Quote Originally Posted by pszy22 View Post
Regarding lining fish, just out of curiosity, how long a leader/tippet do y'all usually fish?
... I am using is a combined line / leader. The first 8' or so ( line plus leader butt section ) are ten strands, the next 2' or so are eight strands, and the approximate 2' tip section is six strands. A tip ring is incorporated. I use between 3' and 5' of tippet, usually 5X mono as recommended by TenkaraUSA. Shorter tippet length for larger flies : longer tippet length for smaller flies.

I fish moving water for trout almost exclusively. And I only fish for nearsighted, color blind, and dumb fish, so I don't much worry about how close my line / leader gets to a fish or if I line a fish occasionally.

John