Setting up salt fly leaders

[J_T_R]

I fished with a guide in the Keys that used "Hard-Mono" for all but the tippet section of the leader. He liked it because it is really stiff and capable of cutting through the wind.

I'm not a serious fly fisherman, but around here, I pretty much just use straight mono and I've never had a problem. If I was presenting dry flies to trout, I'd worry a lot more about my leader. But, throwing streamers to bass and blues, I wouldn't worry too much about it.