Leaders & Tippet
A critical link in the chain, the connection between the fly and the line must be close to invisible, yet strong, easily knotted and supple enough to present the fly gently; no mean feat for sure!
Here's a little table we put together to convert the 'X system' to millimetres and even inches if required.
X SYSTEM | MM | INCHES | ||
0 X | 0.279 | 0.011 | ||
1 X | 0.254 | 0.010 | ||
2 X | 0.229 | 0.009 | ||
3 X | 0.203 | 0.008 | ||
4 X | 0.178 | 0.007 | ||
5 X | 0.152 | 0.006 | ||
6 X | 0.127 | 0.005 | ||
7 X | 0.102 | 0.004 | ||
8 X | 0.076 | 0.003 |
N.B. AVAILABILITY OF 50M SPOOLS OF STROFT CAN BE TRICKY - PLEASE ALSO LOOK AT 100M SPOOLS
15ft Knotted Leaders with Two Droppers - 5lb & 6lb Breaking Strain