Originally Posted by
flyfisher7
Just wondering why some folks would recommend using an expensive flourocarbon leader with a relatively large, heavy, and very flashy fly like a Goldie.
Two reasons:
1 The original poster wanted to fish 1-6 feet deep
2 Using a furled fluorocarbon leader eliminates the need for a sink tip line...they sink like a stone
By the way, at $9.00 each, a furled fluorocarbon leader really is not that expensive seeing they will last a year or 2 with reasonable care.
Brad
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