I believe a lot of fly guys go overboard on this leader/tippet thing. I think that most of your angling can be done by tying your fly directly to the leader. Most of my fishing is done this way. I belong to the KISS (keep it simple stupid) club and usually use either 4 or 6 lb Stren. It has worked for me for over 50 years.

Here is a link to some words of widsom on this subject: http://www.flyanglersonline.com/arti.../cst080403.php

Tim