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| Bcnorthfly | May 19th, 2015, 9:21 pm | |
| stewart british columbia Posts: 3 | So I just resently got my first fly rod combo and got my first trip in, I thought it was fairly successful trip, ended up landing six rainbow trout, but my trip was cut short due to my only leader snapping off at about 3 feet long. I have no way of getting another leader for a while due to the closest tackle shop to stock up on gear being 4 hours away. My question is can I use regular 5 pound test line for a leader until I get a chance to get out of town in a few weeks so I can continue to fish | |
| Taxon | May 20th, 2015, 2:09 am | |
 Site Editor Royse City, TXPosts: 1350 | Hi BCnorthfly- Yes, you certainly can. It will not cast as well as a tapered leader would, but it should work for you. I would tie no more than 5' of it on to the end of your existing leader if you need to cast it. | |
| Best regards, Roger Rohrbeck www.FlyfishingEntomology.com | ||
| CaseyP | May 21st, 2015, 10:43 am | |
 Posts: 653 | or let the magic of the internet deliver a couple of leaders to your mailbox. yep, shipping is usually excessive, but if Rog's advice doesn't please, it's an answer. | |
| "You can observe a lot by watching." Yogi Berra | ||
| Wbranch | May 21st, 2015, 11:48 am | |
 Posts: 2733 | PM me your address and I will mail you a tapered leader. | |
| Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years. | ||
| Bcnorthfly | May 22nd, 2015, 8:58 pm | |
| stewart british columbia Posts: 3 | Hey thanks it got me out of a pinch and caught a few rainbow trout, leaders are on the way should be here Monday just didn't want to wait for the mailing, but sure the quick fix will get me through this weekend as well | |
| Taxon | May 23rd, 2015, 12:03 am | |
Site Editor Royse City, TXPosts: 1350 | :-) | |
| Best regards, Roger Rohrbeck www.FlyfishingEntomology.com | ||
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