Quote Originally Posted by whatfly View Post
And at the risk of hijacking the thread, exactly why is everyone so worried about kinking their leader? One hears this complaint over and over again, but no idea why it is relevant when all one is doing is nymphing. As long as the kinks are not sharp enough to weaken the leader significantly, this really seams like a pointless worry.
Can't speak for anyone else, but I often use the same leader with and without an indicator and I'm not fond of the kinks and curls left behind when the indicator is removed.