In this video we’re taking a look at how I’ve tied my leaders for striped bass and my basic back bay/surf fishing fly leader.
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Fly Tying Tools:
Regal Revolution Vise with Big Game Jaws
Rite Bobbin
Fisker Scissors
Ande Mono Leader Material
Jinkai Mono
Seaguar Fluro Blue Label
0:00 Intro
0:44 Leader Materials
2:28 Wire
3:08 Fly Clips
4:34 Leader Sizes
7:30 Leader to leader Knot
11:19 Fly line to Leader Knot
13:39 Knot Slip Mono Loop Knot to Fly
17:42 Overview
What's your general fly leader setup? Put your leader setups in the comments down below, I'm curious how everyone makes their own fly leaders.
How would you tie for bluefish with wire? Leader to wire so it turns over?
Great video Mike , off topic . I was looking for your "American crab" tie couldn't find it . Working on Ultra Shrimp this week RIP POP
Great video thanks for sharing.
That diamond brand made my favorite conventional fishing line the price to performance on it was crazy. I think it was diamond illusion
I basically do the same thing you do: 4 -5 ft of 40 lb Ande to 3 ft of 20 lb Blue Seguar. The only thing i do differently is tie loop knots in the leader material and join the 20 to 40 lb sections using a loop to loop connection. This way, when your 20 lb section gets too short, you can easily swap in a new section without having to tie a new blood knot or double uni.
It's a Double Uni Knot for connecting two lines.
Fluoro = Trik Fish
Mono = Ande / Berkley Big Game
Leader = 7' of 30lb 3'-5' of 20lb (all fluoro)
connection = blood knot
Home Boy Leader = 8' of 20lb (fluoro)
Good info. And your production is getting nicely polished.