in 1973!

Cottonmouth