Fly Fishing Leaders

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Ok, so the next thing we're going to have is our leader. Our leader will attach to the end of the fly line and that is sort of the invisible part that we're going to use to fool the fish. The leader is going to be tapered and it's going to start off fairly close to the diameter of the fly line and then as we get further away from the fly line, closer to where our fly is attached, it's going to be much thinner. So, that way the fish can't see it. So, there's the end of my leader with the little imitation, this is just a piece of yarn for simulation here, but that's where I would attach my fly. This is a lot stealthier than this thick fly line. People always wonder how do you attach the hook to that fly line, it's so thick. Well, we don't attach the hook to the fly line, we attach it to the leader. And the leader will also have a designation, a set of numbers, that will tell you what that leader is, like this particular leader is nine feet long and it's in the six x diameter. This system of numbers just tells you how thick the end of the leader is. The higher this number is, the smaller the diameter. So, a six x leader is much thinner than say a two x leader. And that's just, once again, going to determine what size fly you are going to be able to use with this leader. If you want to throw some really small flies, this would be the leader to use, but if you wanted to throw a bigger fly, you'd want to use something with a lower x number, so say a two x leader. The length of the leader, this one's a nine foot, but they will also come with anything from three or four feet up to twelve, maybe even fourteen feet, and that's also going to be determined by your fishing conditions. Obviously, if you're fishing for a very spooky fish in clear water, then you would want that leader to be longer and thinner. Vice versa if you are throwing a big bulky fly to some fish in water that's not as clear, you might have a six foot one x leader, which would be shorter and much heavier.

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