S&S leaders and tippets

[Spydeyrch]

Alright, so I am looking at some leaders and tippets. I am assuming that the setup for s&s (salmon & steelhead) is pretty much the same as a trout setup .... in general, right? I understand that there are a myriad of different setup possibilities, but for the most part in general the setup is: backing --> fly line --> leader --> tippet.

Is that right? Or for s&s is it a somewhat different setup?

Also, what leader lengths and strengths do you recommend? What tippet strengths do you recommend?

Thanks everyone for your help!! I always feel so goofy starting something new and trying to "get my feet wet" hehehehe. :lol:

Take care ya'll.

-Spydey

P.S. I guess I should have stated that I am not going to be using a spey rod, so probably no spey lines. sorry.

 

[brandon4455]

i don't use tapered leaders, its a waste of money! :lol: what i do is tie a short section(a foot or so) of 10-25lb line to my fly line then surgeons knot my leader to that, i can do this several times before replacing my nail knot,saves my fly line. i just basically use tippet as a leader. it is pretty much the same as trout, just scaled up. nymphing for steelies i use 6ft-9ft of 2x tippet. salmon i use 4-9ft of 0-1x tippet i use short leaders for dredging and longer leaders for swinging and nymphing

 

[Sinkline]

What Brandon said. I don't use tapered leaders either.

Back when I use to fish Chinook and Steelhead I used a straight piece of Maxima.


Randy

 

[brandon4455]

What Brandon said. I don't use tapered leaders either.

Back when I use to fish Chinook and Steelhead I used a straight piece of Maxima.


Randy

ultragreen it works good i use to use that in 4lb for trout when i gear fished

 

[FlyBum]

I'll use a tapered leader for trout but just strait Maxima or Frogs Hair Floro (for nymphing) in the 8lb to 15lb range. The fewer knots the better