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For the past few years I've fished Scientific Anglers leaders and their Absolute Trout tippet. I've used them on fish everywhere from Wyoming to Alaska, and I haven't had any bad experiences with the leader or tippet breaking when it shouldn't. My best fishing buddy, Alex Stulce, has been using the tippet and leaders we sell at Ventures Fly Co. They're...

Dry fly fishing is emblematic of fly fishing as a whole, and it's been romanticized since we started opining about the sport. But effective dry fly fishing is arguably the most difficult aspect of angling to master. One way to improve your dry fly fishing is using the right leader setup, which according to Dom Swentosky over at Troutbitten, is the George...

The latest installment in the Basic Fly Fishing Tips video series from Orvis is about how to straighten your leader. Tom Rosenbauer walks you through all you need to know about uncoiling leaders without getting them tangled. See All Orvis Learning Center Fly Fishing Video Lessons

Louis Cahill put together this story over at Gink & Gasoline that goes into detail on how to handle leader emergencies. I'm sure we've all been there, whether it's broken leader or running out of 5x during a spring blue-wing hatch. You can read Cahill's story here.

I recently had the chance to spend some one-on-one time with the Weekend Warrior Starter Pack from Ventures Fly Co. This starter pack has everything you need to get started in fly fishing (except waders or boots) and it's one of the most impressive beginner fly fishing combos I've ever seen. You can read all my thoughts about it here.

Art Scheck put together this informative primer on leaders, and the best ways to simplify your approach to them. You can read everything Scheck has to say here.

It's no secret that you can spend thousands upon thousands of dollars on fly fishing gear. Shoot, I've done that more often than I'd care to admit. But it doesn't have to be expensive, as Ross Purnell reminds us in this story over at Fly Fisherman Magazine. In it, he lists some of the best inexpensive gear on the market right now, so you can get on the...

This is a great story from Louis Cahill over at Gink & Gasoline that couldn't be more timely - for me, at any rate. In it, Cahill details what you need to have with you on the water in case of a real leader emergency. We're not talking enough to tie on new tippet, but to rebuild an entire rig. Read the full piece here.

This is a fascinating piece from Nick Haddad in Fly Fisherman Magazine. It details how the IGFA tests tippet strength to verify record catches. It's also a great look into whether the tippet you're using is accurately labeled. You can read it in full here.

Scientific Anglers has debuted a new way to sell their leaders, and you'll likely see it in your local fly shop soon. Starting in spring of this year, Scientific Anglers will be rolling out new leader display boxes to fly shops. These boxes will sell "naked" leaders. Instead of buying one leader in one package, you can buy multiple leaders at once and place...