Nymphing leader
For myself personally, for nymphing (steelhead or trout) I typically fish around an 8 or 9' leader or so. I just use two pieces to taper it. First half, I use 10lb maxima ultragreen, and the second half (depending on what size tippit I'll be using) I will use either 8lb or 6lb maxima. After the 8-9' maxima leader, I will tie the standard fly fishing tippit on (2x-3x for the first bug typically). I like using the 10lb maxima on top (even though its not too thick) because I agree with Mike's point, that a thicker tapered leader is simply more line to have to sink. I've found the 10lb maxima is plenty stiff to turn big weights or indicators over when necessary, it never breaks on me, yet it is soft enough to have a nice direct 90 degree drop to the bottom of the river from the indicator (if that makes any sense). Some guys in the Truckee fly shop taught me this a while back... I like these maxima leaders mainly because they're super cheap. One spool will literally last you years to come, and I do think it works noticeably better for indicator fishing than tapered leaders do. However,everyone's got their own different tactics, this works for me... Hope this helps!
Last edited by Ryan; 01-15-2013 at 07:23 PM.
Reason: Wanted to clarify a bit more...
Ryan Williams
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