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IGFA Tarpon Leaders: I'm Through With 'Em Posted by fliesandfinssouth on Monday, March 20 @ 05:50:59 PST Anybody that has fly fished for Tarpon has probably seen what has become a standard issue leader for big tarpon. A piece of class tippet, longer than 15 inches (usually 20lb), with a bimini twist in each end, connected to a less than 12 inch piece of shock tippet (usually 80lb). That whole rig is either blood knotted or looped to a butt section of 40-50lb mono which has been nail knotted to the fly. Here is the scenario. You want to catch a big tarpon and have booked a day or two to do so. Are you fishing exclusively for a world recoord, probably not. Do you want to catch the fish or just jump it and break it off, saving yourself a lot of work? If indeed you are looking to land the monster, with no regard for a world record, It is recommended that you let your guide know your intentions and request that he/she tie on something a little heavier. Like a straight 4 foot piece of 80lb mono. Save the class leaders for when you have landed a bunch of these beasts and can react a little more naturally to what the fish does. It happpens fast, and can be over even faster. Give yourself a chance. The comments are owned by the poster. We aren't responsible for their content. No Comments Allowed for Anonymous, please Login/Create Account Re: IGFA Tarpon Leaders: I'm Through With 'Em by MarshallD (marshtd@adelphia.net) on Monday, March 20 @ 13:58:14 PST http://www.flyanglersguide.com I agree! "Give yourself a chance." If your objective is to stack the odds in your favor so as to subdue a huge 100 lb. Tarpon on the fly...give yourself the edge. So, tie your leaders in a way that gives you more strength where you need it. I'm going to do this. A big Tarpon broke me off recently. I failed to examine my leader before casting. Maybe it was a nick in the leader, but the leader broke in a 39 lb section and shouldn't have. I want a leader that will get the shock tippet through the eye of smaller flies....AND cast/turn over bigger flies. So, "Tarpon leader design" becomes more important.(!) Tarpon are so unpredictable.All we can do is get over them, cast to them and BE PREPARED.. Why wouldn't a length of 60 lb flouro do as well as a knotted leader?   Photos From The Road

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