LeaderCalc similar leaders
Found 28 matching leaders based on Nymph, Variation #2
Same length: 8.5 feet
Same tippet: 0.0070 inches 4X
Based on this leader
Nymph, Variation #2
Category: Nymph/Wet Fly Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 7 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 4-7wt. | 26" of 0.0210 19" of 0.0190 (07X) 13" of 0.0170 (05X) 11" of 0.0150 (03X) 11" of 0.0120 (00X) 11" of 0.0090 (2X) 13" of 0.0070 (4X) |
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Below you see the leaders matching your selected leader (above) based on length and tippet.
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Basic Streamer
Category: Streamer Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 8 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 4-7wt. | 15" of 0.0210 15" of 0.0190 (07X) 15" of 0.0170 (05X) 15" of 0.0150 (03X) 9" of 0.0130 (01X) 8" of 0.0110 (0X) 6" of 0.0090 (2X) 18" of 0.0070 (4X) |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ft | |||||
Big Trout and Sea Trout Streamer
Category: Streamer Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 9 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 4-7wt. | 28" of 0.0230 19" of 0.0210 10" of 0.0190 (07X) 10" of 0.0170 (05X) 10" of 0.0150 (03X) 5" of 0.0130 (01X) 5" of 0.0110 (0X) 5" of 0.0090 (2X) 11" of 0.0070 (4X) |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ft | |||||
Borger Style Dead-Drift Nymph
Category: Nymph/Wet Fly Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 4 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 3-6wt. | 43" of 0.0200 (08X) 11" of 0.0130 (01X) 43" of 0.0090 (2X) 5" of 0.0070 (4X) |
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Dry, Delicate
Category: Dry Fly Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 7 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 4-6wt. | 20" of 0.0190 (07X) 20" of 0.0170 (05X) 16" of 0.0150 (03X) 12" of 0.0130 (01X) 7" of 0.0110 (0X) 5" of 0.0090 (2X) 20" of 0.0070 (4X) |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ft | |||||
Dry, Wide-Range
Category: Dry Fly Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 7 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 3-6wt. | 25" of 0.0180 (06X) 20" of 0.0160 (04X) 16" of 0.0140 (02X) 7" of 0.0130 (01X) 7" of 0.0110 (0X) 7" of 0.0090 (2X) 20" of 0.0070 (4X) |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ft | |||||
Freestone
Category: Dry Fly Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 8 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 5-6wt. | 27" of 0.0210 17" of 0.0190 (07X) 14" of 0.0180 (06X) 8" of 0.0160 (04X) 8" of 0.0140 (02X) 8" of 0.0120 (00X) 5" of 0.0090 (2X) 13" of 0.0070 (4X) |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ft | |||||
Harry Murray's Smallmouth Normal
Category: Panfish/Bass/Pike/Musky
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 8 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 4-7wt. | 34" of 0.0210 17" of 0.0190 (07X) 6" of 0.0170 (05X) 6" of 0.0150 (03X) 6" of 0.0130 (01X) 6" of 0.0110 (0X) 6" of 0.0090 (2X) 23" of 0.0070 (4X) |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ft | |||||
Jim Vincent's Rio Medium
Category: Name-Specific Formulas
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 10 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 4-9wt. | 18" of 0.0240 13" of 0.0210 10" of 0.0190 (07X) 7" of 0.0170 (05X) 6" of 0.0150 (03X) 6" of 0.0130 (01X) 6" of 0.0110 (0X) 6" of 0.0090 (2X) 9" of 0.0080 (3X) 19" of 0.0070 (4X) |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ft | |||||
Joe Lazar Five Section Tapered
Category: Miscellaneous Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 5 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 6-7wt. | 41" of 0.0150 (03X) 15" of 0.0120 (00X) 15" of 0.0100 (1X) 15" of 0.0080 (3X) 15" of 0.0070 (4X) |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ft | |||||
Modified Foolproof
Category: Miscellaneous Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 7 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 3-6wt. | 32" of 0.0180 (06X) 29" of 0.0160 (04X) 5" of 0.0140 (02X) 5" of 0.0120 (00X) 5" of 0.0100 (1X) 5" of 0.0080 (3X) 20" of 0.0070 (4X) |
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Nymph, Standard
Category: Nymph/Wet Fly Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 8 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 4-7wt. | 31" of 0.0210 19" of 0.0190 (07X) 10" of 0.0170 (05X) 7" of 0.0150 (03X) 7" of 0.0130 (01X) 7" of 0.0110 (0X) 5" of 0.0090 (2X) 15" of 0.0070 (4X) |
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Nymph, for unweighted nymphs
Category: Nymph/Wet Fly Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 8 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 4-7wt. | 15" of 0.0210 15" of 0.0190 (07X) 15" of 0.0170 (05X) 15" of 0.0150 (03X) 9" of 0.0130 (01X) 8" of 0.0110 (0X) 6" of 0.0090 (2X) 18" of 0.0070 (4X) |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ft | |||||
Orvis Delicate
Category: Dry Fly Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 9 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 3-6wt. | 26" of 0.0210 17" of 0.0190 (07X) 11" of 0.0170 (05X) 8" of 0.0150 (03X) 5" of 0.0130 (01X) 5" of 0.0110 (0X) 5" of 0.0090 (2X) 5" of 0.0080 (3X) 20" of 0.0070 (4X) |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ft | |||||
