Right Angle Leader

[Igot1]

So I've heard someone say I should try a right angle leader for better presentation, and I feel a little dopey asking this but... Wouldn't a dramatic change in the leader's diameter weaken the leader's ability to absorb the shock of striking, or landing a fish? What would a typical right angle leader look like?

[SlowNDeep]

Check out Loren Williams' web site

http://www.flyguysoutfitting.com/droppers.html

second picture down shows it and he describes different rigging techniques.

[Nymphmeister]

It won't weaken things at all. The final tippet is always your weakest link. As a matter of fact, if you use a long tippet as you typically would in a right angle set-up, the extra length will give you more stretch & shock absorbtion than a conventional length, shorter tippet would. And the right angle will get you deeper, faster, with less weight, and is more sensitive to the strike. Loren details it well on his website.

[Igot1]

Thank's I'll do that!

[Nymphmeister]

Here's the link from Loren's sight on how to build a right angle leader & set it up:

http://www.flyguysoutfitting.com/rightangleleader.html