Flyfishing for Bass

[jerseyarcher]

Hi all.

I want to try flyfishing for Bass and I've been told that the leader steps down in breaking strain then rises again before the fly is tied on. But I've found a 6 ft length of leader which tapers from thick down to thin, and I presume that the thick end goes to the fly line and the thin to the fly, but do I tie the fly directly onto the thin end, or do I tie the fly to a short trace/tippet of higher breaking strain and tie that to the thin end ? Any advice would be welcome, thanks.

[jerseytrev]

Hi all.

I want to try flyfishing for Bass and I've been told that the leader steps down in breaking strain then rises again before the fly is tied on. But I've found a 6 ft length of leader which tapers from thick down to thin, and I presume that the thick end goes to the fly line and the thin to the fly, but do I tie the fly directly onto the thin end, or do I tie the fly to a short trace/tippet of higher breaking strain and tie that to the thin end ? Any advice would be welcome, thanks.

hi m8 i tend not to use a taper leader like i do for trout (thick to thin then fly )i use a length of 10lb line between flyline and fly . keep it simple

Edited June 13, 2008 by jerseytrev

[jerseyarcher]

hi m8 i tend not to use a taper leader like i do for trout (thick to thin then fly )i use a length of 10lb line between flyline and fly . keep it simple

Thanks for that jerseytrev, much easier to follow, I'll give it a go. Cheers !