Red leader/tippet for pocket water?

[Colorado]

I read an article in Fly Fisherman this month. In a pocket water fishing article the discuss red leader/tippet to assist in detecting strikes. Does anyone have experience with that/those technique(s)? Pros vs. cons...? What do you actually use?

Thanks,

Dana

[DUB]

I use red Amnesia tied with a nail knot to the end of my fly line. I attatch my mono leader to the Amnesia with a loop to loop connection. You can also get the Amnesia in Chartreuse. It does have its place, at times, especially in pocket water.

[kglissmeyer]

Dana, if this is the article titled Pocketwater, then the reference was to using red or chartreuse as the 'butt' section of your leader - not tippet. I use this all the time with my leaders in that I nail-knot a red Amnesia section to my fly line (about 12-inches), tie a perfection loop in the end, and then attach my leader which also has a loop in the butt end. I fish this setup for all of my nymphing along with a strike indicator. I can see the red mono underwater and can often detect strikes before the indicator moves. Good luck. It works for me.

kelly.

[Colorado]

Thanks for the heads up. Ive found a distributor. Can you use it effectively without a strike indicator? I prefer to fish without them.

Dana

[loufly]

Thanks for the heads up. Ive found a distributor. Can you use it effectively without a strike indicator? I prefer to fish without them.

Dana

Most definately you can. As long as you can see the butt section, it is the indicator. Look up the Czech nymph style or High-Stick nymphing. Both of these methods(O.K. they are basically the same, I just don't want a debate) suggest a hi-vis butt section to detect strikes instead of an indicator. Hope that helps.
Lou

[dudley]

I coat my leader knots with fluorescent chartreuse frabric paint

[DUB]

Dana, if this is the article titled Pocketwater, then the reference was to using red or chartreuse as the 'butt' section of your leader - not tippet. I use this all the time with my leaders in that I nail-knot a red Amnesia section to my fly line (about 12-inches), tie a perfection loop in the end, and then attach my leader which also has a loop in the butt end. I fish this setup for all of my nymphing along with a strike indicator. I can see the red mono underwater and can often detect strikes before the indicator moves. Good luck. It works for me.

kelly.

Great idea! I will try that.

[Cold]

I do about the same as KG, except, rather than a foot, my amnesia section is about 1.5-2 inches. Sealed up with UV KnotSense. Works great.

[Steven]

The Cortland Dyna-tip lines have a visibly different color at the end. Same idea.

With respect to the "red butt," I think Harry Murray still sells red butt nymph leaders.