Sink tip and leader

[Cb1572]

Everyone,

I have question for everyone. Over the winter months, I started trying out a sink tip line with minimal success with larger streams. What do people utilize regarding leader and their setup when fishing sink tips. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
Chris

 

[afishinado]

Generally a short tippet (3-4') works best with a sink tip to keep your fly deep. Streamers fish well with a sink tip, but on most trout streams (moving water) I usually try to fish with floating line an weighted flies or split shot.

Also, don't forget, winter fishing is tough. You're "luck" may change when the water warms. Good luck.

 

[pitt100]

When you say short leader is that one 4 ft piece of leader say 1/2 the diameter of your fly line or 2-3 sections tapered to 1 or 2x for streamers? Thanks,

Pitt

 

[govtmule]

I have/had (damn braided loop connector!!) a couple RIO ones and I eneded up cutting the mono off the end of the leader and making a small perfection loop out of the leader itself....from there just loop 3-4' of 2x, 3x....whatever. Remeber that a short leader will keep the fly down as oppOsed to a longer one which will make it rise. This is pretty raw/heavy slingin fishin....

jeff