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08X0.0200"/0.50 mm - 6 leaders
07X0.0190"/0.48 mm - 3 leaders
06X0.0180"/0.45 mm - 7 leaders
05X0.0170"/0.43 mm - 7 leaders
04X0.0160"/0.40 mm - 8 leaders
03X0.0150"/0.38 mm - 4 leaders
02X0.0140"/0.35 mm - 9 leaders
01X0.0130"/0.33 mm - 9 leaders
00X0.0120"/0.30 mm - 11 leaders
0X0.0110"/0.28 mm - 37 leaders
1X0.0100"/0.25 mm - 40 leaders
2X0.0090"/0.23 mm - 51 leaders
- Streamer Leaders
- Nymph/Wet Fly Leaders
- Bergman Standard
- Borger Style Active Retrieve
- Night Stalker
- Night Stalker
- Night Stalker
- Night Stalker
- Nymph, Pocket Water
- Nymph, Variation
- Nymph, Variation #2
- Orvis 6 ft. Sink-Tip Line
- Right Angle Nymph Leader
- Right Angle Nymph Leader
- Right Angle Nymph Leader
- For Sink-Tip Line, Standard Formula
- For Sink-Tip Line, Stout Formula
- Nymph, Standard
- Nymph, for unweighted nymphs
- Wet Fly Emerging
- Wet Fly
- Panfish/Bass/Pike/Musky
- Modern nymphing leaders
- Miscellaneous Leaders
- Saltwater
- Dry Fly Leaders
- Stillwater
- Name-Specific Formulas
- Salmon/Steelhead/Sea trout
3X0.0080"/0.20 mm - 62 leaders
- Streamer Leaders
- Nymph/Wet Fly Leaders
- Bergman Standard
- Borger Style Active Retrieve
- Borger Style Dead-Drift Nymph
- Kaufmann's Streamborne Trout
- Night Stalker
- Night Stalker
- Nymph, Pocket Water
- Nymph, Variation
- Nymph, Variation #2
- Orvis 6 ft. Sink-Tip Line
- Right Angle Nymph Leader
- Right Angle Nymph Leader
- For Sink-Tip Line, Standard Formula
- For Sink-Tip Line, Stout Formula
- Nymph, Standard
- Nymph, for unweighted nymphs
- Wet Fly Emerging
- Wet Fly
- Modern nymphing leaders
- Dry Fly Leaders
- Convex & Double Taper Leaders
- Miscellaneous Leaders
- Saltwater
- Panfish/Bass/Pike/Musky
- Name-Specific Formulas
- Stillwater
- Salmon/Steelhead/Sea trout
- Two handed
4X0.0070"/0.18 mm - 82 leaders
- Nymph/Wet Fly Leaders
- 60/20/20 nymping leader
- Bergman Standard
- Borger bottom-bouncing nymph leader
- Borger Style Dead-Drift Nymph
- Kaufmann's Streamborne Trout
- Night Stalker
- Night Stalker
- Nymph, Pocket Water
- Nymph, Variation #2
- Orvis 6 ft. Sink-Tip Line
- Right Angle Nymph Leader
- For Sink-Tip Line, Standard Formula
- Nymph, Standard
- Nymph, for unweighted nymphs
- Wet Fly Emerging
- Wet Fly
- Wet Fly, Medium
- Streamer Leaders
- Dry Fly Leaders
- Borger-Style Dead-Drift Dry
- Dry, Delicate
- Dry, for 4-5 weight lines
- Dry, for Brushy Conditions
- Dry, for Heavy Overhanging Cover
- Dry, for Ultra Light Lines
- Dry, Flat Water Standard
- Freestone
- George Harvey Standard 7 footer
- George Harvey All Around 10' (slackline)
- Leonard Positive Turn-Over
- Orvis Delicate
- Orvis Std. Lite-Butt for 3-5 weight lines
- Ritz Normal, Trout
- Ritz Super-Precision, Trout
- Schweitzer's 4-Segment All-Purpose
- Schweitzer's 4-Segment Perfect Taper
- Schweitzer's Dry, 5-Segment
- Schweitzer's Dry, Windy Conditions
- Dry, Standard
- Dry, Wide-Range
- Convex & Double Taper Leaders
- Modern nymphing leaders
- Miscellaneous Leaders
- Joe Lazar Five Section Tapered
- Lite Line Medium for 3-4 weight lines
- Lite Line Medium #2 for 3-4 weight lines
- Lite Line Short for 3-4 weight lines
- Lite Line Short #2 for 3-4 weight lines
- Medium Line Short
- Modified Foolproof
- Nine-Foot Foolproof
- Perfect Parabolic Taper 5-segment
- Perfect Parabolic Taper 7-segment
- Perfect Parabolic Taper 9-segment
- Running Line Leader for Lite Lines
- Saltwater
- Panfish/Bass/Pike/Musky
