Polyleaders | THE FISHMADMAN SHOP

The Airflo TROUT polyleader

A leader for small and medium rivers, difficult fish and fine presentation
Smoothly tapered leader to give you an easy turn over of dries, riffling hitch and other lightweight flies – A favoured leader for summer fishing in low water situations – It delivers your fly accurately without too much disturbance
Strength (core strength)12lb

AIRFLO Trout 8 ft (2.4 m.) Clear intermediate
One of our favorite leaders for fine riffling hitch fishing where micromovement at the end of the tippet could persuade difficult stale salmon and trout. Equally perfect for presentation of tiny salmon and trout flies.

Intermediate with a sink rate; 1.5 inches/sec.

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AIRFLO Trout 8 ft (2.4 m.) Clear Hover
Also one of our favorite leaders for fine hitch fishing with a slower sink rate. Equally perfect for presentation of tiny salmon and trout flies.

Hover with a sink rate; 0.5 inches/sec.

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The Airflo SALMON/STEELHEAD polyleader

A leader for small, medium and bigger rivers – distance casting wind conditions
The Airflo Salmon/steelhead polyleader is available with us in one length (5 foot) and two densities; hover and intermediate.
This is our preferred leader for fishing with Bombers and other bulky flies that need that extra to be turned over when casting on distance. The leader stays just below the surface when fishing and are perfect for avoiding drag or casting frightening shadows.
Strength (core strength) 24lb

AIRFLO Salmon/steelhead 5 ft (1.5 m.) Clear intermediate
One of our favourite leaders for dry fly fishing with Bombers and bigger wake flies. Equally perfect for presentation of medium size (# 8 – 4) salmon and trout flies.

Intermediate with a sink rate; 1.5 inches/sec.

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AIRFLO Salmon/steelhead 5 ft (1.5 m.) Clear Hover
Also a favourite leaders for dry fly fishing with Bombers and bigger wake flies. This the Hover version with a slightly slower sink rate per second. Equally perfect for presentation of medium size (# 8 – 4) salmon and trout flies.

Hover with a sink rate; 0.5 inches/sec.

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The Airflo SEA TROUT/STEELHEAD polyleader

A leader for bigger and medium rivers – Distance casting and fine presentation
Developed for the big Scandinavian Sea-Trout, this leader is equally at home for big steelhead. The shorter 8’ length is preferred by anglers fishing lighter line sizes and single hand rods, yet still, require the heavy breaking strain leaders required to land these fish in difficult conditions we also use this leader for high water conditions and obviously also our double hand rods
Strength (core) 24lb

AIRFLO SEA TROUT/STEELHEAD 8 ft (2.4 m.) Clear intermediate
A must have leader for bigger and medium rivers – Distance casting and fine presentation – A strong reliable leader that translates the many fine hurls and swirls of the river into your tippet material and fly. With a core strength of 24 lb. we use this leader for regular and heavy river conditions
Strength (core) 24lb

Intermediate with a sink rate; 1.5 inches/sec.

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AIRFLO SEA TROUT/STEELHEAD 8 ft (2.4 m.) Clear Hover
A favourite leader for early summer fishing in bigger and medium rivers Here the Hover version with a slower sink rate than the intermediate – Distance casting and fine presentation – A strong reliable leader that translates the many fine hurls and swirls of the river into your tippet material and fly. With a core strength of 24 lb. we use this leader for regular and heavy river conditions
Strength (core) 24lb

Hover with a sink rate; 0.5 inches/sec.

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The Airflo SALMON EXTRA STRONG polyleader

A leader for bigger rivers, high water, hook and hold fishing…better fly presentation with heavy fly lines
The strong leader for extra heavy water and bigger fish. A polyleader that offer great turn over for bulky and heavy flies. A leader that can change heavy shooting heads and ditto full fly lines int fly lines that will present the fly better – Your best connection for heavy fly lines

AIRFLO SALMON EXTRA STRONG 8 ft (2.4 m.) Clear intermediate
A strong but still relatively dynamic leader that will enable you to turn over large and bulky flies in big waters without compromising too much on presentation. In fact, this leader will transform heavy fly lines with short front tapers into better presenting fly lines.
Strength (Core) 40 Lb (18.1 kilo)

Intermediate with a sink rate; 1.5 inches/sec.

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Probably the only fly shop in the world that keep leaders and tippet in the fridge…

Longer lasting when kept cold
** Why we keep our nylon and polymer leaders/tippet in the refrigerator?
99% of chemical reactions go slower if they are cold, and as a guide, for artificial age testing of polymers, the rule of thumb is 10 degrees Celsius = doubling of the time. This is a readily used formula in polymer (nylon) product lifespan validation.