I was having a discussion on the Klamath over the long weekend about line setup when fishing. I have a Echo 13-6 8wt with a 570g Airflow compact Skagit head. I have looked through the forum for an answer but I am still not real clear on the concept of and when to use the poly v. MOW. I will admit that I am learning by trial and error when it comes to spey. Currently I am spending a lot more time on the error side because the success has been limited. With that said I turn this over to the experts here on this forum for some education.

So here are my questions:

In the sequence of setup, do I attach the polyleader directly to the end of the head or to one of the MOW tips (for exmple the floating tip)?

Is there a "rule of thumb" to follow to when you would use a MOW tip v. a Polyleader?

Thank you in advance.

Bob