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Ventures Fly Co on Instagram: "Presentation is the MOST important skill an angler can learn. Part of getting a good presentation is using the right size of leader or tippet with your flies. 

So, how do you know what size of leader or tippet to use with your flies?

The rule of thumb is to take your fly size and divide it by 3. If I was using a size 16 fly, that gets me about 5, so I’d use 5X. 

If I had a size 14 fly, though, dividing by 3 gets me roughly 4.5. So what size should I use? 4X or 5X? 

It really depends on what you’re doing. If you’re fishing in low, clear water, to spooky fish, then using the smaller tippet (5X) is a good idea. If you’re fishing nymphs to larger trout in big water, then 4X is better, since it’s stronger than 5X. 

As your tippet size increases (going from 5X Fishing Videos, Fishing Guide, Rule Of Thumb, Good Presentation, Do You Know What, Fly Fishing, Clear Water, Flight, Size 16

Ventures Fly Co on Instagram: "Presentation is the MOST important skill an angler can learn. Part of getting a good presentation is using the right size of leader or tippet with your flies. So, how do you know what size of leader or tippet to use with your flies? The rule of thumb is to take your fly size and divide it by 3. If I was using a size 16 fly, that gets me about 5, so I’d use 5X. If I had a size 14 fly, though, dividing by 3 gets me roughly 4.5. So what size should I use? 4X…

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