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Tarpon Leaders: Florida Keys Style Posted by pescador on Wednesday, February 27 @ 05:09:44 PST Hi, I am going to florida and am fishing for tarpon for my first time. I,m going in May and understand that leaders have to be 10-12ft long in order to sneek up on shy fish. I found rio makes hand tied leaders but there only 4 feet in length and cost a fortune. I would like any tips or ideas. I will be in the florida bay area near or around islamorada. Any details that would help make my trip less stressful would be much apreciated. Also what would you use for snook and redfish down there color wise. I have a lot of saltwater experience I'm just not familiar with the area The comments are owned by the poster. We aren't responsible for their content. No Comments Allowed for Anonymous, please Login/Create Account Re: Tarpon Leaders: Florida Keys Style by hedrush999 on Wednesday, February 27 @ 05:18:04 PST http://www.fliesandfinssouth.com Tarpon leaders can be made in a variety of ways. My favorite is a simple piece of 40lb mono with a bite tippet of 60lb fluorocarbon. As a general rule the cleaner the water, and spookier the fish, the longer and lighter your leader should be. On the ocean side fish, it is not unheard of to throw a 12 foot leader that never gets stronger than 40lb. I would say that a 7-8 foot leader is a good place to start. There are many knots that can handle the fight of a big tarpon, but a bimini twist or a slim beauty are the most used. Attach your fly with a huffnagle or a BRL variant of a loop knot. You will not find much snook/red action in Islamorada unless you run to the glades. I like to throw muddlers and sliders in colors from green to black and purple. Re: Tarpon Leaders: Florida Keys Style by pescador on Sunday, March 02 @ 18:13:58 PST Thanks for the tips and, yes i will be in the back country too, in florida bay thats why i was wondering about the snook and redfish. However I have not heard of using muddler minnows for snook. I have used them for salmon in alaska but never thought about using them for snook or redfish.   Photos From The Road

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