who else ties their own leader?

[springwell]

I tie all mine out of trusty Maxima Ultragreen and clear.

Bill

[mems]

Aloha, I tie my own leaders all the time. Mostly I fish salt, so I have a butt of 20lb then 15lb then tippett of 12lb for small bones and jacks. I use 15lb tippett on Oahu for big bones, but most guys there just use straight 20lb. We all use flurocarbon. Off shore I use a butt of 30lb, to 20lb and a bite guard of 40lb. I like to have some 20lb if I need to break the fish off. For trout I like tapered leaders and then just add tippett as I need. I think guys that buy all the ready made leaders are getting ripped off. An entire spool of fluro carbon costs as much as a single Orvis fluro carbon leader. That is just silly, a good way for shops to make money. I hear guys complain about the cost of tippett, but come on you can find cheaper alternatives. It is pretty easy to make your own leaders. Mems.