LeaderCalc similar leaders
Found 24 matching leaders based on Schweitzer's 4-Segment Perfect Taper
Same length: 7.5 feet
Same tippet: 0.0070 inches 4X
Based on this leader
Schweitzer's 4-Segment Perfect Taper
Category: Dry Fly Leaders
Formula designed to tie quickly, turnover with light casts or into wind.
Has a longer tippet than most popper formulas, allowing delicate presentations to finicky panfish.
Ideal for still water fishing.
Has a longer tippet than most popper formulas, allowing delicate presentations to finicky panfish.
Ideal for still water fishing.
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 7.5' | 4 | 4X 0.0070" | 7.5' | 3-6wt. | 45" of 0.0200 (08X) 23" of 0.0140 (02X) 11" of 0.0100 (1X) 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 | |||||
Below you see the leaders matching your selected leader (above) based on length and tippet.
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Big Trout and Sea Trout Streamer
Category: Streamer Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 7.5' | 9 | 4X 0.0070" | 7.5' | 4-7wt. | 25" of 0.0230 16" of 0.0210 9" of 0.0190 (07X) 9" of 0.0170 (05X) 9" of 0.0150 (03X) 4" of 0.0130 (01X) 4" of 0.0110 (0X) 4" of 0.0090 (2X) 10" 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, Delicate
Category: Dry Fly Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 7.5' | 7 | 4X 0.0070" | 7.5' | 4-6wt. | 18" of 0.0190 (07X) 18" of 0.0170 (05X) 14" of 0.0150 (03X) 11" of 0.0130 (01X) 6" of 0.0110 (0X) 5" 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 | |||||
Dry, Wide-Range
Category: Dry Fly Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 7.5' | 7 | 4X 0.0070" | 7.5' | 3-6wt. | 22" of 0.0180 (06X) 18" of 0.0160 (04X) 14" of 0.0140 (02X) 6" of 0.0130 (01X) 6" 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 | |||||
Jim Vincent's Rio Short
Category: Name-Specific Formulas
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 7.5' | 8 | 4X 0.0070" | 7.5' | 4-9wt. | 20" of 0.0210 14" of 0.0190 (07X) 10" of 0.0170 (05X) 8" of 0.0150 (03X) 8" of 0.0130 (01X) 6" 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 | |||||
Joe Lazar Five Section Tapered
Category: Miscellaneous Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 7.5' | 5 | 4X 0.0070" | 7.5' | 6-7wt. | 36" of 0.0150 (03X) 14" of 0.0120 (00X) 14" of 0.0100 (1X) 14" of 0.0080 (3X) 14" of 0.0070 (4X) |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ft | |||||
Medium Line Short
Category: Miscellaneous Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 7.5' | 8 | 4X 0.0070" | 7.5' | 4-7wt. | 12" of 0.0210 12" of 0.0190 (07X) 16" of 0.0170 (05X) 14" of 0.0150 (03X) 6" of 0.0130 (01X) 6" of 0.0110 (0X) 6" 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 | |||||
Modified Foolproof
Category: Miscellaneous Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 7.5' | 7 | 4X 0.0070" | 7.5' | 3-6wt. | 29" of 0.0180 (06X) 25" of 0.0160 (04X) 5" of 0.0140 (02X) 5" of 0.0120 (00X) 5" of 0.0100 (1X) 5" of 0.0080 (3X) 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 | |||||
Nymph, Pocket Water
Category: Nymph/Wet Fly Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 7.5' | 6 | 4X 0.0070" | 7.5' | 3-6wt. | 8" of 0.0180 (06X) 16" of 0.0160 (04X) 16" of 0.0140 (02X) 16" of 0.0120 (00X) 16" of 0.0100 (1X) 16" of 0.0070 (4X) |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ft | |||||
Nymph, Standard
Category: Nymph/Wet Fly Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 7.5' | 8 | 4X 0.0070" | 7.5' | 4-7wt. | 27" of 0.0210 17" of 0.0190 (07X) 9" of 0.0170 (05X) 6" of 0.0150 (03X) 6" of 0.0130 (01X) 6" of 0.0110 (0X) 5" of 0.0090 (2X) 14" of 0.0070 (4X) |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ft | |||||
Nymph, Variation #2
Category: Nymph/Wet Fly Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 7.5' | 7 | 4X 0.0070" | 7.5' | 4-7wt. | 23" of 0.0210 17" of 0.0190 (07X) 11" of 0.0170 (05X) 9" of 0.0150 (03X) 9" of 0.0120 (00X) 9" 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 | |||||
Orvis Short
