For you the thinking Fly Fisher, a better Leader

Talon's series of Special Application Leaders include controlled sink, nymph sinking, fluoro-carben and super high floating, other type will be available shortly.

Controlled Sinking. L006 Is a leader designed to sink to about 300/600m deep. Or allow it to sink to your required depth, by waiting longer. This leader is constructed of very fine twisted copper wire, and comes complete with a loop to attach it to your fly line.The other end, a very fine ring is attached, ready for your tippet material. Nymphing Slow Sinking. L002ss The Nymphing Slow Sinking leader is formed from super clear Fluoro-carbon, which is ideal for fishing very clear streams and lakes. This is a standard 'must have' leader for any serious Fly Fisher, like you. Fluoro-carbon, Slow Sinking. L003s Ideal for Saltwater applications. This leader is formed from twisted Fluoro-carbon and because of its density sinks slowly. Comes with a braided loop for easy attachment to your fly line's loop connector. The tippet end, a loop has also been placed there for easy connection to your selected tippet material. The tippet supplied with the L003s is of 10 pound B/S, to increase or decrease the B/S, simply change the tippet B/S.

Tip size	-2x	0x	1x	2x	3x	4x	5x	6x	7x
BS.lb	14	9	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Code	Type	Length	Price	Leaders
L006	Controlled slow sink	9 feet	AUD $19.50
L002ss	Nymphing type Slow sinking super clear Fluoro-carbon	9 feet	AUD $19.50
L003s	Fluoro-carbon, slow sinking	10 feet/10pound B/S	AUD $19.50

Why use a Talon Technical Leader ?

How can a Technical Leader help me ?

Technical Leader L006 Controlled Slow Sink.

This has been produced from fine twisted copper wire, still super soft and very pliable, with a tiny wee ring attached to connect you tippet to.

When using a nymph, the nymph, if unweighted will 'cruise' along under the water about 300 to 600mm, and stays in this depth of the water column.

Normally, yes, you would say, so what, my weighted nymph does that.

The weighted nymph, has a belly of lead, and cannot move in mini pulses, react to the slightest water/current pressure, like a real creature. It is always dragging, being towed along. In a stream or lake, its only another form of lead sinker and acts just like any lead sinker.

However, the difference is.

We attach a unweighted nymph. AND the softest tippet we can find, like Talon's RIM product which is memory free. Now, we have, a controlling leader, which takes the nymph down to the selected depth, a free flowing tippet that allows the nymph to move with any water pressure or current, in fact, our nymph can move upwards or downwards, with the water current and micro underwater pressures, just like the real thing !

Then when the retrieve is stopped, it will sink downwards head first, taken by the leader, but this isn't a nose dive like the lead bellied nymph (which normally goes down almost parallel), the soft tippet allows our nymph to swim down, again, like the real thing.

This leader used with Mud Eye patterns is deadly ! FANTASTIC !
The use of streamer type flies, again, you won't believe the increase in strikes.

How effective is a Talon Technical Leader ?

Some years ago, I went with a fly fish club, away for 3 days, to the Ebor area of NSW, which must be the most heavily fished trout area anywhere. A big fish, if your super lucky is about 1 pound, if your real lucky.

Out of 10 or 11 fishers, 8 caught nothing, not even a strike.
Two caught one.
One caught 7 or 8,

I forget now, the biggest fish a 6 1/2 - 7 pound monster, with all fish over 1 1/2pound.
Most over 2 pound. And the difference is not me, but I was using, for the first time a Talon Technical leader, and my nymphs swam freely, not the lead bellied slugs that all the fish had seen before.

From that point onwards, I was and still am totally converted to technical leaders. ( to me its, rod, reel, line and for sub surface anything... must have,,, a technical leader, no ifs or buts, yep, that effective.

THE TRICK, Build or buy your NYMPHS WITHOUT ANY WEIGHT ! So they are free to swim. Just like God made them.

Talon does not waste money or make you pay for packaging that you throw away,
the value is in the Product, not the packaging !

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Handy Hints
When casting heavy leaders, wait at the end of the backcast until the weight is pulling back, and has completely straighten out and drop the the rod on the forward cast.

Shooting a small amount of line into the backcast can help to straighten out the leader and line, which will result in a better forward cast. This can also deepen the rod on your rod, this too will help to improve your distance casting.

Quick way to make a 18 foot leader, buy a 10 foot/14pound leader and then add 3 feet of 10lb, then 3 ft of 8lb and then your selected tippet.

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