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Frog Hair 3 PACK Supple Butt Supple Tip Tapered Leaders (9.5ft)

Frog Hair 3 PACK Supple Butt Supple Tip Tapered Leaders (9.5ft)

by Frog Hair
$29.95

Our preferred monofilament leader when finesse matters most. Great value 3 pack. Designed with an extra supple butt section, these leaders transfer energy smoothly for delicate presentations, gentle landings and precise casts with small dry flies. Ideal for technical trout fishing, clear water and wary fish where subtlety makes all the difference.

Description

Extra supple butt section allows for the most delicate presentation using a single dry fly.

Features

• Supple Butt
• Extra supple butt section provides for tighter loops 
• Superior knot strength 
• Incredible toughness 
• Built-in shock resistance
• Includes perfection loop

Size Tippet Diameter Test Strength Butt Diameter
7X-2# 0.004" (0.102 mm) 2.2 lb (1.0 kg) 0.019" (0.508 mm)
6X-3# 0.005" (0.127 mm) 3.3 lb (1.5 kg) 0.019" (0.508 mm)
5X-4# 0.006" (0.152 mm) 4.4 lb (2.0 kg) 0.021" (0.580 mm)
4X-5# 0.007" (0.178 mm) 5.5 lb (2.5 kg) 0.021" (0.580 mm)
3X-6# 0.008" (0.203 mm) 6.6 lb (3.0 kg) 0.021" (0.635 mm)
2X-8# 0.009" (0.223 mm) 8.8 lb (4.0 kg) 0.023" (0.635 mm)
1X-10# 0.010" (0.254 mm) 11.0 lb (5.0 kg) 0.023" (0.635 mm)

Customer Reviews

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Richard Gawel
Twisty

Used it on a fast running alpine stream. Became very twisty within minutes. The first became a tangle which took 15 mins to tease out (not what I want to do on my one and only 1,200 km each way fly fishing trip each year). Of course its memory meant that it continued to do so. Ditched it. Put on a second which I 'managed' by making sure that the fly untwisted itself between casts. Had to do this regularly, which also took up valuable fishing time. I have used these leaders before on the same stream without any trouble. Won't risk again, and will go with Scientific Angler next time.

Hi Richard,
Thanks for the feedback and sorry to hear it caused frustration on a trip where every minute on the water counts.
Leader twist is almost always caused by the fly rotating or propelling in the air during the cast, which then transfers twist down into the leader. It’s especially common with more traditionally hackled dry flies, high-floating patterns or any fly that isn’t landing straight, whereas parachute-style dries tend to do it far less.
In faster alpine water where repeated short casts are common, the twist can build quickly. A slightly heavier leader can help straighten things out, and another handy fix is trimming the underside hackle on the fly to reduce its tendency to spin.
It sounds like the conditions and fly choice may have played a part here, particularly if you’d previously used the same leaders successfully on that stream.
Appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. It has highlighted one of those lessons we forget to teach!
Cheers,
The Flyfisher

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Kent Scott
Very good light leaders

Terrific light leaders for the ‘0’ weight flyrod. You can’t go wrong 🐟🐟🐟🏔️👍