I know I didn't participate but I would like to ask a question.
When wanting to make a leader of a certain length do you actually make it a little longer to factor in the length lost when making the Shorb loops? If you just aimed for 7' and didn't account for the Shorb's maybe your boards aren't that far off and I'll bet Warren actually measured his and labeled it...I would have. I don't see any over 7'.
I would think it's a moot point but I'm kind of curious.... might be a factor if selling commercially.