Orvis Short
Category: Name-Specific Formulas
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 7 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 4-6wt. | 27" of 0.0190 (07X) 18" of 0.0170 (05X) 16" of 0.0150 (03X) 7" of 0.0130 (01X) 7" of 0.0110 (0X) 7" of 0.0090 (2X) 20" of 0.0070 (4X) |
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Orvis Standard
Category: Name-Specific Formulas
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 8 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 4-6wt. | 34" of 0.0210 15" of 0.0190 (07X) 11" of 0.0170 (05X) 6" of 0.0150 (03X) 6" of 0.0130 (01X) 6" of 0.0110 (0X) 6" of 0.0090 (2X) 19" of 0.0070 (4X) |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ft | |||||
Panfish Sturdy
Category: Panfish/Bass/Pike/Musky
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 7 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 4-6wt. | 32" of 0.0190 (07X) 19" of 0.0170 (05X) 13" of 0.0150 (03X) 6" of 0.0130 (01X) 6" of 0.0110 (0X) 6" of 0.0090 (2X) 19" of 0.0070 (4X) |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ft | |||||
Perfect Parabolic Taper 5-segment
Category: Miscellaneous Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 5 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 3-6wt. | 49" of 0.0190 (07X) 23" of 0.0150 (03X) 12" of 0.0110 (0X) 4" of 0.0080 (3X) 13" of 0.0070 (4X) |
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Perfect Parabolic Taper 7-segment
Category: Miscellaneous Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 6 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 4-8wt. | 47" of 0.0190 (07X) 22" of 0.0150 (03X) 7" of 0.0130 (01X) 5" of 0.0110 (0X) 4" of 0.0090 (2X) 17" of 0.0070 (4X) |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ft | |||||
Perfect Parabolic Taper 9-segment
Category: Miscellaneous Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 8 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 5-9wt. | 28" of 0.0210 19" of 0.0190 (07X) 13" of 0.0170 (05X) 9" of 0.0150 (03X) 7" of 0.0130 (01X) 5" of 0.0110 (0X) 4" of 0.0090 (2X) 17" of 0.0070 (4X) |
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Ritz Normal, Trout
Category: Dry Fly Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 7 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 3-6wt. | 32" of 0.0180 (06X) 29" of 0.0160 (04X) 6" of 0.0140 (02X) 6" of 0.0120 (00X) 6" of 0.0100 (1X) 6" of 0.0080 (3X) 19" of 0.0070 (4X) |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ft | |||||
Ritz Super-Precision, Trout
Category: Dry Fly Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 7 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 3-6wt. | 56" of 0.0180 (06X) 6" of 0.0160 (04X) 6" of 0.0140 (02X) 6" of 0.0120 (00X) 6" of 0.0100 (1X) 6" of 0.0080 (3X) 19" of 0.0070 (4X) |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ft | |||||
Schweitzer's 4-Segment All-Purpose
Category: Dry Fly Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 4 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 4-7wt. | 46" of 0.0200 (08X) 26" of 0.0140 (02X) 10" of 0.0080 (3X) 20" of 0.0070 (4X) |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ft | |||||
Schweitzer's 4-Segment Perfect Taper
Category: Dry Fly Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 4 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 3-6wt. | 51" of 0.0200 (08X) 26" of 0.0140 (02X) 13" of 0.0100 (1X) 13" of 0.0070 (4X) |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ft | |||||
Schweitzer's Dry, 5-Segment
Category: Dry Fly Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 5 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 4-7wt. | 46" of 0.0200 (08X) 20" of 0.0170 (05X) 10" of 0.0140 (02X) 5" of 0.0080 (3X) 20" of 0.0070 (4X) |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ft | |||||
Schweitzer's Dry, Windy Conditions
Category: Dry Fly Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 5 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 4-6wt. | 36" of 0.0190 (07X) 29" of 0.0150 (03X) 10" of 0.0120 (00X) 7" of 0.0100 (1X) 20" of 0.0070 (4X) |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ft | |||||
Schweitzer's Streamer Smallmouth Deep-Down
Category: Streamer Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 5 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 4-7wt. | 31" of 0.0190 (07X) 20" of 0.0150 (03X) 10" of 0.0120 (00X) 10" of 0.0100 (1X) 31" of 0.0070 (4X) |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ft | |||||
Small Bass Leader #2
Category: Panfish/Bass/Pike/Musky
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 7 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 4-6wt. | 25" of 0.0190 (07X) 20" of 0.0170 (05X) 16" of 0.0150 (03X) 7" of 0.0130 (01X) 7" of 0.0110 (0X) 7" of 0.0090 (2X) 20" of 0.0070 (4X) |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ft | |||||
Standard Salmon and Sea Trout
Category: Salmon/Steelhead/Sea trout
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 8.5' | 8 | 4X 0.0070" | 8.5' | 5-8wt. | 31" of 0.0210 20" of 0.0190 (07X) 10" of 0.0170 (05X) 10" of 0.0150 (03X) 5" of 0.0130 (01X) 5" of 0.0110 (0X) 5" of 0.0090 (2X) 15" of 0.0070 (4X) |
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