A specially designed co-polymer tapered leader with a long and heavy butt for turnover power and a supple front taper for delicate presentation. The The Essential Fly - Co-Polymer Tapered Leader - 2.6Lb - 6X is an excellent choice for fishing with small and mid-sized flies on spooky fish and ideal for even underhand casting.
At 12 feet long you can use the leader at full length or cut down to your ideal length making it versatile for all fishing conditions.
| Product | Breaking Straing (LB) | Breaking Straing (KG) | Diameter (mm) | Diamteter (inch) | Butt Diameter (mm) | Butt Diameter (inch) | Typical fly hook size useage |
| 0X | 10.5 | 4.8 | 0.789 | 0.011 | 0.64 | 0.025 | 2 |
| 1X | 9 | 4.1 | 0.254 | 0.010 | 0.58 | 0.023 | 4-8 |
| 2X | 7.7 | 3.5 | 0.229 | 0.009 | 0.56 | 0.022 | 6-10 |
| 3X | 6.8 | 3.1 | 0.203 | 0.008 | 0.53 | 0.021 | 10-14 |
| 4X | 5.2 | 2.4 | 0.178 | 0.007 | 0.53 | 0.021 | 12-16 |
| 5X | 3.9 | 1.8 | 0.152 | 0.006 | 0.5 | 0.02 | 14-18 |
| 6X | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.127 | 0.005 | 0.43 | 0.017 | 16-22 |
| 7X | 1.8 | 0.85 | 0.102 | 0.004 | 0.43 | 0.017 | 18-24 |
Typical Fly Usage For Leader Sizes
To calculate leader size a time used formula is to divide the fly size by 3, this gives you and approximate tippet size.
For example for a size 16 fly 16/3 = 5.33 so recommended leader diameter should be 5x to 6x
The Essential Fly Co-Polymer Tapered Leader 2.6Lb 6X for Trout & Grayling Flyfishing (Length 4 Yds / 3.65m) was last modified on 14/12/2023 12:29
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Customer Reviews for The Essential Fly Co-Polymer Tapered Leader 2.6Lb 6X for Trout & Grayling Flyfishing (Length 4 Yds / 3.65m)
Fly Fishing Tapered Leader 23 May 2016 | Peter
Top Material; schneller Versand; sehr zu empfehlen!!
6x Co-Polymer tapered leader 2.6llb 26 March 2014 | Leslie
Super service arrived 2 days after order placed.
Just the job for using on my local river for small brown trout
14 July 2012 | Steve
Excellent service, as I have come to expect from 'The Essential Fly '
26 June 2011 | Karl
This particular leader is my favourite light leader, combining strength with good presentation
26 April 2011 | Christy
These leaders were for a mate and he says (the same as me ) they are excellent!
07 July 2009 | Paul
good price . very well made you get a good turnover evan in the lower braking strain
22 July 2008 | Richard
No problems - quick service, goods as advertised
08 June 2008 | Andrew
good price and a quality item, as always with excellent fast delivery.
11 March 2008 | David
Quality price for quality item.
Service faultless
