Bamboo & Pflueger

[macfly55]

leaders come in packs.. usually of two.. tapered.. and sized to rod wt.. ie. 6wt to 6wt..

tippet comes in spools.. usually small spools.. but.. as FG said you can use regular fishihng line (she uses fluro ) and just size it as she gave the example..

so roughly.. I was told 10 as a base at one time.. but Ill go with 9...

2x tippet = 9-2 = 7pound line
3x tippet = 9-3 = 6 pound line..and so on

now I am sure the next question is.. how do I know what tippet to use with what fly??

as I was told once.. again rough estimate..

divide the fly size by 3 and the result is your tippet size..

i.e.

size 12 fly = 12/3 = 4x tippet = 5 pound line..

size 16 fly = 16/3 = 5x tippet = 4 pound line (this one is in between meaning it does not divide evenly.. so you could use a 5x or 6 x tippet.. or 4 or 3 pound line.. I usually go for the heavier side.. )..

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