Answering Difficult LEADER Questions!

[@St0ne211]

Truly this channel is a Godsend. I haven't seen any other fly fishing channels that go into such great detail about the nuance of the sport. Huge fan, and thank you for all of your hard work further educating the world about the hobby we all love. Thinking I might have to plan a fishing trip down to Ohio some time in the future

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks so much for being here. We'd love to see you! Stay tuned.

[@tomm6431]

This is the first time I ever heard someone who is knowledge bowl in the fly fishing industry explain leaders and the live leaders the difference between contact and noncontact fishing. Great video - a must save and a must share.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for being here and please stay tuned.

[@michaelogden5958]

"Good leaders start with the butt." Probably not an ideal shirt to wear in a corporate environment, but it would be SO fun before being walked out with the dreaded white box. 😀

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Working on it! Please stay tuned and keep the white box close.

[@tbluemel]

Thank you, Brian! I am finally beginning to understand LEADERS!

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching.

[@stevegrano9912]

Brian , excellent video I’ve been flyfishing for 40 years clueless to leaders. This video explains it all and makes so much sense. I can see how important all this is in fly fishing ! Brian you are the man I watch your first video 40years ago. How to fish for steelhead with Jerry Darkus that I still watch today over and over again thank you for all you do for the sport of fly fishing!!! - the sport I consider my self to be really good at and truly love! -Thank you my friend!!! Sincerely Steve Grano i’m buying one of your T-shirts right now -thank you!

[@Madriveroutfitters]

@@stevegrano9912 Thanks for watching and thanks for the support!

[@jeffreyhildebrand4867]

I know of no other place to get this kind of information about leaders. Great job! Keep being long winded!

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching. Pretty sure he will.

[@EscapingTheCity]

This is such great information. I never thought to use different leader stiffness for contact/non-contact fishing. I always just matched the stiffness to my fly line for everything.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching and happy to help!

[@williamraftery7789]

Thank you for these tutorials. They’re truly informative. Please repeat yourself often as my old brain needs repetition to make info soak in. 😂 🎣😍🇦🇺

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching.

[@MRR_Shadowolf]

Outstanding tutorial! Always learn something new from your videos! Waiting for your book to get published!

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching.

[@darz3]

Always find something new in these leader videos, great content

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for being here.

[@Norskie348]

This video is a gold mine of information. Thanks MRO!

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for being here.

[@mountainstream1322]

This is a brilliant channel! I'm a dry fly aficionado from Sweden who never really got into streamer fishing. Even if I know that most big Browns are caught by streamer anglers, I just kept waiting for the hatch. 😊 But after watching your tutorials on streamer fishing - and the leader discussions in particular - I've changed my mind. My streamer fishing was basically a random streamer attached to my floating line and a looooong leader! Failure!!! I can't wait to get a decent sink/tip line and a short leader like you advise. And a bunch of modern streamer of course. Thank you for an outstanding channel and your friendly, informativ approach. ❤️ You have many subscribors I noticed, not surprised!

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks so much for being here!

[@johnnylightning1491]

I'd still like to see "The End of The Line" book published because I can read it on the stream bank when I'm taking a break from fishing. But until that comes along these videos are great. Keep the good stuff coming guys.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Stay tuned. It's coming!

[@PurpleRidgeRecords]

Thank you, Brian, and Crew. This is what you do best...experience, understanding, re-examining, sharing wisdom and thoughts about casting physics. The most helpful instruction in my "DIY in the fly fishing boonies" experience. When is the "Leader Book" going to be published? I'd pre-order even the roughest version of that cookbook. Thanks again.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching and please stay tuned!

[@bobweber4140]

This is just awesome content love this channel thankyou so much

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks so much for watching and please stay tuned!

[@SwordsofGlass]

NEED one of those MR shirts with a smallie on it ;)

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Stay tuned!

[@bone-a-fiedproductions5983]

You are awesome. I enjoy your videos and your sense of humor.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching.

[@charlesmurray1220]

Brian, you are the Walter Cronkite of fly fishing tutorials - if not fly fishing itself. Thank you and welcome to our living room. Now everybody be quiet, Brian's on. And pay attention.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for being here. We’ll pass along to Brian. He’ll get a kick out of that!

[@DanieHattingh]

Good one. A possible suggestion for a future video - I learn well from a troubleshooting type instruction. "Is this thing happening? You are either doing a, b or c". Show me more screw ups. 😊

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching. Will pass along.

[@metalheadz07]

Would love one of those T shirts thank you for all work in helping us newbies ❤

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching. All of the shirts are for sale there on our website.

[@33736]

This is your best leader video yet, thank you!

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks so much for watching. Much appreciated.

[@A4152-p8l]

Always Great Info!! Thank you Brian

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching.

[@jamesmurphy4431]

Enjoying and learning from the "quest".

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching.

[@smacrae7]

Your guy's videos are stellar! I have learned so much from them - thanks for the content. General question - would you recommend your nymph leader formula across the board -- for trout in big Montana water to say trout in smaller eastern creeks? Assume yes just wondering if you would make any adjustments?

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for being here. Please send your questions directly over to Brian at the shop and he’ll be happy to help. You can email him or call him.

[@everettstevenson6110]

Thanks for educating

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching.

[@PSMyarddog]

Well done once again Thank you Brian

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching.