- Stillwater
- Name-Specific Formulas
- Salmon/Steelhead/Sea trout
- Two handed
5X0.0060"/0.15 mm - 79 leaders
- Name-Specific Formulas
- Nymph/Wet Fly Leaders
- Modern nymphing leaders
- Dry Fly Leaders
- Borger-Style Dead-Drift Dry
- Borger Style Dead-Drift Dry - Long
- Borger Style Dead-Drift Dry - Long & Stout
- Dry, Delicate
- Dry, for 4-5 weight lines
- Dry, for Brushy Conditions
- Dry, for Heavy Overhanging Cover
- Dry, Short Leader
- Dry, for Ultra Light Lines
- Dry, Long for Ultra Light Lines
- Dry, Flat Water Delicate
- Dry, Flat Water Standard
- George Harvey Standard 7 footer
- George Harvey All Around 10' (slackline)
- George Harvey Long Leader
- Dry, Harvey Dry Fly Variation
- George Harvey’s “New” Formula
- George Harvey’s Original Dry Fly Leader
- Dry, Harvey Slackline Variation
- Leonard Positive Turn-Over
- Art Lee's Standard Dry
- Orvis Delicate
- Orvis Std. Lite-Butt for 3-5 weight lines
- Ritz Normal, Trout
- Ritz Super-Precision, Trout
- Schweitzer's 4-Segment All-Purpose
- Schweitzer's 4-Segment Perfect Taper
- Schweitzer's Dry, 5-Segment
- Schweitzer's Dry, Windy Conditions
- Dry, Standard
- Dry, Wide-Range
- Stillwater
- Convex & Double Taper Leaders
- Miscellaneous Leaders
- Joe Lazar Five Section Tapered
- Lite Line Long, for 2-4 weight lines
- Lite Line Medium for 3-4 weight lines
- Lite Line Medium #2 for 3-4 weight lines
- Lite Line Short for 3-4 weight lines
- Modified Foolproof
- Nine-Foot Foolproof
- Perfect Parabolic Taper 5-segment
- Perfect Parabolic Taper 7-segment
- Perfect Parabolic Taper 9-segment
- Running Line Leader for Lite Lines
- Panfish/Bass/Pike/Musky
- Streamer Leaders
6X0.0050"/0.12 mm - 58 leaders
- Name-Specific Formulas
- Nymph/Wet Fly Leaders
- Modern nymphing leaders
- Dry Fly Leaders
- Borger-Style Dead-Drift Dry
- Borger Style Dead-Drift Dry - Long
- Borger Style Dead-Drift Dry - Long & Stout
- Dry, Delicate
- Dry, for 4-5 weight lines
- Dry, Short Leader
- Dry, for Ultra Light Lines
- Dry, Flat Water Delicate
- Dry, Flat Water Delicate Long-Reach
- Dry, Flat Water Standard
- George Harvey Standard 7 footer
- George Harvey All Around 10' (slackline)
- George Harvey Long Leader
- Dry, Harvey Dry Fly Variation
- Dry, Harvey Slackline Variation
- Art Lee's Standard Dry
- Orvis Delicate
- Orvis Std. Lite-Butt for 3-5 weight lines
- Schweitzer's 4-Segment All-Purpose
- Schweitzer's Dry, 5-Segment
- Schweitzer's Dry, Windy Conditions
- Spring Creek
- Dry, Standard
- Dry, Wide-Range
- Stillwater
- Convex & Double Taper Leaders
- Miscellaneous Leaders
- Panfish/Bass/Pike/Musky
7X0.0040"/0.10 mm - 37 leaders
- Name-Specific Formulas
- Nymph/Wet Fly Leaders
- Modern nymphing leaders
- Dry Fly Leaders
- Borger-Style Dead-Drift Dry
- Borger Style Dead-Drift Dry - Long
- Borger Style Dead-Drift Dry - Long & Stout
- Dry, Delicate
- Dry, for 4-5 weight lines
- Dry, Short Leader
- Dry, Flat Water Delicate
- Dry, Flat Water Delicate Long-Reach
- George Harvey Standard 7 footer
- George Harvey All Around 10' (slackline)
- George Harvey Long Leader
- Dry, Harvey Dry Fly Variation
- Orvis Delicate
- Schweitzer's 4-Segment All-Purpose
- Schweitzer's Dry, 5-Segment
- Schweitzer's Dry, Windy Conditions
- Dry, Standard
- Dry, Wide-Range
- Convex & Double Taper Leaders
- Miscellaneous Leaders
- Panfish/Bass/Pike/Musky
8X0.0030"/0.07 mm - 17 leaders
Bt.0.0610"/1.50 mm - 1 leader
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