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Found 1 matching leaders.

Same length: 8 feet
Same tippet: 0.0090 inches

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Name Sections Tippet Length Line Formula

Hopper Leader


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 7 2X
0.0090"		 8'
(8.0-10.0')		 5-6wt.
84 cm of 0.55
38 cm of 0.50 (08X)
28 cm of 0.43 (05X)
14 cm of 0.38 (03X)
14 cm of 0.30 (00X)
19 cm of 0.25 (1X) Rio PowerFlex
47 cm of 0.23 (2X) Rio PowerFlex
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Name Sections Tippet Length Line Formula

Jim Vincent's Rio Short


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 8 2X
0.0090"		 8'
(6.0-8.0')		 4-9wt.
54 cm of 0.53
38 cm of 0.48 (07X)
27 cm of 0.43 (05X)
22 cm of 0.38 (03X)
22 cm of 0.35 (02X)
16 cm of 0.30 (00X)
16 cm of 0.25 (1X)
49 cm of 0.23 (2X)
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