Power Pro to Fluorocarbon knot

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

lesson learned for me in going from surf to boat was that my leaders needed to be much shorter. My average leader now on the boat is around 24"-36".

why is that?

[RIJIMMY]

because I have a t-top and with a 4-5 foot leader I have a better chance of hooking the top or if casting sidearm, hooking a passenger.

Plus, I am higher up than in the surf so with a fish on, the line is not dragging so much over rocks due to the angle, thus a shorter leader works out fine

[Nebe]

ahh I see.

[Double Hall]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

because I have a t-top and with a 4-5 foot leader I have a better chance of hooking the top or if casting sidearm, hooking a passenger.

Plus, I am higher up than in the surf so with a fish on, the line is not dragging so much over rocks due to the angle, thus a shorter leader works out fine

Exactly why I had concerns of 5-6' leader. The T-top is great most of the time, but fly fishing has become near impossible with 2 people and some angles.

I also thought about the higher angle and thought I'd start with a 2.5' leader.

[JFigliuolo]

I find I can go 3' in the Yak also, MUCH more forgiving landing fish IN the water vs. dragin them to shore. So far, I've only had 1 breakoff in the Yak, and that was from a piss poor knot.

[Steve K]

If want to use a long leader, for example for targeting tuna, the slim beauty knot is great for connecting power pro and flouro. It goes through guides easily too.

[striperswiper75]

For connections, I go braid to mono leader (alberto knot) to coastlock snap swivel for the boat; substitute a breakaway clip for the surf.

I think the leader length would depend on the length of the rod. A 6 foot leader on a 7 or 8 foot rod would be difficult to cast from a boat (in my opinion); especially if using a swivel. From the boat for casting plugs I would go less than 3 feet; varied based on the length of the rod.