[deegan]

I am thinking of using weighted flies this fall instead of the lighter type 3 and type 6 tips. Just wondering if anyone has a good leader formula for heavy weight flies. I will be using a 15 or 16 foot rod with a grand spey line. Thanks for any input.
Ryan

 

[FLGator]

I usually keep it really simple. This is the recipe I've been using thanks to Mark Bachman's site.

Maxima UltraGreen
25#-15"
15#-15"
10#-30"

Here's a link to his leader page if you'd like to see what else is on there:

http://www.flyfishusa.com/newsletter/011104/index.htm#Building

Chris

 

[FLGator]

Deegan,
I just re read your post after my reply...I gave you the leader I use with a sink tip of the weights you described. Sorry about that.

For fishing heavily weighted flies with a floating line I typically fish a leader in the 15' range. There's a formula at the bottom of the page on the above link that will give you an idea of the ratios.
Chris

 

[speyman]

First. For weighted flies use Maxima as it is stiffer than other products on the market and will turn over better. I use Ultrageen except for the 12# which is Cham. That way I always know where the 12# for repair purposes

I use 50# 25#
36" 20#
15" 15#
20" 12#
30# 10#

If you prefer 12# leader than lengthen the 15 and the 12 and skip the 10.


I also use furrled leaders for this purpose. The furled leader is 9' in length and has 4 feet of tippet on it and will turn over anything.

I would also consider using an intermediate polyleader with 3-4' of 10# on the end.