Category: Name-Specific Formulas
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 7.5' | 7 | 4X 0.0070" | 7.5' | 4-6wt. | 24" of 0.0190 (07X) 16" of 0.0170 (05X) 14" of 0.0150 (03X) 6" of 0.0130 (01X) 6" 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 Standard
Category: Name-Specific Formulas
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 7.5' | 8 | 4X 0.0070" | 7.5' | 4-6wt. | 30" of 0.0210 13" of 0.0190 (07X) 10" of 0.0170 (05X) 5" of 0.0150 (03X) 5" of 0.0130 (01X) 5" of 0.0110 (0X) 5" 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 | |||||
Panfish Sturdy
Category: Panfish/Bass/Pike/Musky
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 7.5' | 7 | 4X 0.0070" | 7.5' | 4-6wt. | 28" of 0.0190 (07X) 17" of 0.0170 (05X) 11" of 0.0150 (03X) 6" of 0.0130 (01X) 6" of 0.0110 (0X) 6" 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 5-segment
Category: Miscellaneous Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 7.5' | 5 | 4X 0.0070" | 7.5' | 3-6wt. | 43" of 0.0190 (07X) 21" of 0.0150 (03X) 11" of 0.0110 (0X) 4" of 0.0080 (3X) 12" 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 7-segment
Category: Miscellaneous Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 7.5' | 6 | 4X 0.0070" | 7.5' | 4-8wt. | 41" of 0.0190 (07X) 20" of 0.0150 (03X) 6" of 0.0130 (01X) 5" of 0.0110 (0X) 4" of 0.0090 (2X) 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 | |||||
Perfect Parabolic Taper 9-segment
Category: Miscellaneous Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 7.5' | 8 | 4X 0.0070" | 7.5' | 5-9wt. | 25" of 0.0210 17" of 0.0190 (07X) 11" of 0.0170 (05X) 8" of 0.0150 (03X) 6" of 0.0130 (01X) 5" of 0.0110 (0X) 4" of 0.0090 (2X) 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 | |||||
Ritz Short, Trout
Category: Name-Specific Formulas
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 7.5' | 5 | 4X 0.0070" | 7.5' | 3-6wt. | 8" of 0.0140 (02X) 8" of 0.0120 (00X) 17" of 0.0100 (1X) 17" of 0.0080 (3X) 40" 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 - 7.5' | 4 | 4X 0.0070" | 7.5' | 4-7wt. | 41" of 0.0200 (08X) 23" of 0.0140 (02X) 9" of 0.0080 (3X) 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 | |||||
Schweitzer's Dry, 5-Segment
Category: Dry Fly Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 7.5' | 5 | 4X 0.0070" | 7.5' | 4-7wt. | 41" of 0.0200 (08X) 18" of 0.0170 (05X) 9" of 0.0140 (02X) 5" of 0.0080 (3X) 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 | |||||
Schweitzer's Dry, Windy Conditions
Category: Dry Fly Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 7.5' | 5 | 4X 0.0070" | 7.5' | 4-6wt. | 32" of 0.0190 (07X) 25" of 0.0150 (03X) 9" of 0.0120 (00X) 6" of 0.0100 (1X) 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 | |||||
Small Bass Leader #1
Category: Panfish/Bass/Pike/Musky
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 7.5' | 7 | 4X 0.0070" | 7.5' | 3-6wt. | 14" of 0.0180 (06X) 14" of 0.0160 (04X) 12" of 0.0140 (02X) 12" of 0.0120 (00X) 9" of 0.0100 (1X) 14" of 0.0080 (3X) 16" 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 - 7.5' | 7 | 4X 0.0070" | 7.5' | 4-6wt. | 22" of 0.0190 (07X) 18" of 0.0170 (05X) 14" of 0.0150 (03X) 6" of 0.0130 (01X) 6" 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 | |||||
Standard Salmon and Sea Trout
Category: Salmon/Steelhead/Sea trout
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 7.5' | 8 | 4X 0.0070" | 7.5' | 5-8wt. | 27" of 0.0210 18" of 0.0190 (07X) 9" of 0.0170 (05X) 9" of 0.0150 (03X) 5" of 0.0130 (01X) 5" of 0.0110 (0X) 5" of 0.0090 (2X) 14" of 0.0070 (4X) |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ft | |||||
Super Simple Two Section Bank Leader
Category: Streamer Leaders
Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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4X - 7.5' | 2 | 4X 0.0070" | 7.5' | 5-7wt. | 60" of 0.0110 (0X) 30" of 0.0070 (4X) Fluorocarbon |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ft | |||||
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