The Fishing Website : Discussion Forums : Constructing long leaders https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:20:19 +0000 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 23:49:59 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.01 360 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=100191 <![CDATA[The Fishing Website : Discussion Forums]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Constructing long leaders : There is no &#034;one&#034;...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=100191&PID=1435755&title=constructing-long-leaders#1435755 Author: Rainbow
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Posted: 07 Apr 2014 at 11:49pm

There is no "one" answer.   In fact there are so many fishing situations  that the best way to start is to ask yourself what do you want to achieve with your leader set up?    Then construct a leader that will do that?  
Rainbow   ]]> Mon, 07 Apr 2014 23:49:59 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=100191&PID=1435755&title=constructing-long-leaders#1435755 <![CDATA[Constructing long leaders : I have always used fairly short...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=100191&PID=1435313&title=constructing-long-leaders#1435313 Author: ThomasW
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Posted: 06 Apr 2014 at 9:34pm

I have always used fairly short leaders/tippets, probably 10-12ft.  Today, because the fish were so flighty I experimented with a leader/tippet closer to 20ft.  It was much easier to cast then I imagined, resulted in no lost flies, I normally lose a few and only a couple of tangles with the vegetation behind... the last two might have just been luck, but I have gained confidence that it helped me trick a few extra wary trout.  For some reason I never really comprehended the advice to use long leaders on spooky fish until today.... 

So my question...

What is a good ratio between leader and tippet....  My current leader probably started its life at 9ft, I shorted it a bit, extended it maybe a foot or two with heavier nylon, tied on a micro ring and historically 2-3 feet of tippet.  

Now I am probably tying 10+ feet of tippet to the micro ring and was wondering wither its out of balance.. Should I use a longer tapered leader or is it okay to have 10ft of tippet tied to the end?

So what is a good ratio to be using?  
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