Leaders

[catcher]

As a newbie I was wondering what people recommend for their leaders and if they prefer color or neutral? I used neutral seaguar but find it gets damaged too damn easy and busts.

Kate

[G Ritchie]

This may be some help

salmo.proboards74.com/index.cgi?board=tackle&action=display&thread=1195968851&page=1

[catcher]

Thank you for that.
Was wondering if color made any difference to your chances of attracting the salmon to hook-up?

[G Ritchie]

I prefer a clear leader material generally. One time a coloured leader material can be an advantage is when fishing in bright sunny conditions. In these conditions a dark, matt finished leader material such as Maxima Chameleon can be an advantage. It simply does not reflect light to the same extent as lighter and/or glossier leader material. I think that the glint of light off the leader can put fish off.

[Speyducer]

It also matters what type of water you are fishing too.

For example, peaty water will be OK for coloured & clear leaders, whereas I would tend to agree with Graham that, especially in ultraclear & usually low water with brighter sunlight, the glossy clear leaders such as Seaguar clear could put the fish off, as they may be a bit shy anyway.

In the spring, with colder higher water flows, and more aggressive fish, I'm not convinced that it matters too much what you use in terms of colour/clear leader.

I will be trying out Maxima ultragreen line fore my salmon fly fishing, and the new Yo-Zuri lines this year, the first obviously in a lightish green, the Yo-Zuri in either clear or smoke.

What do other forum members think they will use?

Mike

[lamson]

Maxima ultra green has yet to do anything to dent confidence, so I'll stick with it, although I can see me giving the Yogi Bear stuff a go at some point.

Lamson