George Harvey
When Gary Borger did schools at the Little Lehigh Fly Shop he introduced me to his variation of George Harvey’s leader formula.
Gary uses hard stiff monofilament for the butt and part of the transition, and soft supple monofilament for the rest of the transition and the entire tippet. The resultant leader casts and drifts well. All sections are joined by double surgeon’s knot.
Here are Gary’s formulas for top and bottom leaders.
Top Water
One foot-.013, hard stiff mono
Four feet-.010, hard stiff mono
Four feet-4 or 5X, soft tippet
Six inches-7 or 8X, soft tippet
All sections are connected using a “double surgeon’s” knot.
Bottom
Four feet-.020, hard stiff mono
One foot-.013, hard stiff mono
Four feet-2 or 3X, soft tippet
One foot-5 or 6X, soft tippet
All sections are connected using a “double surgeon’s” knot.
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