tippet
totally agree with smitty9...mostly due to the cost of a leader but his other points are good also. When using choronmid patterns in stillwater I can add any length of tippet material that I need for the depth. I don't use store bought tippet..I use spooled f'carbon or mono as tippet material and tie it onto the leader..sometimes I may tie on 2 or 3 pieces - thick diameter to the leader and graduate down to the fly end. I use back to back clinch knots to tie the tippet pieces on and rarely if ever have lost a fish due to separation at the knots.
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