[@jao081]

I would love to see this as a book. Maybe even a make your own leader kit with the book. Great video please keep them coming

[@nerdskiii]

Yeh a Waterproof Pocket Guide

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Stay tuned. The book is near.

[@fly_yaker]

Another great video! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching.

[@lylefinger315]

I have listened and searched your leader videos but have not found a discussion on wet fly leaders. Is that because you do not typically fish wet flies? Thanks I have learned a tremendous amount.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

@@lylefinger315 Wet fly leaders are either contact or non-contact. He has discussed at length actually. Feel free to call him or email him with any further questions. He’s always happy to help.

[@DaiHGowerWales]

NB: For us UK anglers the sizes of diameter lines need converting to mm thickness. So a conversion chart would be useful to convert the sizes thus making the detail add up in these superb video guides. ( The principles are obviously the same however)

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching and for the suggestion. Will get this done on our website!!!

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching. Pretty sure you can Google that and find a quick conversion chart?

[@viking6888]

fantastic video👍

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching.

[@ddt1352]

You truly are a "leader" in this field...

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching!

[@rickkemp7140]

This should be a tee-shirt 😂

[@seanfalconer7182]

Yes. Yes, more leader talk! Moar! ! ! ! M O A R ! ! !

[@Madriveroutfitters]

We will never stop!! More on the way!!

[@A4152-p8l]

Like the New Shirts!!!

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching.

[@zachm7910]

Hello! Great info here. I’m curious on the reasoning behind never using flouro except for a few inches of tippet material? I have various diameters of flouro at home I was going to use to build some deep water pike leaders, but now I am questioning their effectiveness.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Feel free to email or call Brian at the shop and he’ll be happy to discuss.

[@springteen3743]

Can you make a video how to straighten hard mono in order to build your own leaders? Rio hard mono is a great mono to build leaders specially butt section but the coil are difficult to handle, and I don’t use soft mono to build saltwater leaders. Thanks 🙏

[@Madriveroutfitters]

@@springteen3743 Thanks for watching. Please send any and all requests directly to Brian at the shop and he’ll be happy to help!!! You can email him or call him.

[@DC_J]

Don’t “oh no” me! I could listen, and have, to leader talk all day. If you’re leader isn’t right, nothing is right

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching.

[@chaoyang9080]

Try polyleaders. That stuff is so easy to cast and so versatile to use.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching.

[@jrcll7856]

great info on the different stiffness of material

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching.

[@lylefinger315]

in he video you did not mention what mono you use for the Nymph leader. You like Maxima Clear for the contact leader is that what you use or is it Ultragreen ? thanks again

[@Madriveroutfitters]

@@lylefinger315 here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnKuYp2no5WUnKMsi=rIYoL28lkfFEyv5d

[@Madriveroutfitters]

@@lylefinger315 feel free to contact him directly if any further questions!

[@skylazart]

Let’s go for more butter 🧈 😂

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Ok.....always good with that. Stay tuned.

[@PhilipSmith-k6d]

When you are using Amnesia and Maxima for the nymph leaders, what knot are you using from the Amnesia to say...the 12lb mid section?....is it a blood knot, or surgeon's?

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Please send your questions directly to Brian at the shop and he’ll be happy to help. You can email him or give him a call. Thanks.

[@4barcardan]

That’s a banging shirt😂

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks! We think so too! Appreciate you watching.

[@thejimbernardineteam3708]

Can you show how you put a leader on the line?

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJvTp5ujg7t_pKs

[@snowobarder27]

Have you guys ever used Dave Whitlock knotless leader?

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Please send those questions over to Brian at the shop and he'll be happy to help/answer. Thanks!!!

[@LeakyWadersAdventureClub]

You didn't watch the video did you?

[@leonu2435]

Do you have bumper and window stickers

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Here you go: www.madriveroutfitters.com/c-364-mad-river-outfitters-merch.aspx

[@leonu2435]

@@Madriveroutfitters thank you

[@mve9924]

Are you Down With the Stiffness? Oh, ah ah ah ah ah

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching.

[@wvlongshooter3912]

Buy a set of digital calipers and scientifically measure the leader components!!! I know, everyone is against this idea. We are so precise with everything else in fly fishing, why not be able to measure the leader diameters? Thanks, I appreciate the video!!!

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching. The diameters are also written on the spool!

[@wvlongshooter3912]

@@Madriveroutfitters correct, but when it’s time to add a new section or tippet, people seem to get confused. For beginners, I always recommend them purchasing a set of digital calipers so they can get use to seeing what a 4x looks like, just one example. Ok, no big deal, thanks.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

@@wvlongshooter3912 Thanks again!

[@xFELA]

Noo not Pusky... Mike

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Very true. Thanks for setting the record straight.

[@stevenm6301]

Just clicked the video. Waiting for "A good leader starts in the butt."

[@stevenm6301]

Ha, found it.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching!

[@eugenpeptanaru4877]

Mucio palavra

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for being here!

[@ronaldfisher222]

Great information , little dry though.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

So sorry about that. We hate dry!! We’ll try better next time.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

But you are welcome for the information.

[@chrism8013]

Watched a lot of your vids, and the double haul is my favorite. However, how about a salt water leader; cold water for northerners and warm water for Florida or the Gulf, for us snow birds?

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching. Please send any requests or questions over to Brian at the shop and he'll be happy to help.