I have been doing a lot of ready and have a question about fly fishing in the surf. What length of leader do you all use? How about size? I was think of using about 5 feet of 8lb mono for a leader. Would this work or should I use a tapered leader like I do when trout fishing?

As for fly line, I have the RIO multi-tip system for my 8wt, so I thing that should work for me. That way I can hit the fish from the top and the bottom.

I can not wait until I get to Los Angeles to try some surf fishing.

Thanks for the help.

Paul