trout leader recipes

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I want to start making my own leaders and I am looking for some recipes for good all around trout leaders and am having trouble finding some. I am interested in 7.5’, 9’, and 10.5’ in 3X-6X. Thanks for your time.

Terry

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http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/leadercalc/ Try this.

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or this

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=trout+leader+recipes

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Or thisfrom Him. Just another take on it by JC.

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  1. I’ve been using A.K. Best’s formulas with both cane and moderate action graphite, with great results. Available in his book “Fly Fishing With A.K.”.

Chuck:

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try alos this site

http://www.flyfishingjacksonhole.com/library/leaders_and_formulas.htm

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I have an Excel spreadsheet with a complete set of patterns: 7’, 9’, and 15. Includes normal and heavy butt. PM e-mail address and I’ll forward to anyone interested.

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60-20-20
3-2-1
The rule of 2/3s

Simple rules:

  1. The butt should be 60% of the leader, the portion which steps down quickly should be 20% and the tippet should be 20%.
  2. Break your butt down into three sections. The heaviest section of the butt should be 1/2 the length (3/6), the next heaviest section should be 1/3 (2/6) and the final section of the butt should be 1/3.

The stepdown portion should be equal lengths

  1. Never stepdown by more than 1/3 in diameter. Put another way, the following section shouldn’t be less than 2/3s the width of the preceding segment.

Here’s my 10’er.

Butt:
3’ of 0.22
2’ of 0.19"
1’ of 0.17"

Taper:
6" of 0.15
6" of 0.13
6" of 0.11
6" of 0.09

From the last segment of 2X, I can go to as small as 5x.

I usually tie a perfection loop at the end of the 0X. If I need to go to 6X on the tippet, I’ll loop on a 6" segment of 3X and then tie on some 6X. 6X slightly breaks the 2/3s rule but works fine.