Need help with leader

[Michigan fly gal 0]

I am wanting to try tying my own leaders, where would you advise starting? I fish a lot of deer hair bugs and larger wets(sz 6-2). I typically fish with a 7 wt bass taper and sometimes an 8 wt floating line.

[Jaydub 0]

I am wanting to try tying my own leaders, where would you advise starting? I fish a lot of deer hair bugs and larger wets(sz 6-2). I typically fish with a 7 wt bass taper and sometimes an 8 wt floating line.

 

I entered some assumptions into leadercalc and came up with the following:

9' Standard Bass leader tapered to 2X tippet

Diameter -- Length

.018" -- 36"

.014" -- 24"

.012" -- 12"

.011" -- 12"

.010" -- 6"

.009"(2X) -- 18"

 

Or you can use .008"(3X) tippet for the last section.

 

Join the sections with blood knots. I seem to remember that a blood knot takes a little over an inch to tie, so account for that when measuring.

 

Leadercalc is free and easy to use, but you need Microsoft Excel. I wish it was available when I started.

 

Good luck.