Even the best anglers in the world occasionally fall victim to the dreaded backlash. Casting a baitcasting reel without ...

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There are two situations for which a 7.5-foot leader is a great choice: fishing small streams and streamer fishing. On small streams, a shorter leader lets you turn your fly over faster and cast more ...

A general rule for leader material: Any part of your leader that you want to float should be monofilament, and any part that you want to sink should be fluorocarbon. For dry fly fishing, monofilament ...

For most short-line fishing — no more than 10 feet of fly line and the leader — Borger suggests using as little weight as possible, such as a size B split shot. He places it within about a foot of the ...