THE LATEST NEWS and advice on fly fishing, fly fishing gear, fly fishing trips, and fly fishing books and media.Lefty Kreh's Permit Leaders
Lefty talks about the best way to construct a permit leader, including the use of a long, limp butt section. "To make a leader between 10 and 11 feet long, the butt section should be 50-pound test that is heavy yet limp and measures half the total length of the leader. You want the leader to unroll just like the fly line, and a stiff butt section does not turn over easily." The only advice I might take issue with is the suggestion for tippets to be 18" or under: I believe having that final knot so close to the fly will spook some fish. On FlyFishInSalt.com.
